DIY olla watering pots!

We started with three boxes full of second-hand terracotta pots and began by finding the perfect matches. Next, we glued them together.

We’re almost there – just need some wooden plugs to seal the holes at the bottom.

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Garden Olla

Olla (pronounced oy-ya) is Spanish for clay pot, and work as a garden irrigation system that saves water. 1 [...]

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This is a bean plant leaf. There are many like it. All thanks to a clay pot in the ground stoppered with silicone, and topped with a repurposed plate. Ollas, however you can buy or make, is the way forward.

I'm hot & dry summers. Rains hopefully in winter. Urban heat Island. Zone 10b

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@Wehberg super Idee! In welchem Umkreis kannst du damit bewässern?
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Attached: 3 images One month follow up on tomato plant and olla. Picture on right shows olla. On the left the red arrow shows where the olla is, barely visible. There has been some rain, but no other watering #Gardening #Ollas #waterconservation

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Quite a lot of info on you tube also
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Yes, terra cotta is porous and sweats. This is why they work well as ollas, with the hole sealed.
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One month follow up on tomato plant and olla.
Picture on right shows olla. On the left the red arrow shows where the olla is, barely visible. There has been some rain, but no other watering
#Gardening #Ollas #waterconservation
An olla at work. Tomato roots *caressing* terra cotta pot
#Ollas #WaterConservation #Gardening