Smart pots of limited intelligence

[Gingerbeard]

Is there something special about the fabric used in smart pots or would a shirt do the same thing?

[Tersky]

I guess it depends on the thickness of the shirt... I suppose you could do it in a shirt...I've seen a guy who grew radishes hydroponically on a screen. The felt imo is a tad thicker. Im sure there is a DIY solution to fabric pots. Maybe its the density of the cloth? it feels like the weaving is also tighter than a tshirt?

[Gingerbeard]

Layers of shirts? Flannel?

[Tersky]

Thick flannel seems to be the closest consistency. Im sure as long as it holds the medium and doesnt rip. I'd love to see that little lumberjack!

[Weed Pharma]

Denim from blue jeans will work.

[9fingerleafs]

i tried DIYing the pots with garden fabric and the time it took for me to sew them together was not worth saving the 15 bucks i now spend on five 7 gal pots, the ones i made didnt last btw. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Gingerbeard]

I have buckets of free time. I could sew a sampler on my bags. Maybe that's a thing: personalized fabric pots! Cutting off a leg and sewing up the end with a needle and dental floss isn't a chore. I'm coming up with a few experiments for the next few grows.

[Farmall]

For crazy production, buy one of the HD singer sewing machines on eBay, they’re all over the place. I bought one for $50.00 that is in excellent condition and I sew Sunbrella boat canvas fabric to make outdoor covers for stuff and it runs thru that stuff like the proverbial hot knife thru butter. They sell UV and rot resistant threads anywhere...

[Rwise]

I made my first cloth pots, my back still hurts,,, I buy now,,, they are cheap compared to my back, and time!

[Ell]

used to use reusable shopping bags from fred meyer or walmart for 99cents apiece. hold abt 6 gallons soil. turn inside out to reuse. works well but are tippy being rectangular vs. round.

[homegrown]

Hey Gingerbeard..i dont know whats so special, but those things are pretty tuff. I wanted to put about 25 holes around the pot for tie-downs, so i tried a single hole punch(like the paper boy/girl used) sonofabiotch!! i got about 6 holes and said screw that...cut slits with a blade. I like Weed Pharma's idea of denim..pretty sturdy and tightly woven.

[Gingerbeard]

Hey Gingerbeard..I wanted to put about 25 holes around the pot for tie-downs, so i tried a single hole punch.

With fire extinguisher handy, red hot a screwdriver to poke the holes. I'm probably going to hole up a 1.75 gallon like that and put a thin bamboo stake horizontally, through the holes, through the pot. Just one for me, parallel to the two main colas after a single topping.

[homegrown]

lol.....i tried a drill....DONT EVER DO THAT!

[Mr.furley]

homegrown good call, Lol.

[Farmall]

Haha...I drilled into fabric before.... not pretty Especially fabric with padding behind it. .BUT. Pick up a few boxes for office binder clips and clip them around the edge of the pot... great anchors for tie downs. 1 1/2” work well but if you needing big holding power for large large stems, go with the 2”. At a wholesale club, 10 boxes of 12 was $6.00

[dphipps1020]

I have been using safety pins for my fabric pots. Works great, adjustable, and I don't ruin my pots. Can't always guarantee the branches will need to be tied down in the same place when reusing the pots so I figured it was a good solution. The ladies in the pictures were small for the pots I know but they've since grown into them.

[SoOrbudgal]

I also use those binder clips on my pots works really well. Those large safety pins are great also.

[Mr.furley]

Paper clips work well too.

[BillyKidd]

I've seen a guy grow a 5 foot tall x 4 foot round plant in a PILLOW CASE....of all things.

[Gingerbeard]

Alley hash. Decarb the shirt and put it on. Spray the shirt wet with alcohol and press it onto yourself. Hey! Body high!

[Farmall]

Amazing how there are crazy detailed procedures to create the same thing as the guy in the alley. And we spend so much time and effort into doing it

[BillyKidd]

Ingenuity, gotta love it!