How to Make a DIY Olla-Oya Clay Pots
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How to make olla using a pair of clay pots is easy and inexpensive. A garden olla is a great self-watering and drip irrigation watering system for your plants. The plants' roots benefit from the water at the roots where they need it the most.
Make your own olla or oya for half the price of buying one! This is a great gardening DIY Hack! Ollas are very useful in the garden to save water.
Learn how to make your own using two terra cotta pots from your local store. Not only is an olla a way to conserve water, but they also save time in watering itself!
Making this olla only takes less than 10 minutes to make not counting the drying time.
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00:00 Introduction to making an olla
00:09 Use a putty knife to remove burrs from the clay pot
00:19 Use fine sandpaper to smooth the clay pot's hole
00:29 Pre-Align and mark where the two clay pots will be joined when glued
00:43 Silicone around one clay pot top, clear silicone is best
01:10 Align the marks by placing one clay pot on top of the other clay pot
01:46 Add a generous bead of silicone around the 2 joined pots
02:21 Apply several rounds of silicone and smooth with a finger
02:53 Add a plexiglass square to use as a plug and silicone the plexiglass on all edges
03:16 Place the plexiglass bead over the hole in the top clay pot
03:29 Add a piece of wax paper and a brick on top of the plexiglass square for 24 hours
03:53 Test for leaks and place in the garden and add a top to keep bugs out
04:04 Place in a large hole up to the top of the clay pot
04:15 Fill with water and enjoy
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First video! A lot to learn, there is only music, please mute if you prefer no sound! Visit the blog for more in-depth info on oyas/ollas! farmhouse-bc.com/oya-and-ollas/
Here goes! This is technically my very first KZread video, please be kind lol!
Never heard of an Oya/Ollas until I saw this video. I live in Seattle...although we are known to get a lot of rain, we do get dry spells in the summer. We recently had out of control fires and people lost power and had to evacuate their homes. Under control now but you can see the damage in various areas. I really think you did an awesome job on your first video and you are very inspirational. I’ve made one video with my grandsons on how to make a fairy garden house...they were checking it everyday for comments and like...we got a few but I don’t know how to do good videos. I am more of a doer and get it done than a teacher.....you are a teacher!!!!
@FarmhouseBC
3 жыл бұрын
Here is a huge virtual hug for all the kind comments, they are very motivational. Sometimes I wonder if they add value until I see how sweet your comments are. Thank you so much. I pray the fires get under control, I know CA is having issues too. I am learning this whole video thing on my own, guess I am "winging it" as I go lol. I do know one thing, you can make a great video but unless KZread pushes it out, no one see it, the more interaction comments and shares the more they push it out. Kind of like an oxi-moron. LOL Thank you again :)😍
Thanks.
@FarmhouseBC
2 ай бұрын
You're welcome and thanks for taking the time to comment :)
Thankyou! I was given a bunch of clay pots, now I know what to do with them. Easy watering and it saves a bunch of money.
@FarmhouseBC
Жыл бұрын
You are so welcome! I have a video made years later that shows more information on oyas/ollas, if you would like to check it out? kzread.info/dash/bejne/m62Vj6SQeMudnZs.html
Great tutorial! I don't even have a garden and I want to make one!
@FarmhouseBC
4 жыл бұрын
Awe thank you-you made my day!
Nice 😀
@FarmhouseBC
3 жыл бұрын
This was my first video, and I hope you enjoyed it! Thank you!
Try pushing the caulk bead with the tip, instead of trying to pull it.
Very nice
@FarmhouseBC
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much
This “War music” gave me heart palpitation. Vivaldi 4 seasons would have been a better choice. Thank you for the video! Nice!
@FarmhouseBC
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Please note this was my very first video, learning as I go, apologies about the music. It's a learning curve.
Love your music... how long do you think before refilling? I live in Florida so dry and hot
@FarmhouseBC
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. ❤️ It was my very first video and I know now it could have been better. Just last week someone was saying the music was Indian war music that she didn’t approve. I meant no disrespect to anyone. I live on a mountain and found it appropriate. The music is from the KZread library. Anyhoo, thank you for the kind words. I live in TN and fill it once a week. Less if we get a lot of rain and the soil is wet. More if we have a dry spell. The plants near them do so much better than without one. I used to live in FL, I remember it oh so well. 😊 thank you again, you made my day.
@elizabethcharlton4254
4 жыл бұрын
Farmhouse-BC thanks for the quick reply! And the additional info... I’m debating this or drip or both??? 🥺 so many projects!
P.S.1: Also I am begging for you to teach how you made that primitive black crow on the white crackle paint base
@FarmhouseBC
3 жыл бұрын
I will be doing a "primitive" playlist very soon, I usually sew more in the fall and winter when it's cooler. Thank you for the suggestion.
when i test pots like that, plugging up the hole and putting water in a pot, i can see that after a while, the pot has changed color on the outside. It looks 'damp' but i don't see any water-drops or something... So, i'm wondering is this'll work. The pots are terracotta and are unglazed. Is this normal and is this the case with your pots too ?
@FarmhouseBC
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, my pots are unglazed so the water is able to seep through the terracotta to moisten the ground. This does cause the pots to change to a darker color. I appreciate your question, and I hope this information is beneficial to you. Thank you so much for watching, and I will leave the link below to my gardening posts on my blog if you're interested in checking those out! farmhouse-bc.com/homesteading-101/gardening/
@jimmie200
Жыл бұрын
It doesn't need water drops. The roots of the plants find the olla and attach to and around the olla. Plants always have a water source with an olla.
I think I would put a PVC “spout” on the top to make sure it doesn’t get dirt into it. ?
@FarmhouseBC
2 жыл бұрын
You definitely could do that! Great idea, but the handle is very heavy, it has never blown off. Thanks for the watch and comment :)
No forget it
@FarmhouseBC
Жыл бұрын
Why?