Do not use glue, caulk, etc. All you need is the pot, a saucer large enough when inverted to cover the top of the pot, and a cork plug, like the kind for a wine bottle. Insert the cork into the drainage hole. Soak the pot (with the cork inserted) overnight in a bucket of water. Bury the pot up to 2 inches from the top. Fill with water and place the inverted saucer over the top. The saucer needs to be upside down, so water doesn't pool and invite breeding mosquitoes. The rim of the pot and the saucer can be glazed, but the part buried below ground needs to be unglazed so that the water will seep out. Then just lift the lid every few days and refill.
+Trudy Isaacs Great idea. My glued pot leaks. Yours won't if that cork holds. I would might drill a hole through the lid, and a pipe to fill it with water, and bury it deeper.
What I did with one large pot was plug the hole with a chair leg cap, and it worked perfectly. Be sure to buy 1/8" smaller than the actual opening if the pot.
I plug the hole in the bottom of the pot and invert the lid on top. For the life of me I can't understand why it should be the other way around. Much easier to fill with water when you have a wider mouth. We have just finished a severe drought in Australia and my ollas kept my vegetable garden producing. You should also mulch the soil to decrease evaporation and keep the soil a little cooler.
You really don't need all that. Best to just seal the opening on the bottom with something thats not harmful and use the saucer to close it. (Your comment is 3 years old but I guess this will still be useful to know)
I agree with Eireann. why do you need to cover the bottom with glue? I am a potter so will be making my own. but for my friends this is a good video minus the glue.
The plants are placed NEXT to the olla, not UNDER it. So it makes sense to seal the bottom of the pot to make sure the water seeps out only to the sides...where the plant roots are. To let it seep DOWN would be a waste, because that is not where the roots are.
Hadn’t thought of making my own. It’d give me reason to setup my pottery wheel, tho I’d have to find someone local to fire them for me. Dh & I planned to have a building built some years ago so he’d have one part for his tinkering then I’d have a section for my wheel, wedging table, & layer a pugger & kiln. A few health hardships prevented us from making it happen. 🙁
Why go to all that trouble,when you can just fill the hole in the pot berry the pot small end down then put the saucer on the top.your way is to much unneeded work .
I'm not understanding the need to cover the bottom interior with gorilla glue. What is the purpose for that? And with it being filled with water, wouldn't that glue mix with the water and leach out? I've seen real ollas and the interiors were not lined with glue or anything. The whole pots were porous.
It does make sense. The plants are placed NEXT to the olla, not UNDER it. So it makes sense to seal the bottom of the pot to make sure the water seeps out only to the sides...where the plant roots are.
03/09/2019 UPDATE - I called Gorilla Glue and was told that they have not tested it on humans nor animals, and they cannot recommend it for this use. I just bought 'food grade' silicone glue on Amazon.
After reading comments I have come to the conclusion I wasn't alone with wondering why she would glue the bottom and then use silicone sealer there's got to be a better way I really don't want my water sitting in a pot with glue on the bottom to seep into my plants like Uh OK ...
All waterproof silicone is generally used in bathroom and kitchen projects has antimicrobial and antibacterial properties. Not good for garden biome. A healthy soil has live fungi and bacteria - wouldn't be putting that in a pot that is going to leech into the water and thus into my garden soil.
What's the point of the gorilla glue? It's not touching any part of the inverted pot, so what function does it serve -- other than to leach chemicals into the water?
I have just bought some terracotta pots and a slightly bigger saucers which I think is a much better idea then using all that glue that is used in this video. The problem l Have is finding something food grade safe to plug the hole at the bottom. Any ideas anyone?
How did the water come out from the pot? I have terracotta pot for my flower, the pot is not leaking except the drain hole at the bottom. Besides, if these pots are fired already, the water should not be leaking! Did i miss anything??????
The pots are not fired and so the water goes through the clay. A poor man's olla can be made by cleaning an empty gallon milk jug, filling it with water, freezing it...put small holes wherever you want the water to aim and using that. Just refill with water (not ice...that was for the holes to be pushed through). You put it into the ground just as you would the clay olla...not as pretty, but useful, and cheap.
