OLLAS ORIGIN N°1 - 0.5 liters - POTERIES JAMET

• Water: 50 to 75% savings depending on the soil and plant type. 100% of the water is used to moisten the soil, with no evaporation. Use with good mulch.
• Time: Watering is 7 to 8 times faster than traditional watering, with no time constraints.
• The largest irrigation surfaces, up to 3m per Olla, and the longest autonomy on the market, up to 38 days (Ollas N° 6, 7, 8 on request).
• No maintenance required, resistant to frost and limescale. 

HEALTHIER PLANTS

• Homogeneous and deep root development. 
• Gentle, regular irrigation from below. The roots naturally grow towards the Olla and feed on water according to their needs. 
• No water stress, constant irrigation.
• Improved health status. 
• Reduction of fungal diseases like mildew. 
• Nutrition with more minerals.

The Olla was described as the "Best irrigation system in the world" by alternative Nobel Prize winner Bill Mollison, one of the founders of modern Permaculture.

OLLAS JAMET ORIGIN® A NATURAL SYSTEM, 100% ecological product with high environmental value.

• Wet the hole and water the soil around it, as you would for a plant. Do this once, only during installation. This helps to quickly initiate the hydraulic conductivity of the Ollas's active zone.
• Place the Ollas in the center and bury it up to the neck.
• Recommendations: Place a mixture of soil and compost around the Ollas, and apply mulch to optimize the Ollas's efficiency and limit evaporation.
• Fill the Ollas with water, water the soil around it, and place the Ollas lid on top.
• At the end of the season (during the wintering period), we recommend not filling the Ollas, except for citrus and plants kept sheltered.
• Positioning: The spacing between the Ollas and the plants to be irrigated depends on the size of the Ollas, its radius of action (see specifications table), climatic conditions, and soil type.
• Example: for a medium-sized No. 4 Ollas, the spacing varies between 50 cm (sandy soil) and 80 cm (clay soil) and up to 2.5 meters for crawling crops.
• Keep in mind that roots will always orient themselves toward the moist zone.
• Increase the Ollas volume for a very dry climate, soil that promotes natural water drainage, and/or plants that require a lot of water.
• Decrease the Ollas volume for a temperate climate, soil that retains water, and plants that do not need much water.

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The story begins in 1974 in Anjou, when Laurent’s father, the son of a worker in a Puy-de-Dôme tile factory, founded Poteries Jamet. 

In this family business, Laurent Jamet works with a small team, including his wife, his sister, and two master ceramicists who are dedicated to his traditional artisanal techniques.

This mastery of family know-how, combined with Laurent’s creativity, allows Poteries Jamet to manufacture Ollas, bee troughs, and Dolias (wine vats), while also being among the last to design one-meter-diameter pots that can hold up to 350 liters (the “ponnes”), entirely hand-coiled. 

IN THE BEGINNING IS THE EARTH

Just as for a gardener, the secret begins with a good knowledge of one’s soil. Laurent Jamet mixes three different types to benefit from the flexibility of one, the mechanical resistance of another, and, above all, the porosity of the third. 

These clays, abundant natural materials, come exclusively from French quarries and are free from any pollution.

A rare expertise that these artisans maintain within their small business.