Whether you're away on vacation, or simply don't have time to regularly garden, the system ... a simple DIY project. The internet provides dozens of tutorials to make your own self-watering ...

Plus, like any other DIY watering system, the cost of making an olla depends on what materials you have on hand already. Ollas were first used more than 4,000 years ago in China and North Africa.

Self-watering planters are low-maintenance, and common DIY projects. What we like most about [Tommy]’s design is that it reuses empty jars to create self-watering planters. After all ...