Clay Pot Irrigation Square Foot Gardening

Olla gardening is an ancient method of plant irrigation considered the original drip irrigation system ollas are unglazed clay pots buried underground along side plants.

Clay pot irrigation square foot gardening.

The suction force is created by soil moisture tension and or plant roots themselves ae daka 2001. Posted on april 1 2011 by socalgreengal 4 comments. The pots are filled with water which then gradually seeps out through the porous walls into plants root zones. When buried neck deep into the ground filled with water and crops planted adjacent to it the clay pot effects s ub surface irrigation as water oozes out of it due to the suction force which attracts water molecules to the plant roots.

For the first few weeks after planting out the herb seedlings i also hand watered the plants with a watering can assuming that baby plant roots might not have enough pull to draw water. Plant roots will draw water through the clay. Dig the pots up at the end of the growing season to prevent breakage over cold winter months. Cabo flair terra cotta clay pot model 100523387 3 98 3 98.

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