Ollas are unglazed clay jars with lids. You bury them up to their necks, fill them with water, and the water slowly releases into the surrounding soil. They can water in about an 18 inch radius around themselves, regardless of size. They reduce water loss to evaporation and deliver water to the root zone. This… Continue reading Ollas
Category: Favorite Things
Aluminum soaker attachment
This aluminum soaker attachment is great for watering individual plants. Watering individual plants can reduce weed growth between plants, and it can save water, too. This attachment is better than just running the hose at the base of the plant because the water comes out more gently and mulch and soil don’t get washed away,… Continue reading Aluminum soaker attachment
Metal oscillating sprinkler
This is one of my favorite hose attachments for watering. It’s the Melnor metal turbo oscillating sprinkler, and it’s great for replicating rain. I like it in areas where I’m growing wildflowers or watering trees. It can cover up to 4,000 square feet, but you can adjust it to hit a much smaller area.
Hori hori knife
This is the gardening tool I use most often. It’s a Nisaku NJP650 Hori hori knife. It’s great for digging out weeds by the roots, digging small planting holes, and hand digging in general.
Fine detail weeding tool
This is one of my new favorite gardening tool. People were talking about it in the California Native Plant Society Facebook group, so I decided to give it a try. It’s the Kusatori Ichiban Weeder from Hida Tool, and it’s great for getting weeds out of small spaces and cracks. I even got grass roots… Continue reading Fine detail weeding tool