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00:00 – Intro
00:10 – Olla History
01:02 – How An Olla Works
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03:00 – Planning Olla Placement
04:42 – Burying Olla
05:42 – Refilling Ollas
06:31 – DIY Olla
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We FINALLY got ollas back in stock: https://growepic.co/3RvfSZG
I'm in the Midwest. Can I use rainwater if I can capture it?
My gram did this with old coffee cans laced with pinholes. Worked like a charm.
Fantastic diy project!!! Thank you so much. I'm wondering how they would perform with corn? This year I "learned" I needed to water more than I did.. Always informative, thank you ❣️
Cons: terracotta pots are expensive, break, occupy space, only water the plants next to it…I can see using this by a thirsty fruit tree in a hot climate but that's about it…
They sell the little versions of thes that let you recycle old water bottle or wine bottles. I personally have great success with them. These are far more pleasing on the eye though.
i have the same one with the face!! love it
excellent video! thanks
For the DIYers, 99 Cent Clearance Center often has terra cotta pots in the springtime! Don't know if they're still a dollar, but I'll bet they're still cheaper than HD!
This would be ideal for potted plants…Great info! Can liquid fertilizer used this way?
I use these as my main watering system. I only get time to water in the evening when I get home from work. I can fill all the pots (I have many) without having to worry about leaving plants wet overnight. I will still water with the hose when I get the chance. But I don't need to worry about them. Everything is growing so well!
The distances you were gesturing for those ollas was like 2-3 times the actual distance you were saying
How beautiful & simple. Thanks for sharing this technique. Be well.
I started using them after hearing about them on a climate podcast. I use corks in bottom hole.
I’ve been waiting for these to get in your store! I just bought 2 – one for myself and one as a gift.
Regarding the diameter of watering capability: the example you gave was a 6" diameter olla waters a 9.5" diameter area. You then said that means you can plant within " about 4.5" on all sides" of the olla. If a 6" diameter olla covers a 9.5" diameter area, you need to plant within 1.75" of the olla. UNLESS, you don't count the diameter of the olla. Just looking for clarification; because I'm loving the possibilities.
Excellent, thank you! Another video I saw shows gluing the saucer to the top of the pot and then using it upside-down (with the small hole at the top for filling water). But I like the topsy tursy two pots together style, too. Smart! We have very dense clay soil here so putting these in and out (for a tree) is not a small thing, I need to leave them in year round… but valuable in our dry summer months (and during our drought). I think for freezes I'll have to think of something else clever, like putting something on top of it (California zone 9b so the freezes don't go deep).
I loves ollas. I add them to my garden beds in conjunction with drip irrigation. I also use it in areas far from a water source. They work great in large containers.
I have made Ollas with unglazed Terra Cotta flower pots and their saucers with a squeeze tube of silicone. Easy and useful.
Using gray water? Doesn't it contain soap?
We call them Ollies and we made enough for our gardens from unglazed pots, glued together at their tops with marine silicone, one bottom plugged, filled once a day to water to stop the drying out oc the gardens!
With the drought I had where I live this summer totally doing some diy this winter for the next season, all garden things are on clearance right where I live so win win for me lol
I just started using something like this. The spikes. Long neck bottle. Works like a top.
so just attach an irrigation system to the ollas so they are always topped off lol?!
Can I put nutrient water in it?
Didnt you cover this before already?