a 'Medicated Moment" idea...SMART POTS too Expen$ive...A Cheap HomeMade Alternative..

So i was sitting around a and got a good idea, I think its a good idea anyways....
I have been checking out those Smart Pots, or other fabric pots. Supposed to be way better.
A 3 Gallon runs from 7-10 Bucks, and i cant even get them where i live even if i wanted to spend that much money.
I wanted some fabric pots so i was thinking of trying this out;
1. Get a Fabric Grocery Bag (they are 99cents here).
2. Buy 2-4 pieces of craft felt (i paid 33 cents each at the dollar store)
3. Buy or find some tape around the house or whatever..(optional step)
4. Tape 2 pieces of felt together. Then tape 2 more pieces of felt together. (or just lay them overtop of one another overlapping about an inch or two).
5. Open up your cloth grocery bag.
6. Place the felt pieces on the bottom of the bag and up along the sides as far as they reach.

Now u have a $2.00 homemade version of a smart pot. And it even has handles. And i didnt have to pay to ship it to myself either.
I think it should work pretty much as good as a 10.00 one. Im not an expert tho, the ones who charge 10 bucks for a piece of fabric are the experts.
In the pic, the green bucket is 3 gallons. I think the Fabric bag is about 4.5-5 gallons. I put them side by side to compare the size. Thats my little mutant bonsai plant 3 weeks into flower in the green bucket.
Heres some pics of the build process. Some difficult, precise stuff going on, but hopefully its not too complicated to follow LMAO. Just get nice and medicated before undertaking the task.

"LIKE" it if u like it.

that bag looks like you might not need the felt. never used smart pots myself but looks gtg. more medicine please.

Fabric shopping bags work well for grow bags , some brands drain more freely than others material depending , and if you need a cheap saucer plastic shopping bags will come in handy .

ProfessorPotSnob said:

Fabric shopping bags work well for grow bags , some brands drain more freely than others material depending , and if you need a cheap saucer plastic shopping bags will come in handy .

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Not all of the bags are real fabric, or not what most people would call fabric. Many of them are made out of recycled plastics. Not that it makes a huge difference, but you should know what you're dealing with, it is a petroleum product.

djwimbo said:

Not all of the bags are real fabric, or not what most people would call fabric. Many of them are made out of recycled plastics. Not that it makes a huge difference, but you should know what you're dealing with, it is a petroleum product.

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Ya i think probably 90% of the reusable shopping bags are recycled plastic. I think that it wont make any difference at all compared to a real fabric one. I bet the 'real' ones are recycled synthetics too.

Heres a picture of the Home Made pot with a Greenhouse Big Bang, 3 weeks old, that i just transpplanted in there. The big bang was nutrient deficient but looks better since being out in there last nite.

if your paying 7 dollars for a 3 gallon pot shop around. here in Michigan superior grower supply, price break down are..... 3 gallon pot .2.50 5 gallon pot 4.00 7 gallon pot , 5.00 10 gallon pot 6.50 15 gallon pot 8.50 25 gallon pot , 15.00

Geopots are the shitt..can't afford get the shopping bags from WalmartWalmart

On the Hightime's website, they featured a home made bag out of an old laundry basket and plant-bed fabric. The fabric will hold up, as it is made for long term use. You also can reuse this fabric after each harvest. You can buy the fabric in a roll on the cheap.
Peace bro.