An apparatus for growing a plant. The apparatus includes a tubular member, an annular structure extending from the tubular member, and a screen extending across a bottom end of the tubular member. The tubular member defines as a plant receiving chamber, and the annular structure defines an annular channel for receiving a chemical pesticide. The screen extending across the bottom of the tubular member is formed of mesh sized to allow fluid to exit the bottom end of the tubular member and is sized to inhibit pests from entering the bottom end of the tubular member.