[OMS_MANAGERS] Self watering planters

[Ariel M. Reker]

Hello Kendall,
Baker City's flower basket program has gone very well over the past couple
years. We had 75 orders this year and many have the self-watering baskets,
from what I understand. Here's the deal, self-watering just means it
extends the amount of time the businesses can go between watering. It
doesn't mean you only have to fill them once. This was apparently an issue
with a handful of our businesses last year. This year we are offering
assistance with keeping them watered since our City does not provide that
type of service in the community.

Feel free to reach out and I can get you connected with more information
too!
Ariel

Ariel M. Reker
Executive Director
[image: Picture]
Baker City Downtown
P.O. Box 1148
Baker City, OR  97814



On Thu, Feb 9, 2023 at 10:02 AM Main street <director at lagrandemainstreet.org>
wrote:

> Hi Kendall,
>
> I am still new and haven’t gone through the watering of the flower pots
> yet, but we do have the self watering ones. It sounds like when they
> started them they weren’t put in correctly so some don’t work. I would be
> happy to connect you with our parks director for more info
>
>
> Monica McLaughlin
> Executive Director
> La Grande Main Street Downtown
> (541)313-8770
>
> On Feb 9, 2023, at 9:59 AM, Kendall Bell <kendallbell945 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am researching self watering flower pots for our downtown.  Do any of
> you on the east side of the Cascades use these, and are they effective?
>   If you do and are having good luck on saving on water and watering labor
> etc, please share the brand and a little about your experience.  It is such
> a big investment.
>
> Thank you, Kendall Bell
> KFDA
> Design Committee
>
>
>
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