1.25 Gallon Olla with Purple and Blue Lid by onewintrynight

< img src ="https://diycraftsrecipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/il_570xN.789681857_gbf9.jpg"border= "0"width= "570"height="429"/ > 27,00 USD< p class ="description" > I have been making Ollas for a couple of years now, and I have actually pertained to believe that they are as dazzling as they are basic! I definitely like them …

Ollas are low-tech irrigation pots, that were very first recorded in China about 2000 years ago, however many scientists believe they have actually been used for closer to 4000 years. They continue to be extensively utilized in Asia, Africa and Latin America, and there is increasing awareness of them in the US.

They are clay pots that have actually been fired at low temperature levels, allowing them to stay permeable. When filled with water, they SLOWLY permeate water out through the walls of the pot. Plants never get overwatered or underwatered.

< br/ > To utilize an Olla, bury it up to it’s neck and fill it with water. Ollas will offer water outwards a distance about the same as it’s radius.

The Olla I have noted for sale is intended to utilize in a garden or large (18 + & quot;& quot;-RRB- container. It has to do with 12 & quot; & quot; tall and 9 & quot; large. It holds about 1 1/4 gallons of water. The 4th image shows an olla alongside a gallon of milk, simply to offer you a size viewpoint.

When I started making Ollas, I was throwing them on my potter’s wheel, and having a difficult time staying up to date with demand. Just recently a lovely ceramic artist assisted me find a ceramic mold that I thought would work as an Olla, and revealed me how to utilize it. Now I am creating the Olla bodies with the molds using red Earthenware (Terracotta)… they are comparable in home to the Terracotta pots used as planters.

< br/ > The lid is wheel-thrown Stoneware. It will not take in water, and my thinking is that it will assist minimize evaporation, as water will condense on the cover and drip back into the Olla. I likewise like the lids for including ‘art’ to the garden and dissuading animals and bugs:-RRB-.

This listing is for one Olla, with a purple and blue squiggly-handled lid. If you ‘d like a different lid, let me understand … I make them in any glaze you see in my store, and they are either a basic knob, a squiggly handle, or my variation of a flower knob (see third image for samples). I enjoy to make up whatever you would like.

The third picture is not the Olla that is for sale. It is an Olla that we have actually buried with our Melons and Zinnisa … I simply put the lid on it to give you an idea of how this Olla will look.

Exactly what I enjoy about Ollas are their simpleness – It is estimated that using Ollas in the garden reduces water use by 50% – 70%. They also minimize weeds because the surface area of the soil remains clothes dryer and they get rid of soil compaction … and most importantly, they improve yields.

I’ll include an info sheet on Ollas and how to utilize them with your purchase. If you want to find out more about Ollas, here are some links for you to copy and paste into your browser … this one is a video discussing olla usage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGxqShoGKFI
and another fantastic short article …

https://growyourowngroceries.org/super-efficient-irrigation-with-buried-clay-pots/ Thanks for your interest! Можно purchase on Etsy for onewintrynight