Thank you so much! I just bought a ton of clay pots and had no idea they were prone to winter cracking untill a friend said somthing. Im doing this asap
I'm late to the party but I have questions and hope you can answer. I bought new pots and glaze with vegetable oil inside & outside & hope that winter will not crack my pots. Do I need to glaze with vegetable oil again every year & how long have they lasted for you so far?
I have a terracotta clay saucer and pots used as a birdbath. Just built it. I live in a cold climate. Im not sure if i can put vegetable oil inside the bowl. Im not sure if its safe for birds. What should i do? Get a different birdbath or just take my terracotta one inside for winter? What do birds even drink in winter?
@migardener Are Terra cotta pots safe for growing our food? Is there any lead in ones made in Italy ? Do the Terra cotta pots need to have a sealant on them before we use them to grow our vegetables that we are harvesting?
Please could you advise if you have perennials in a clay pot. I don’t want to take the plant and soil out during winter so would the oil coverage still work?
I noticed that the lovely terra cotta pot that my snake plant is in - is starting to disintegrate. It is always indoors. 😕 Dry reddish powder is being left behind on the table. We had some extremely hot weather here. Would that do it? What to do?
Olive Oil is a temporary fix.. I tar my pots and coat the tar with play sand.. bake in the sun.. voila. Won't crack for years. Also, you can get a high gloss polyurethane and coat the inside and out. brush on.
@@cecilerudis4610 it hasn’t caused any damage to my plants as far as I know. I haven’t seen any abnormalities or odd growth. I wouldn’t do this for food crops.
Yes. I hear my clay cooking pots and charcoal burner made of clay and then coat in cooking oil and bake them to make them stronger and it also glazes them with almost a non stick coating for cooking in.
They were used in dry climates that do not freeze. If you are using ollas in freezing areas, they have to dig up or otherwise prevented from freezing (tenting perhaps? ).
Except vegetable oil goes rancid and attracts bacteria. This sounds like a poor idea to me. Just put them in the garden shed. This channel seems to be giving more and more misleading information. One last thought the reason for using the terracotta pot in the first place is the material is porous and allows circulation, why would you want to take this characteristic away? If the answer is that you don't care about this characteristic, then buy a non-porous pot from the start and then you can store it outside.
+Jay Gfeller What are you talking about? Vegetable oil cannot go rancid, it is a preservative which does the exact opposite. Second of all, you are assuming everyone has sheds. I don't even have a shed! We store all out pots outside like many MANY people do. I am curious as to what information is becoming progressively more misleading?
@@MIgardener it was indeed sad to hear the original poster's comments. It lacked substance and was clearly a misleading old wife's tale. Rancid oil cannot "attract" bacteria as he said 8n his post. He also clearly does not understand the effects a winter can have on clay. Not everyone has indoor storage facilities and I've been doing this for years without any problems. Nice of you to take the time to make and post this video. Don't let ignorant comments stop i from posting.
olla irrigation system was used in China, Middle East Persia and South America in Ancient times and not by Indian.please research before giving out information.
Interesting video, but very very thrown off by your mention of "Indians". Do you mean people from India? Or Indigenous people? From where? There are thousands of Indigeous nations across North, South, and Central America. Which nation(s) had that practice? Olla is a Spanish word for pot, is there an Indigous word for it as well? When making references to Indigenous cultures, the respectful thing is to be as specific as possible and to give credit to the right peoples.
Really? Over sensitive much? It would be nice to know that it was Mescaleros, for example, but his reference is not disrespectful. We have to give each other a break. BTW, Russell Means came to accept the name “Indians” as one of the humorous accidents of history that happen to all cultures.
Oh shut up, nobody has a problem saying white people who can be native to Ireland all the way to Lebanon, so you shouldn't have a problem with saying Indians. Grow up
Thank you so much! I just bought a ton of clay pots and had no idea they were prone to winter cracking untill a friend said somthing. Im doing this asap
My plastic pots crack, need more BPA I guess. Haven't tried this but it seems like a good trial. Have a great weekend MIGARDENER family!
All this talk of pots and oils and making me think of a different kind of green ;). Thank you the the advice bro.
+Christopher Spain :)
Wonder if doing this with Neem oil would also help keep bugs away or if it will dissipate.
I'm late to the party but I have questions and hope you can answer. I bought new pots and glaze with vegetable oil inside & outside & hope that winter will not crack my pots. Do I need to glaze with vegetable oil again every year & how long have they lasted for you so far?
Valuable tip! I've lost many pots to winter cracking. Thanks! :-)
Thanks, I’ll try this year.
I have a terracotta clay saucer and pots used as a birdbath. Just built it. I live in a cold climate. Im not sure if i can put vegetable oil inside the bowl. Im not sure if its safe for birds. What should i do? Get a different birdbath or just take my terracotta one inside for winter? What do birds even drink in winter?
ill be hitting the seed shop within a month or so. not sure if you have seed potatoes, but if so I'll be getting some of those too.
