Has anyone tried the Olla watering system?

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clevesmith Goodland, FL Sep 24, 2011

This system is discussed in Global Buckets.

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araness Auburn, AL(Zone 8a) Apr 07, 2012

nope but I'll head over to look at it

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harpalot Pittsburgh, United States Apr 12, 2012

Hi, yes, last year I used homemade ollas in large grocery-sized plastic/fabric bags (the kinds Whole Foods will sell you for 99 cents to be re-used for groceries) to grow bush beans and Japanese eggplant. The ollas worked very, very well, particularly when the temperatures went over 100 degrees. I could fill them up in the morning and not worry about the plants burning up. The beans were very prolific, although this year I will put fewer plants in each bag.

I also lined milk crates with landscaping fabric and put an olla in each and grew gourds, squash, and cheery tomatoes. (The squash and gourd plants did great until they got hit with powdery mildew; I think they were also too big for the crate)

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TX_gardener Brady, TX(Zone 8a) Apr 12, 2012

Anybody got pics of what you're using, etc.?

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