OLLAS ORIGIN N°8 - 35 liters - POTERIES JAMET
Capacity: 35 L
Diameter x Height: 41 x 45 cm
Irrigation diameter: 300 cm
Average autonomy: 32/38 days
The use of Ollas (or Oyas) pottery is an ancestral underground irrigation technique, highly water-efficient and suitable for all gardens and plantings.
The Jamet ORIGIN® Ollas ceramic is buried and filled with water up to the neck to irrigate plants placed around it. The walls, with their specific porosity, allow water to seep out slowly, which is then absorbed by the roots. No more water stress; you will save 50 to 75% of water depending on the soil.
No more leaking plastic watering systems or electronic timers that fail to trigger!
A natural system full of that ancient wisdom, which sought to conserve both resources and human energy.
Laurent Jamet, heir to a long family tradition of potters, works the clay entirely by hand. Except for grinding and mixing the clay, there are no machines in the workshop.
Raw clay extracted from 100% French quarries.
Handcrafted in Anjou, France.
- 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, no time constraints.
- The largest irrigation areas, up to 3m per Olla, and the longest autonomy on the market, up to 38 days (Ollas No. 6, 7, 8 upon request).
- Zero maintenance, frost and limescale resistant
HEALTHIER PLANTS
- Homogeneous and deep root development
- Gentle, steady irrigation from below. Roots naturally head toward the Olla and draw 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 contemporary 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 hydraulic conductivity in the Ollas action 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' efficiency and limit evaporation.
- Fill the Ollas with water, water the soil around it, and place the Ollas lid.
- At the end of the season (during wintering), we recommend not filling the Ollas, except for citrus trees 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 Ollas No. 4, spacing varies between 50 cm (sandy soil) and 80 cm (clay soil), and up to 2.5 meters for trailing crops.
- Keep in mind that roots always grow toward the damp zone.
- Increase the Ollas volume for very dry climates, soil that promotes natural water drainage, and/or plants that require a lot of water.
- Decrease the Ollas volume for temperate climates, soil that retains water, and plants that do not require much water.
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The story began in 1974 in Anjou, when Laurent’s father, the son of a tile factory worker from the Puy de Dôme, founded Poteries Jamet.
In this family business, Laurent Jamet works with a small team, including his wife, his sister, and 2 master ceramists dedicated to his traditional artisanal techniques.
This mastery of family expertise, combined with Laurent’s creativity, allows Poteries Jamet to manufacture everything from Ollas, bee waterers, and Dolias (wine vats) to being among the last to design pots one meter in diameter capable of holding up to 350 liters (the “ponnes”), entirely hand-coiled.
IN THE BEGINNING IS THE EARTH
Just as with a gardener, the secret begins with a thorough knowledge of one's soil. Laurent Jamet blends three different types to benefit from the flexibility of one, the mechanical strength of another, and, above all, the porosity of the third.
These clays, abundant natural materials, come exclusively from French quarries and are free of any pollution.
A rare expertise that these artisans maintain within their small company.