The Waterpot Olla is a wonderful waterwise solution for Summer gardens. Simple, effective, affordable & easy to use. Large 3 Litre Waterpot Olla is perfectly suited for outdoor garden beds and larger potted plants, both indoors and outdoors. Your plants will thrive as they draw the water they need to grow directly from the Waterpot Olla which means no more second guessing or overwatering.
The large round Waterpot Olla is ideal for your small space urban container, raised or in-ground garden (do take a look at the Bird Waterpot too for a decorative touch and The Waterpot Small Round Olla.)
3 Litre capacity
Materials: Low fired porous Terracotta clay - not to be used as a drinks vessel
Size: Diameter 16cm x Height 23cm
Designed in Australia, hand-cast in China
All products shipped are protected by 100% recyclable and/or biodegradable void fills and wrappings for the benefit of the Planet!
Burying unglazed clay pots filled with water is an ancient method of plant irrigation. Clay vessels or pots made from low fire terra cotta clay are porous enough to allow water to pass through them when buried in soil. The word Olla is the Spanish name for 'pot'. There is also evidence of Olla pots being used in the first century BC in Chinese culture.
Arrange The Waterpot™ Olla in clusters and plant your starter seedlings or plants around them, whether in a container or in the ground. Each pot will irrigate the plants around 30cm of the neck. Plant seedlings in a circle or place between rows in a garden bed. Depending on the size of a planter container, one may be sufficient.
Plants with long roots, such as tomatoes, can be placed furthest from the centre. Plants with shorter roots should be placed closer to the Waterpot. this is a naturally automatic system, if it has been raining, the soil is wet so there is no moisture tension and the pots don’t release any water. The plants get just what they need, right where they need it with no gadgets or sensors required!
Simple, effective, affordable & easy to use.