Back to the Roots - Olla Irrigation Pot

I bought these in desperation to keep my pot plants alive!! I love them! I know my plants are watered all the time, I don’t have to remember every single day! They work a treat!!

This Back to the Roots self-watering olla pot is a great addition to the garden. I like that you can fill it with water and let the terracotta slowly release moisture into the soil as the plant needs it. It’s especially helpful during hot weather or when you can’t water every day. Easy to use, saves time, and helps keep the soil consistently watered without overdoing it. I’ll definitely be using these throughout my garden.

Great product. They really work!

I have quite a few ollas, mostly Olla spikes, and three 500ml Ollas from a different company. I have also made my own, using terracotta plant pots (with lids) plugged by a cork. I wet soaked this Olla the day it arrived and then planted it in fresh potting mix, without watering the mix, and left it for 24 hours. As expected, most of the water had leeched through the Olla into the dry soil, with the Olla being only about a quarter full. However, we have had torrential rain over the last few days in South Australia and I’m still having to add water to this Olla even though the soil is saturated. Today it was over half empty!! My homemade ollas have hardly leeched any water into the surrounding soil. The whole point of an Olla is that it shouldn’t loose water in wet soil. If this is what is is like in the wet, I’m not sure how it will stand up during the hot, dry summer. I’ll probably end up removing the top and inserting a 750ml bottle into the lip so I have better visibility. A little disappointed as it looks quite lovely.

This seems to be working. Lasts about 5 days, I have in greenhouse where earth dries quickest