Never over or under water again
Do you feel like no matter what you try… your plants keep dying? In many cases, the problem is water. So how do you know if you’re under or over watering your garden?
My solution – ollas. They take the guesswork out of when and how much to water your plants.
Olla gardening is an ancient method of drip irrigation.
Ollas are unglazed clay pots designed to keep your plants hydrated, to conserve water, and basically keep your garden growing successfully. They give your plants the freedom they need to survive because the plants take exactly how much they need.
So how do they work? Basically terra cotta is porous…so once you fill the ollas with water, the water slowly seeps out of the walls of the pot, directly irrigating the roots around the pots.
The ollas have saved us time, money and they help leave less of a carbon footprint on our environment..
According to the United Nations, water is the “primary medium through which we will feel the effects of climate change” and water scarcity alone affects nearly half the global population.
That’s a huge concern… so every little bit counts.
We bought our ollas online, but I’ve also seen them at nurseries.
You can also daisy chain your ollas together to save you even more time. We have a rainwater system hooked up to our ollas – I know we only get about 9 inches of annual rain in Phoenix… but again every little bit counts. The rainwater we catch can waters our garden in the winter with no problems.
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