How to activate Lechuza's self-irrigation 'mechanism'? In the first 12 weeks: - Water the plants regularly, on the ground, every week, as if they were still in normal pots. - Check the level indicator and make sure it never goes beyond the minimum. - Always check the soil, and wet if it seems very dry.After 12 weeks, the plants will have emitted enough roots to take the water from the tank located inside the pot on their own, the self-watering mechanism is activated, therefore: - Wet the plants (on the ground or in the filling well as you prefer) until the level indicator indicates 'maximum' - When the indicator indicates 'minimum' wet as well as completely filling the tank up to 'maximum'. ... now your plants will self-feed for a long time, drawing from the reserve in the pot!