Might be winter but have begun planning my garden for this spring and will be using the ancient concept of Ollas for irrigation to save water effort and time.

We have a raised bed garden, purchased three commercial Ollas for melons, okra and cucumbers, and found a website to make Ollas as a DIY project for other boxes.

For those who live in areas where the ground freezes the Ollas will need to be removed from the soil each fall otherwise they will break.

Spanish Colonial Olla Irrigation Makes a Comeback
[link to newscenter.nmsu.edu]

Homemade Ollas 101 (Irrigation)
[link to www.homegrown.org]

Make Your Own Ollas
[link to suburbanfarmonline.com (secure)]

Native Seeds/SEARCH - How to Use Olla Irrigation
[link to www.nativeseeds.org]