Does anyone know if you can get Ollas in NZ?

gabbymoggy, Jan 16, 3:47pm
I was reading up on them and they could be a solution for part of our garden, but cannot find anywhere in NZ that might have them.

gbking, Jan 16, 6:23pm
never seen them in NZ, assuming you mean the unglazed terracotta pots for slow irrigation, how about using a large plastic bottle like a 2 or 2.5 litre soft drink bottle , turning upside down, in a hole in garden with small holes drilled in cap, and in base to slowly release the water

gabbymoggy, Jan 16, 9:12pm
Yeah that is what I mean.

Apparently the basis of ollas is not that water just seeps into the dirt but that the plants actually draw it through the unglazed pottery as required.

ro42, Dec 28, 9:38am
I've just bought some. Search TM - she's selling them here :) Nice ones, too, with proper lids and all.

koru67, Dec 28, 10:17am
Ooh, the set looks good and a reasonable price too even with freight.

ro42, Jan 1, 1:54pm
bumping for gabbymoggy :)