While I was digging through last year’s flower pots to loosen and freshen up the soil, I stumbled upon something unexpected – what appeared to be a piece of fabric. But upon closer inspection, I realized it wasn’t fabric at all, but rather a matting of roots. Last year, I planted a Mandevilla in the […]
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A quick note of my late summer 2022 results with ollas and terracotta watering spikes. The image below shows a container of Dragon Wing Begonias. They are watered with an olla made from two clay pots glued together end to end. One of the drainage holes is plugged shut. The other drainage hole is corked
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The holes in a homemade olla made from clay pots can be small. It can be hard to fill them. I have found it easiest to use a funnel with a tip small enough to fit in the hole. As shown in the picture above. Funnels are cheap and work quite well. Especially if you
There are several benefits of using terracotta self-watering spikes for container or garden irrigation. Here is a list of a few of them:
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I was inspecting my homemade ollas today and I noticed dirt, stains, and mineral deposits towards the top of them. This is caused by sunlight exposure, weathering, and water evaporation.
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This year I have decided to give terracotta self-watering spikes a try. I am trying them because they are simple and they work similarly to the DIY ollas I have been using quite successfully for garden irrigation and especially container gardening for years. How do terracotta self-watering spikes work? Terracotta watering spikes work because the
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There are some cons when using terracotta self-watering spikes for container gardening or garden irrigation. These cons are similar to clay pot ollas. Here is a list of a few of them:
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Terracotta self-watering spikes are hollow clay spikes that you bury in your garden or containers near your plants. These clay spikes are then filled with water from a reservoir such as a plastic bottle, wine bottle, or some other source. The porous clay will slowly leach water from the reservoir into the surrounding soil watering
So do ollas work for garden irrigation? I tried using DIY homemade terracotta clay olla pots to water my potted plants and raised beds this year. In this article, I will share my experience with you.
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