Ancient watering renewed — AZPM

A Catawba potter making an olla, 1908. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1214474

Aug 25, 2016

The old is new again and this time, it’s saving water. Residents in the desert southwest are rediscovering the use of clay pots for watering plants and there’s a company in Tucson that’s trying to mass produce the “olla balls” for wider use. Experts say they use much less water than typical present-day irrigation methods. Producer: Tony Paniagua

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