OLLAS ORIGIN No. 7 - 20 liters - POTERIES JAMET
Capacity: 20 L
Diameter x Height: 36 x 40 cm
Irrigation diameter: 240 cm
Average autonomy: 25 days
Using Ollas (or Oyas) pottery is an ancestral underground irrigation technique that is very water-efficient and suitable for all gardens and plantations.
The Ollas Jamet ORIGIN® ceramic is buried and filled with water up to the neck to irrigate the plants placed around it. Its specifically porous walls will slowly release water, 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 turn on!
A natural system full of this ancient wisdom, which sought to conserve both resources and human energy.
Laurent Jamet, heir to a long family tradition of potters, works the clay exclusively by hand. Except for the grinding and mixing of 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, 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, resistant to frost and limescale
HEALTHIER PLANTS
- Homogeneous and deep root development
- Gentle and regular irrigation from below. The roots naturally grow towards the Olla and draw water according to their needs
- No water stress, constant irrigation.
- Improved health status
- Reduction of fungal diseases such as 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 the water conductivity of the Ollas's 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 use mulch to optimize the Ollas's efficiency and limit evaporation.
- Fill the Ollas with water, water the surrounding soil, and place the Ollas lid on top.
- At the end of the season (during winter storage), we recommend not filling the Ollas, except for citrus trees and plants kept indoors.
- 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, the spacing varies between 50 cm (sandy soil) and 80 cm (clay soil), and up to 2.5 meters for creeping crops.
- Keep in mind that roots always grow toward the damp 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 began 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 2 master ceramists faithful to his traditional artisanal techniques.
This mastery of family know-how, combined with Laurent’s creativity, allows Poteries Jamet to manufacture Ollas, bee waterers, and Dolias (wine vats), as well as to be among the last to design one-meter diameter pots capable of holding up to 350 liters (the "ponnes"), entirely coil-built by hand.
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 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 know-how that these artisans maintain within their small company.