Self Watering Seed Starters

Keep your seedlings alive and reduce your plastic footprint with Orta's terracotta self-watering seed pots!

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Regenerative gardening starts with seeds, and we make it easy.

"One of my best investments! Invest in these and discover a tool that's perennially in use."

- Jeannie, March 2019

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"Orta pots are amazing! Not only are they beautiful to look at, they are highly functional too. Germination is fantastically consistent."

-Trish, May 2019

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Saving Money and Plastic, on the way Towards Zero Waste

Our plastic-free pots arrive in plastic-free packaging (including all shipping materials). Every time you use your Orta pot, you'll be saving those single-use pots that come from the nursery.

Not to mention saving $$ too! Your 12-pack pays for itself after just two uses!

Plants pop out easily. Made from durable terracotta, your Orta pot is a lifetime investment in plastic-free gardening.

"It's 100% successful and I don't have to spend a lot of time on it. I just love them.
Lorena, Santa Clara CA

Water Once a Week for Thriving Baby Plants

Self-watering means vegetables, flowers, herbs, houseplants, and cuttings will all start easily and successfully. You just fill the reservoir once a week.

Naturally porous terracotta wicks water to nurture your seedlings with gentle moisture to thrive.

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“I couldn’t start tomatoes from seed before, but now I can!”
Tallulah, Oakland CA

“It really took the anxiety and guesswork out of the most difficult part of getting started. For new growers like myself, I'd consider it a required tool.”
Peggy, Santa Rosa CA

“I just ordered my fifth self-watering seed starter. They have really performed beautifully and all my seeds have sprouted easily in them. The self watering feature works like a charm and helps germinate the seeds on a consistent basis”
Cynthia, Santa Rosa CA