Everyone puts a rock on the top for whatever reason. The stated purpose has been to prevent evaporation and to prevent mosquitoes. If you are simply avoiding mosquitoes couldn't you simply seal window screen material to the hole?
Yes, the purpose for the rock is two-fold: to minimize evaporation and to prevent mosquitoes from breeding in the Olla's standing water. Not sure why you'd want to go the window screen route, since more people have access to rocks in their yard than extra bits of screen. Why make the design more complicated?
I dont think it's a good idea to put fertilizer in the "olla" it will clog the terracotta after a while specilly with compost tea ! i dislike this idea !!
This is illogical. Why you glued cover if you just can easily turn it around, use cement to seal this little hole at the bottom and use cover instead of a rock...
Stupid stuff here, plain stupid. Turn the pot around, cover the bottom hole.Keep the "lid" just above your soil and put a stone on top. Silicon? in your soil for food gardening? Really? You should be arrested.
Do not use glue, caulk, etc. All you need is the pot, a saucer large enough when inverted to cover the top of the pot, and a cork plug, like the kind for a wine bottle. Insert the cork into the drainage hole. Soak the pot (with the cork inserted) overnight in a bucket of water. Bury the pot up to 2 inches from the top. Fill with water and place the inverted saucer over the top. The saucer needs to be upside down, so water doesn't pool and invite breeding mosquitoes. The rim of the pot and the saucer can be glazed, but the part buried below ground needs to be unglazed so that the water will seep out. Then just lift the lid every few days and refill.
+Trudy Isaacs Great idea. My glued pot leaks. Yours won't if that cork holds. I would might drill a hole through the lid, and a pipe to fill it with water, and bury it deeper.
What I did with one large pot was plug the hole with a chair leg cap, and it worked perfectly. Be sure to buy 1/8" smaller than the actual opening if the pot.
I plug the hole in the bottom of the pot and invert the lid on top. For the life of me I can't understand why it should be the other way around. Much easier to fill with water when you have a wider mouth. We have just finished a severe drought in Australia and my ollas kept my vegetable garden producing. You should also mulch the soil to decrease evaporation and keep the soil a little cooler.
@@corinnecowper1339 right I agree!
@@lucyw.mcmellan7274 how did you fix the cap?
Thank you for your advice. I did not understand the purpose to use Gorilla glue inside?
What is the glue used for inside since the rim is sealed after?
What about leaching of chemicals from the sealants?
Adding the chemicals in the glue and silicone to the soil around my food plants doesn't seem like a good idea.
www.gorillatough.com/sites/default/files/Gorilla%20Glue%20-%20North%20America%20SDS_0.pdf
You really don't need all that. Best to just seal the opening on the bottom with something thats not harmful and use the saucer to close it. (Your comment is 3 years old but I guess this will still be useful to know)
No need to invert the pot and glue it. Just close the hole and bury the pot, fill it with water and place the dish on top as a lid.
I agree with Eireann. why do you need to cover the bottom with glue? I am a potter so will be making my own. but for my friends this is a good video minus the glue.
The plants are placed NEXT to the olla, not UNDER it. So it makes sense to seal the bottom of the pot to make sure the water seeps out only to the sides...where the plant roots are. To let it seep DOWN would be a waste, because that is not where the roots are.
Hadn’t thought of making my own. It’d give me reason to setup my pottery wheel, tho I’d have to find someone local to fire them for me. Dh & I planned to have a building built some years ago so he’d have one part for his tinkering then I’d have a section for my wheel, wedging table, & layer a pugger & kiln. A few health hardships prevented us from making it happen. 🙁
Why go to all that trouble,when you can just fill the hole in the pot berry the pot small end down then put the saucer on the top.your way is to much unneeded work .
Yes indeed... I saw this lady on ‘Lovely Greens’ doing it very simple! KISS...keep it simple and ‘stupid’ 😀
I'm not understanding the need to cover the bottom interior with gorilla glue. What is the purpose for that? And with it being filled with water, wouldn't that glue mix with the water and leach out? I've seen real ollas and the interiors were not lined with glue or anything. The whole pots were porous.
