Planting pot with capillary watering system

A planting pot comprising:

• a) a container including a base and a wall extending upwardly from the base, the base and wall defining an interior region of the planting pot;
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• b) a plant watering assembly including:
• 1) a support pedestal disposed within the interior region of the planting pot, the support pedestal dividing the interior region of the planting pot into a lower water reservoir and an upper soil retaining region, the support pedestal including a body having a circumferential rim engaging an inner surface of the wall of the container and father including a central boss extending down pedestal body and contacting the base of the planting pot container, a side wall of the central boss centered about a vertical center line of body, the body of the support pedestal further including a plurality of openings;
• 2) a plurality of wick holders, each wick bolder of the plurality of wick holders defining a central through bore and including a base portion received in an opening of the plurality of openings of the body of the support pedestal and an upwardly extending projection that extends into the upper soil retaining region of the planting pot, the upwardly extending projection including a plurality of orifices;
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• 3) a plurality of water transferring wicks, each wick of the plurality of water transferring wicks received in the central through bore of a respective one of the plurality of wick holders, a lower end portion of each of the plurality of water transferring wicks extending into the lower water reservoir of the planting pot and an upper end portion of each of the plurality of water transferring wick extending into the upper soil retaining region of the planting pot, the plurality of orifices of each wick holder of the plurality of wick holders permitting water flow from the respective wicks of the plurality of water transferring wicks into the upper soil retaining region of the planting pot.