A bit of window screening over the top of the olla will help keep debris out. I also just put a simple rubber plug in the drainage hole.

I remember seeing these as a child but didnt know what they were. Thanks for a great video.

I'm happy to see you've been using silicone rather than polyurethane based glue (uncertain carcinogenic level and bad for soil) I've seen so many other people use! I would recommend using aquarium grade silicone to avoid anti fungal and other components that might be terrible for you, the soil, flora and fauna.

This video will help me with my new gardening hope your channels is s till active

@underthechokotree2792

Жыл бұрын

It has been a while, but i put out another one just recently on making a frog hotel. I am trying to get things going again :-) Thanks for your comment!

I have never seen a post hole digger like that in America before. Now I am off to Amazon, and gods help aliexpress after that if necessary to find one. So much easier to use than the jab and scissors type I've used.

@underthechokotree2792

Жыл бұрын

Yes, we have those as well but I have always found the screw type to be a better bet!

Thank you. I'll be doing this the next time I get my garden set up!

Thank you for making this so easy to understand how to make it and nothing complicated

Thank you for this clearly explained and simply executed method.

@underthechokotree2792

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! I am glad that you found it to be of use!

Definitely will be making these! TFS!

@underthechokotree2792

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! :-)

Thank you.

Thanks for this. Great video and very useful to those of us on tank water.

@underthechokotree2792

6 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Ma'am :-)

very nice. thank you for this simple and easy olla design.

@underthechokotree2792

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! :-)

Thank you 🙏🏻

@underthechokotree2792

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! :-)

Great info on your vids, thanks a heap.

@underthechokotree2792

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you found it useful!

Great idea 👍🙂

@underthechokotree2792

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :-)

Good idea. I like your post hole digger (7:38). I have never seen one like that, can you feature it on another video ? Thank you.

@underthechokotree2792

Жыл бұрын

I can give it a go!

Nice clear explanation thank you

@underthechokotree2792

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! 🙂

Cheers!

@underthechokotree2792

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

good job

@underthechokotree2792

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :-)

Thanks a lot for this well presented and easy to follow video. Best on the topic and great to have an Aussie perspective too. Purchased some good sized pots at the local Bunnings today for $1 each as seconds. Off to the shed with the glue, sandpaper and some plastic pieces to glue up the hole.

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Thanks for this. Just one question. so you dont need to use milk caps on the inside ? just plug up the hole w the silicon ? Sorry. I cant find any videos which shows how the inside should look like.. sorry for th dumb question. (I am very un-handy !!!)

cool; thank you

@underthechokotree2792

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

I also would recommend using "Water crystals" also known as "Water beads". These are polymers that soak up and hold water and then slowly release the moisture into the nearby soil. these are tiny and are sprinkled onto the soil and worked into the growing space.

@underthechokotree2792

Жыл бұрын

I am aware of them but don't see any advantage over the ollas

thanks very much.. really clear helpful video.. liked an subscribed.. ;9)

@underthechokotree2792

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It is always nice to get positive feedback, it is good to know people are getting something out of my videos :-)

What post hole digger are you using in this video, I'm in America and we don't have that type here or at least I haven't seen them. Thanks for the video, good stuff.

@underthechokotree2792

4 жыл бұрын

Ahhh, good question, must be a local design, friends of mine have used the two-shovel style of post hole digger with the same effect!

Very nice! On those home made ollas, are you covering the hole?

@underthechokotree2792

2 жыл бұрын

I got hold of some threaded plugs about the right size for some of them, but I have lsft some open.

Could a long pot be created that remains under ground with a fill hole??? Run it the length of 3 feet at a time or if it can cure outside, make it longer. Bury it in the garden, fill with water....??!?!!!

@underthechokotree2792

Жыл бұрын

Interesting idea!

I really would like to know what tool you used to dig a hole for the ollas. Looks like some kind of manual auger. Does it work well if the soil has some roots in it ;) ? Many thanks in advance!

@underthechokotree2792

Жыл бұрын

It is a 200m post hole auger and in our clay soil it works pretty well! :-)

Will this produce enough water for a fruit tree as they are really water demanding !

Are you able to leave these in the ground over the winter? Where I am we have many freeze/thaw cycles. I would like to do this next summer here in New York State (upstate.)

@underthechokotree2792

Жыл бұрын

Hi Wendy! Sorry, I have no idea! Here in Sydney the worst we will get is a couple of degrees of frost and at no time will the ground come close to freezing!

@wendypursel3142

Жыл бұрын

@@underthechokotree2792 Thank you for getting back to me. If anyone else out there knows I'd love to hear from you. Sincerely

@dergluckliche4973

Жыл бұрын

@@wendypursel3142 The freeze-thaw will eventually pulverize the terra cotta. Dig them out before winter and pour out any water inside. Put them someplace to dry out and store them someplace where they'll stay dry all winter. In areas that don't often get below freezing, they're fine as is unless one needs to do digging where the pots are buried. Don't fill them right before freezing temps are expected to be on the safe side.

@wendypursel3142

Жыл бұрын

@@dergluckliche4973 Thank you. Next Spring I'll be digging some holes!

How far out in each direction will an ollas water?

@underthechokotree2792

5 жыл бұрын

It's difficult to say, it depends on soil type, how hot it is, whether you use mulch or not. Plus the plants tend to send their roots towards the water.

How many litres for 1m2?

@underthechokotree2792

5 жыл бұрын

Really, the biggest you can afford. Here the smaller pots, say up to a litre each are comparatively cheap but the bigger ones are quite expensive. The bigger the pots, also the longer you can go between refills :-)

But how they do irrigation as their is no hole . please let me know

@dergluckliche4973

Жыл бұрын

The unglazed terra cotta pots are porous. The water will slowly leach out through the material, hence the discoloration on the outside of the pots when they are filled with water: it's the water coming through the terra cotta.

Would cork be better instead of silicon.

@underthechokotree2792

Жыл бұрын

You could give it a go but it would rot away eventually

The vast majority of veggies don't have roots going down 16 inches. Most are about 4-8 inches deep.

@underthechokotree2792

3 жыл бұрын

you would be surprised!