+Eireann Hviturhrafn I wholeheartedly agree. It doesn't make sense.
It does make sense. The plants are placed NEXT to the olla, not UNDER it. So it makes sense to seal the bottom of the pot to make sure the water seeps out only to the sides...where the plant roots are.
03/09/2019 UPDATE - I called Gorilla Glue and was told that they have not tested it on humans nor animals, and they cannot recommend it for this use. I just bought 'food grade' silicone glue on Amazon.
After reading comments I have come to the conclusion I wasn't alone with wondering why she would glue the bottom and then use silicone sealer there's got to be a better way I really don't want my water sitting in a pot with glue on the bottom to seep into my plants like Uh OK ...
All waterproof silicone is generally used in bathroom and kitchen projects has antimicrobial and antibacterial properties. Not good for garden biome. A healthy soil has live fungi and bacteria - wouldn't be putting that in a pot that is going to leech into the water and thus into my garden soil.
I agree.
@@pjpj3450 I agree.
Great Video and idea!
But....What is the point of the gorilla glue?
Thanks for the tutorial ladies. 🌱😊
The purpose of the gorilla glue?
Why would we need to spread the gorilla glue along the whole inside bottom ? 💁
Boa noite não seria melhor produzir os potes em uma pequena oficina?tenho muita experiência nesse tipo de trabalho
Why are you putting the gorilla glue on the bottom of saucer? Keep water from seeping thru the bottom?
What's the point of the gorilla glue? It's not touching any part of the inverted pot, so what function does it serve -- other than to leach chemicals into the water?
Does she make one herself that actually works?
She has indeed!
Is there an organic adhesive?
Scrapper Secret Garden in a response above, Trudy Isaacs suggests using cork instead of epoxy.
How many litres for 1m2?
I have just bought some terracotta pots and a slightly bigger saucers which I think is a much better idea then using all that glue that is used in this video. The problem l Have is finding something food grade safe to plug the hole at the bottom. Any ideas anyone?
Judy Patrick In a response above, Trudy Isaacs suggests using cork instead of epoxy. I recommend reading her post.
Find the diameter & buy a wood rod at the hardware store-cut it into 2-3” pieces -you should have enough for a lifetime 😎
Wine cork.
How did the water come out from the pot? I have terracotta pot for my flower, the pot is not leaking except the drain hole at the bottom. Besides, if these pots are fired already, the water should not be leaking! Did i miss anything??????
The pots are not fired and so the water goes through the clay. A poor man's olla can be made by cleaning an empty gallon milk jug, filling it with water, freezing it...put small holes wherever you want the water to aim and using that. Just refill with water (not ice...that was for the holes to be pushed through). You put it into the ground just as you would the clay olla...not as pretty, but useful, and cheap.
They are fired just not all they way.
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responder57 Thank you
They ARE fired... just not glazed.
Everyone puts a rock on the top for whatever reason. The stated purpose has been to prevent evaporation and to prevent mosquitoes. If you are simply avoiding mosquitoes couldn't you simply seal window screen material to the hole?
Come on man, you dont want soil an dust to fill up inside, right? no space for water, no irrigation. Damn.
Yes, the purpose for the rock is two-fold: to minimize evaporation and to prevent mosquitoes from breeding in the Olla's standing water. Not sure why you'd want to go the window screen route, since more people have access to rocks in their yard than extra bits of screen. Why make the design more complicated?
I dont think it's a good idea to put fertilizer in the "olla" it will clog the terracotta after a while specilly with compost tea ! i dislike this idea !!
No u only dislike that comment she made - not the idea
Glue? Caulk? That doesn’t seem very healthy for your veggies?
This is illogical. Why you glued cover if you just can easily turn it around, use cement to seal this little hole at the bottom and use cover instead of a rock...
Silicon doesn’t hold. You need wood glue.
That seems like ALOT of chemicals that can get into the water
Stupid stuff here, plain stupid. Turn the pot around, cover the bottom hole.Keep the "lid" just above your soil and put a stone on top. Silicon? in your soil for food gardening? Really? You should be arrested.