Here are my first two homemade self-watering planters (my instructions are here). The one at the front has Mesclun Mix and the one at the back has a Gourmet Heirloom Leaf Lettuce Mix.
Both were planted last Saturday (it's now Wednesday) and both are sprouting nicely.
The planters are working really well! No additional soil has leaked into the reservoir besides the soil that leaked when I first filled the planter. I still haven't had to refill the reservoirs (they're quite large for the size of the planter) so care of these should be really easy.