@migardener Are Terra cotta pots safe for growing our food?
Is there any lead in ones made in Italy ?
Do the Terra cotta pots need to have a sealant on them before we use them to grow our vegetables that we are harvesting?
Please could you advise if you have perennials in a clay pot. I don’t want to take the plant and soil out during winter so would the oil coverage still work?
I noticed that the lovely terra cotta pot that my snake plant is in - is starting to disintegrate. It is always indoors. 😕 Dry reddish powder is being left behind on the table. We had some extremely hot weather here. Would that do it? What to do?
Exactly what I was looking for...TY!
Hi Luke. Thanks for my order! You two have a very nice store & I will be shopping with you again in the future.
Cool tip. Thx for sharing. Made a video featuring your seeds as a thank you for your hard work with the how to videos. Thx again.
Thank you for this!
This is so helpful, thank you!
+Clara Slate Glad it helped!
Can you paint them after putting the oil and has set for a few days? Thanks for the tip.
You want to add a sealant first! Search for a specific video 😁
Olive Oil is a temporary fix.. I tar my pots and coat the tar with play sand.. bake in the sun.. voila. Won't crack for years. Also, you can get a high gloss polyurethane and coat the inside and out. brush on.
By coating the inside are you taking a chance that it might damage the plant?
@@cecilerudis4610 it hasn’t caused any damage to my plants as far as I know. I haven’t seen any abnormalities or odd growth. I wouldn’t do this for food crops.
@@XFz2nLDWo73x95 Thanks soo much!!!!
For saving onion seeds what time would you plant the actual onions in the grond that you want to save seeds from
I wonder if another method would be to heat the pot and cause any moisture in the clay to evaporate. Maybe?
Yes. I hear my clay cooking pots and charcoal burner made of clay and then coat in cooking oil and bake them to make them stronger and it also glazes them with almost a non stick coating for cooking in.
thank you for sharing have a blessed day
what is better vegetal oil or olive oil?
I wonder if Vaseline will work as well.
Such a FANTASTIC tip, thanks so much for sharing and have a wonderful weekend XXXXX
Does this apply to a clay CHIMINEA too or is that dangerous 🤔 anyone know?
Simple but Genius !
this is only applicable if you get freezing temperatures right?
+Ramza Wu yes
Very cool tip, I wouldn't have thought of it :-)
Great idea thanks for sharing :)
Good tip. fyi - dirtpatchheaven gave your seeds a plug the other day.
So what about from preventing olla's from cracking?
They were used in dry climates that do not freeze. If you are using ollas in freezing areas, they have to dig up or otherwise prevented from freezing (tenting perhaps? ).
Interesting
+OmgKitty's Garden and Family Life :)
If you cover your pot with plastic it will never dry out.
Hmm, why not just take your clay pots indoors over winter?
+midnightmandi Beause not everyone has the space, and some people like me find it cumbersome to carry them around long distances every year.
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oh my god youre so cute
Except vegetable oil goes rancid and attracts bacteria. This sounds like a poor idea to me. Just put them in the garden shed. This channel seems to be giving more and more misleading information. One last thought the reason for using the terracotta pot in the first place is the material is porous and allows circulation, why would you want to take this characteristic away? If the answer is that you don't care about this characteristic, then buy a non-porous pot from the start and then you can store it outside.
+Jay Gfeller What are you talking about? Vegetable oil cannot go rancid, it is a preservative which does the exact opposite. Second of all, you are assuming everyone has sheds. I don't even have a shed! We store all out pots outside like many MANY people do. I am curious as to what information is becoming progressively more misleading?
@@MIgardener it was indeed sad to hear the original poster's comments. It lacked substance and was clearly a misleading old wife's tale. Rancid oil cannot "attract" bacteria as he said 8n his post. He also clearly does not understand the effects a winter can have on clay. Not everyone has indoor storage facilities and I've been doing this for years without any problems. Nice of you to take the time to make and post this video. Don't let ignorant comments stop i from posting.
olla irrigation system was used in China, Middle East Persia and South America in Ancient times and not by Indian.please research before giving out information.
indians? really??
what ?
Interesting video, but very very thrown off by your mention of "Indians". Do you mean people from India? Or Indigenous people? From where? There are thousands of Indigeous nations across North, South, and Central America. Which nation(s) had that practice? Olla is a Spanish word for pot, is there an Indigous word for it as well? When making references to Indigenous cultures, the respectful thing is to be as specific as possible and to give credit to the right peoples.
Really? Over sensitive much? It would be nice to know that it was Mescaleros, for example, but his reference is not disrespectful. We have to give each other a break. BTW, Russell Means came to accept the name “Indians” as one of the humorous accidents of history that happen to all cultures.
he means Native Americans and yea, they're not Indians.
Geez, triggered much??
Geez, cry
Oh shut up, nobody has a problem saying white people who can be native to Ireland all the way to Lebanon, so you shouldn't have a problem with saying Indians. Grow up