I've been reading up on the net on toxicity and will be using aquarium grade silicone as glue as it is uncertain how carcinogenic polyurethane (base of the glue you use) is when hardened and in contact with water at all time. Given the root systems will be in direct contact with the olla I'm not going to gamble. Also, many PU glues contain a lot of other chemicals that are terribly bad for the soil and plant life. Be sure to read up close on toxicity on all the components of the glue before you are using it!

Thanks for showing this, really good idea to see the water level and really easy to make.

Thank you Sean, I didn't make a video, but they do a wonderful job of keeping the soil moisture constant without over watering. I've used this set up now with peppers, tomatoes, and potatoes. The only thing I changed was to install the float olla at the end of a line of five or six connected together. Once the first olla fills it restricts the flow causing the water to be more directed to the remaining olla's being filled. I have five on that system all connected.

Hey Jim, your video is just what I was looking for. Thanks!

brilliant idea! I appreciate you taking the time for this video. My plants thank you too :) Best of luck on your garden!

I really like this idea -- I'm planning on making with smaller diameter pots and using pvc through the stack (with tons of holes of course) for my tower garden, that way I can water through the top. I'll use your method with the very top pot and probably stick a butterfly on top. Thanks so much for posting this. I plan on sharing!

What a great idea!! Thanks for sharing!

Very nice, sir. Thank you for sharing!

Very nicely done. Great job.

Very creative and logical. This is such a smart idea. I will be using lots of these this year.

Amazing idea! Thanks for sharing!

GREAT idea. Your not lazy but smart. Thanks for the video.

Brilliant! Thanks for sharing!

Thank you Angelia, This past year we grew lots of tomatoes using only the olla's for irrigation.

Omg that is so cool. thank you so much for sharing. I'm doing vertical garden year round greenhouse and I'm using also 5 gallon buckets. I'd like to use ollas coz I use only rain water - it will save me rain water. love your idea I will definately do.

I love this idea-,yes it is sooo cool. I’m going to check out your channel now to see what other inventions you may have come up with. I love this stuff- you have made my day. Perfect for our Australian conditions 👍🏻😊

@JimTcarver

3 жыл бұрын

I believe you will absolutely love them! Best of luck....⚘

Thank you very much for sharing this.

a 1/4 hole is drilled in the top by the float for a drip line to fill them. Last year's garden had 28 olla's they were filled using an open drip line taking about 4 minutes to fill all at once. The timer filled them every 3 days for 4 minutes....the plants did great snd water consumption was very low as I only top watered once a week to keep the worms happy.

very clever set up...thank you for sharing..

Very clever, excellent idea

Thank you very much, I was about to do my ollas without water level, (very good idea)

That was super helpful. Thank you

I like this! In California we need all the help we can get. Thanks

great idea!! thanks fo showing us

Great idea!!! Thank you!!!❤️✌️

you are smart..u got it going on god gave us a brain..bless you..thanks

Ollas are an ancient technology. An excellent method for watering. Good work!

That's an interesting innovation you've come up with.

That's really cool. Have you made a video showing them moving up and down with the water filling into them? Maybe a time lapse video... would be cool to see.

Great job!

That's a clever linkage design with the PVC tube cut on the end. Cool.

@JimTcarver

7 жыл бұрын

justgivemethetruth.....thank you.

great idea Jim

Thats some MacGyver level sh#t right there.........love it!

Brilliant!

nice improvement ...thanks.

Great upgrade.

I love it!

Thank you very much Jim, love the idea, love the video. Do you have a video showing it being full in your garden, already set up?

That's so cute!

very good idea. impressive.

Brilliant! Use as plant marker too.

That is very clever!!!

Good idea!

very clever thank you

Nice set up, friend! Still don't get how you fill up the olla with water, with all that stuff added on top. Maybe I missed that part.

God bless u too ,smart idea:)

I agree with everyone else in the comments.. really great idea. Thank you.

Where do you add the water? Very cool idea! I'd like to do that as well. It would be really neat to see little daisies popping up all over my garden. :-)

@sandravinup5102

Жыл бұрын

I think the top where the hole was drilled comes off. You would just hold up the top of the wire as you pour in the water. Great idea.

@carolynhayes7950

10 ай бұрын

I was wondering the same thing.

So cool! I want to make some with 2 pots with their tops glued together. I will be filling it with a hose so I was thinking about using a piece of pipe just smaller than the drain hole with a doughnut shaped piece of styrofoam glued around the bottom of it. So the pipe I use to fill it, is the indicator!

@JimTcarver

Жыл бұрын

I think you’re on to something there…. Good luck 🍀

Thank you.

Love this, exactly what I've been looking for, I've already made my first one, but I placed a artificial flower on the top of mine, and a pink pong ball inside instead of the foam... was afraid that with time the foam would start to deteriorate and start to clog up my ollas... plus its what I had on hand. Neither the pink pong ball or flower were heavy that it would affect the end result. The flower makes my veggie garden look darling... I think some bees don't like my sense of humor, it has attracted them but to only be dissapointed... 😂 to realize they aren't real... do have real flowers round for them to enjoy so at the end of the day the bees and I are happy. Thank you for sharing.

@JimTcarver

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment.....⚘ A ping pong ball should be perfect, that's thinking outside the box 📦 Great idea!

How kool is that!

Thanks Eddie

Thats real easy thank you

A great job with the video and explaining everything. ...but for me who likes it super simple and doesn't like products whose ingredients are suspect, I would just use the pot turned upside down into it's lid, use extra long cork for the hole plug and completely submerge the olla in the soil and the compression of the dirt around pot would slow drainage enough that it would still wick upward and slowly release. ?

