RE: ollas


Lorraine,  Oh my, I wish I would have posted this sooner - now I am wishing I had painted my bathtub too.  What a good idea.  My husband just painted my brown wicker furniture (normally I wouldn't paint wicker - but someone else already did and the brown was so ugly) a color called murky water - kind of a grey green color with a paint sprayer we just got and they turned out much better than they were with the brown - when he comes home - he is going to say  - Oh no - not another project.

I am burying my bathtub above ground in a kind of raised planter and I have a pvc tube as a drain beyond the planter so I can drain the water out to clean it and - as you say - perhaps to repaint it when it needs it.

As I understand from the gentleman who manufacturers the ollas in New Mexico - the idea is to cover the top so the water doesn't evaporate and bugs don't fall in etc and so you can refill it - I haven't gotten that far yet - a! s far as figuring out what to put in the top - maybe a rubbber cork?  I am still planting my plants - then I will bury the pot next to the plants - the article says woody plants may break the pot but it is worth a try for a season to get them established.

My husband said some people bury old plastic milk jugs and poke small holes in them - the same principle as the tin cans I guess - anyway less evaporation because the water seeps below ground - we shall see.

Karrie (can't remember how you spell your name) - thanks - I have heard of porcelein paint before - I think you are correct that it is expensive - I think some antique stores advertise refurbishing old sinks and tubs - remember some of the pink and green ones - ha - I will look around and see if there is something else I can use - perhaps a pool paint.

I want to post a little sign such as "Cowboy Spa" or "Star Gazing Tub" - or some such.

I will keep you all posted on my tub pr! ogress  

Linda Starr
Springville Lavender Gardens

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