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Research has found that they were used in China over 4000 years ago and agrarian cultures living in or near desert climates have used olla irrigation methods for millennia. Historians report that they originated in Northern Africa and were brought to the Americas by the conquistadors.
Ollas may need filling weekly or daily, depending on factors such as soil type, time of year, the plant’s water needs, and climate.