@JimTcarver

Жыл бұрын

If they are not adhered together the water would rush out quickly and not stay in the pot very long.

That was good.

Barbara they are approximately 9" tall. Our beds were a little bit shallow so I mounded the soil.up around the olla and it worked out very well.

Polyurethane sealant is meant for water retention. It is used in many water storage tanks today. The reason I used this material is because is it safe for water storage. It must be fully cured! A simple search on Google will ease your mind about using polyurethane sealant.

Clever!

❤️💕👍🏻 nice ! 😊

very nice

AWESOME

No I haven't...but the floats showing full in about 3 minutes is pretty great. imagine only watering your garden for 3 minutes and they are healthy and show no signs of stress from over or under watering.

Nice💝

BonJour :-) dommage que je ne comprenne que le français! merci tout de même pour cette vidéo absolument géniale!

The God of Angle Army's is always by my side !!!!

In this video I didn't have the hole drilled for the 1/4" drip line that is used on a timer to fill the olla's.

Its not lazy. Its wisdom!

Jim can you please list everything what you have used so it is easy to buy every single thing . THX

I need a solution that is self watering from rain water. I am wondering if glueing the bottoms of two pots together an sealing the lower pots mouth would double the capacity and allow it to retain rain water.

@JimTcarver

10 ай бұрын

You are correct, it should be fine.

Ohhhh, use copper wire to incorporate electroculture!!

where can i buy a float

I'd like to see you fill it with water. I presume you remove part of it to get to the tube.

great idea... Olla is like $25 on ebay. but this is far better and cheap

Sorry, maybe I missed it, but how do you add water?

@jmrichsonsr

7 жыл бұрын

I have the same question. Don't see an answer.

@peepslostsheep

7 жыл бұрын

The cap isn't glued in. You take it off, and fill.

@jamesanthony5874

6 жыл бұрын

He commented below that he drills a second small hole for a drip line to autofill them.

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 ?

@JimTcarver

3 жыл бұрын

Bart I have used them season after season with no issues. Our water must not be as high in minerals as where you reside.

@joshmullins7393

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Bart, that's exactly what you want them to do 👍 the damp look is the water working its way through the porous texture of the terracotta and the roots will grow toward this.

Can you confirm the size of the pots you use? They look like they are 6"

@JimTcarver

3 ай бұрын

Yes they are 6 inch

Could you use something more natural like a wine cork or something

@JimTcarver

9 ай бұрын

Yes

How long does it hold the water?

@kitsurubami

9 жыл бұрын

depends on the rate at which your soil and plants are drinking the water, and the volume of your olla.

@RogerKeulen

9 жыл бұрын

It's the lid, so it doesn't hold water. This is the top, so the water doesn't evapurate. But with this design, you can also see the water level, without looking in the pot. (Saves time and you know better when to water)

The answer is two comments below..... they are filled using a 1/4" drip line.

PL (ProLine) S40 Window, Door and Siding.. polyurethane sealant

What about the toxicity of the adhesive leaching into the soil would be my organic gardening concern. How deep is the pot/saucer combo ... don't think my beds are even deep enough to bury this. Nice idea. My dollar store only has tiny terra pots so I need to shop this, but concerned about the adhesive chemicals.

@freewaybaby

9 жыл бұрын

I was shopping for a sealant to seal my double deep raised beds, where the 1x6 boards come together. Last year, I had ants going in and out between the boards.. Anyway, I could not find a sealant that said it was safe for food consumption, so my concern would be the same on these ollas. Did you ever find out info on the adhesive?

@chrystalgreene892

7 жыл бұрын

I’m thinking that the fist tank sealant might be safe for vegetable planters? If they are safe for fish they might be safe for us ?

@flawns

7 жыл бұрын

once the gasses escape from the glue, it become an inhert substance. You are correct to worry about it in liquid state but nothing to worry about in its solid state

@user-ws7ob9rn2x

7 жыл бұрын

I guess then you should just buy a traditional olla if you're that concerned & skip the diy

you had some great ideas, but half the video is off camera and was difficult to follow

@JimTcarver

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment, whispers…. It was one of my first videos. Hopefully in the future they will improve.

Where is your fill tube

@JimTcarver

Жыл бұрын

It uses a 1/4” drip line to fill

A long straw, with the ends glued closed popped through the hole with levels marked on the straw, so it sits on the water and shows you how much water is in. Less work, less materials, cheaper.

@JimTcarver

5 жыл бұрын

Straws decay in sunlight, these have lasted a few years now. Thanks for your opinion..⚘

@Stephen_Strange

5 жыл бұрын

@@JimTcarver Thanks, my straws are for short term use, I find them, free, and use them. Thanks :)

Proof positive I can learn from a poor video. LOL!

@JimTcarver

7 жыл бұрын

Mike L Thanks for the comment. Yes, even you can learn! 🤗

That's not an olla. That is a planter for a plant, so that won't be permeable. If this is not true, then you might want to explain that. Why would a plant holder be permeable? Doesn't make sense. If you put the plant in a plant holder, you don't want the plant holder to be permeable like an olla.

@MoxieMac0

6 жыл бұрын

tim mellis old Post but maybe you will see this. Terra cotta leaches water. Plug the hole and fill it with water. After a time you'll see the exterior of the pot darken with moisture. I used the last year and they work great in the ground or in containers. Try it!

@harryme472

3 жыл бұрын

It`s only made sense for a few THOUSAND years now ......lol.