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Everything you need to grow baby plants

"Orta pots are amazing! Not only are they beautiful to look at, they are highly functional too. Germination is fantastically consistent."

Trish, May 2019

Regular blog updates with Pandemic gardening ideas

How to Build a Slip Casting Room

How to Build a Slip Casting Room

The biggest project of our move has been building a new casting room.  Here are a few pictures of how I've been doing it.  Slip casting, the proce...
Easy, Zero-Waste Gifts from the Garden

Easy, Zero-Waste Gifts from the Garden

As more of us are aiming to live well with less waste, the garden can be a wonderful source of beautiful zero-waste gifts.  It probably can't repla...
Cool DIY transplant pot from salvaged fence wood

Cool DIY transplant pot from salvaged fence wood

I often get asked what containers you should plant seedlings into as they outgrow their Orta pots.  I just stumbled upon this excellent solution, a...

How to Grow Your Own Starts From Seed

Comprehensive guide to getting your precious seeds off to a great start (click here).

Veggie Gardening Basics

A short read with all the basics to get you up and gardening quickly in the ground or in containers (click here).

Start Seeds Now for Fall Veg and Autumn Perennial Planting

Start seeds now to save $$ on perennial planting and fall veggie starts.

"One of my best investments!  Invest in these and discover a tool that's perennially in use."

Jeannie, March 2019

Water Once a Week for Thriving Baby Plants

Self-watering means vegetables, flowers, herbs, houseplants, and cuttings will all start easily and successfully.  You just fill the reservoir once a week.

Naturally porous terracotta wicks water to nurture your seedlings with gentle moisture to thrive.

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"It's 100% successful and I don't have to spend a lot of time on it.  I just love them.

Lorena, Santa Clara CA

Saving Money and Plastic, on the way Towards Zero Waste

Our plastic-free pots arrive in plastic-free packaging (including all shipping materials).  Every time you use your Orta pot, you'll be saving those single-use pots that come from the nursery.

Not to mention saving $$ too! Your 12-pack pays for itself after just two uses!

Plants pop out easily.  Made from durable terracotta, your Orta pot is a lifetime investment in plastic-free gardening.

“It really took the anxiety and guesswork out of the most difficult part of getting started. For new growers like myself, I'd consider it a required tool.” 

Peggy, Santa Rosa CA

“I couldn’t start tomatoes from seed before, but now I can!” 

Tallulah, Oakland CA

“I just ordered my fifth self-watering seed starter. They have really performed beautifully and all my seeds have sprouted easily in them. The self watering feature works like a charm and helps germinate the seeds on a consistent basis”

Cynthia, Santa Rosa CA

Handmade with Love, to Last a Lifetime

All Orta seed pots are handmade in California.
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