Hello!  Thanks for visiting this little page!

For this season only (Fall 2024), I’m offering a FREE factory second square pot with every sign up for the Orta Seed club.

Why?

Good question! Well, partly it’s a shameless bribe to get you to try out the club.  😉😂

Because I’m pretty darned sure you’re going to like it once you do, and maybe you just need a little nudge (like a FREE POT) to get you over the edge and try something new.

Also, I know that you’ll have waaaaay more success with the seed club seeds if you have a self-watering pot to start them in.  

 

Want to know more first? Let me tell you about the pot you’ll get for free when you sign up:

Orta self watering seed pot, terracotta, no plastic, white glazed pot with pepper seedlings on blue background

This is the square planter, that can be used for everything from microgreens to peppers (above) to succulents.

Here's what a customer had to say about it:

 

"So, I can't keep plants alive, much less grow them from seed to plant, and this has been amazing!  I keep telling my friends that this is totally failproof: After sowing, just top off with water at the end of the week!"  - Melody, October 2020

Here's a question for you:  Have you ever wished you could grow all that amazing produce in seed catalogs?  (Or the unusual and super high quality varieties from the Orta seed club??)

But you don't have the time to water seedlings every day?

Or you think you'll over-water by accident?

Or you just have no idea how to do it, and figure you'll end up killing the seedlings whatever you do?

Let me help you succeed!  

Orta Self watering seed pots take the guesswork out of watering.

You fill the reservoir once a week, and the baby plants get all the water they need.

No over-watering.

No under-watering.

Just happy baby plants! (While you get on with the rest of your life!)

Orta self-watering seed pot, terracotta no plastic, white glazed pot with multicolored microgreens on brown background

  

"I have been using your products for many years now and love them.  Thanks for all the hours of fun I have gotten from your products.  I am in the chilly northern Catskills and your planters give me a great head start." - Tom, March 2023

 

What can you grow in the Square Self-Watering Pot?

 

I originally designed the Square pot to grow microgreens. 

(In fact it's the same pot that forms the base of our microgreen kit.) 

Orta self watering seed pot, terracotta no plastic, light blue pot with microgreens on a dark background

But I soon learned that it's an extremely versatile pot that excels at:

Seedlings

Orta self-watering seed pot, terracotta no plastic, white pot with kale seedlings with garden soil background

Rooting Cuttings

Orta self watering seed pot, terracotta no plastic, rooting pelargonium cutting geranium cutting

And even rooting succulents in pretty displays!

Orta self-watering seed pot, terracotta no plastic, child holding pot with rooted succulent cuttings in a pretty display

How do you get the seedlings out?

Glad you asked!  I made a video to show you:
transplanting tomatoes from orta square self-watering terracotta pot (not plastic!) to Orta 12-Pack self-watering pot. Gif shows a seedling being separated and ready to transplant with roots visible
And here's another, longer, more complete video:

 

How many seedlings can you grow at a time?

It depends on how big you want them to get.  Here's some lettuce I grew recently:

Orta self-watering pot, terracotta no plastic, top view with 2 dozen lettuce seedlings

This turned into about 2 dozen lettuces (~ $50 of produce from one batch!)

I planted out about half of these directly from the square to my raised beds, and transplanted the others into 2" cells.  Both ways grew equally well.

Other times, I thin plants and let them get bigger in their square pot, like this:

Orta self watering seed pot, terracotta no plastic blue-gray pot with lettuce with vegetable garden background

(I think this was 9 lettuces in this batch?)

The more plants you cram into your planter, the sooner you have to transplant them.  The less you grow at a time, the bigger they can get.

No matter how you look at it though, you will save lots and lots of $$ once you get into the rhythm of starting your own seedlings.

In fact, last year, I started about $2,800 worth of flowering perennials from just 11 packets of seed using Orta pots.  You can read all about those adventures here.

 But don't get too distracted!  The offer for a free pot ends Monday September 23rd

GET YOUR FREE FACTORY SECOND SQUARE PLANTER HERE

 

Yes, to get the free planter, you do have to sign up for the seed club.  That's how this offer works!  

Are you on the fence about the seed club?  Do you want to know more?

When you sign up for the Orta Seed Club, you'll get:

  • 5 hand-picked, vetted non-GMO seed varieties sent to you every season.  The seeds are almost always organic, except when a grower is too small to afford organic certification.
  • Detailed instructions on how to sow, grow, *and* save seed from each variety
  • I'll tell you who grew each variety and where, and why I chose them
  • Private zoom call with the grower so you can ask them questions directly.  (And recorded so you can watch it later)
  • Digital archive of all past seed club dispatches.
  • Dispatches are sent around the solstices and equinoxes ever year:  March 21, June 21, September 21, December 21.
  • Free shipping on all Orta online orders 

The club costs $99 per year, and includes 20 packets of seed total.  All taxes and shipping are included in the subscription price. 

And, did I mention, when you sign up before September 23rd, you also get a FREE POT!

The seed club is a labor of love for me.  That's why the price is so reasonable for the quantity and quality of seeds and information you get.   

"I am blown away by the seeds you sent. First of all, the detailed instructions on how to plant and grow each seed is INCREDIBLY helpful - that alone is worth it! But your seed packs have 2 or even 3 times as many seeds as the cheap packs I bought at the store - making yours a much better value.

Thank you so much for offering this. I can't wait to start planting and growing.
Delighted new gardener" - Monica

I want you to succeed.

(Like for realzies.)

That's why I started Orta, and why every pot comes with detailed instructions and a lifetime guarantee. 

Did you know about our guarantee?

Risk-Free Guarantee

The seed club is a great value, especially once you include all the information that comes with each seed packet. 

But if you disagree, you can cancel for a full refund after your first shipment. After that, if you cancel, you will receive a pro-rated refund for the shipments you have not yet received.

The point is for you to be happy with your seeds!  And to learn.  And to grow robust, healthy varieties that you probably weren't going to find on your own.

Why not give it a try?

GET YOUR FREE POT AND SIGN UP FOR THE CLUB HERE! 

 “I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the quality and clever design of the Orta pots, the really responsible way they're packed for shipping, and for your care with your customers  . . .  All my Orta pots are in use right now. I love them.” - Diane, Feb 2022