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Ollas can be used for vegetable gardens, flower gardens, tree saplings, berry bushes, just about anything that needs water to grow. The OLLA spacing will depend on plant selection, soil type, and temperature. As a general rule, plant 18 – 24 inches from the center of the Largest OLLA, and 10-12 inches from the center of the Medium Happy Face OLLA. This space will equal a 36”-48″ diameter circle around the Larges OLLA, and a 20″-24″ diameter circle around the Medium Happy Face OLLA.
The OLLAS are made of unglazed, porous clay. When an OLLA is filled with water, the water is pulled out through the wall of the pot, due to soil moisture tension. Roots of the plants help create a suction by absorbing available water, drying out the soil and causing tension in the soil, against the water in the olla, (think dry paper towel and water on a counter).
When the soil is dry, water is pulled out of the OLLA, when the soil is moist, the water is not pulled out of the OLLA. This creates a direct supply and demand system. The roots will eventual grow toward and around the OLLA, allowing even and consistent watering.
Plants are never over or under watered. If the OLLA is only partially filled, and there is a lot of rain, water will go back into the OLLA by way of gravity, decreasing the splitting of succulent fruits such as tomatoes and melons.
Bury the OLLA with enough of the neck exposed so that soil and mulch do not wash into the pot. Leaving 2 inches showing above ground will usually do the trick.
Ollas can be used for vegetable gardens, flower gardens, tree saplings, berry bushes, just about anything that needs water to grow. The OLLA spacing will depend on plant selection, soil type, and temperature. As a general rule, plant 18 – 24 inches from the center of the Largest OLLA, and 10-12 inches from the center of the Medium Happy Face OLLA. This space will equal a 36”-48″ diameter circle around the Larges OLLA, and a 20″-24″ diameter circle around the Medium Happy Face OLLA.
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The OLLAS are made of unglazed, porous clay. When an OLLA is filled with water, the water is pulled out through the wall of the pot, due to soil moisture tension. Roots of the plants help create a suction by absorbing available water, drying out the soil and causing tension in the soil, against the water in the olla, (think dry paper towel and water on a counter).
When the soil is dry, water is pulled out of the OLLA, when the soil is moist, the water is not pulled out of the OLLA. This creates a direct supply and demand system. The roots will eventual grow toward and around the OLLA, allowing even and consistent watering.
Plants are never over or under watered. If the OLLA is only partially filled, and there is a lot of rain, water will go back into the OLLA by way of gravity, decreasing the splitting of succulent fruits such as tomatoes and melons.
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