Just saw this: smart pot DIY

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[TD="class: alt1"]Here are some pics of how we build our diy smart pots. Big thanks to
c-ray for sharing all this info with me. Thanks brotha!

Here we are constructing a 10 gallon smart pot

Tools to get the job done.
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25 inch X 50 inch piece of geotextile fabric unfolded
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fold in half into a 25 x 25 inch square
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glue or stitch the two open sides. Here we use PL glue. this stuff is rock solid
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smooth out the glue
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really work out any bubbles and smooth that mofo out!
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Repeat on the opposite side
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You let the bag sit flat for 48 hours so the glue can dry/cure and expand. The glued edges will not break loose. PL premium is rank stuff.

This is what you end up with..
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Now fold the bag inside out
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make the coners touch each other inside the bag
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All done!
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So cheap to make and easy as can be

here is the data for the size of pots and cut size

thanks again to c-ray for all this info!



no more fkin around, ran the numbers through a spreadsheet

size accounts for 3/4 inch of glued edge, and the gallons are at 85% of pot capacity

bag dimensions in inches


seam width: 0.75 / fill percentage (80-100%): 85

cut size: height x width / folded size: height x width / filled size: diameter x height / volume in gallons / volume in ml / volume in litres
4 x 8 / 4 x 4 / 2.1 x 2.2 / 0.03 gallons / 102 ml / 0.1 litres
5 x 10 / 5 x 5 / 2.7 x 2.8 / 0.06 gallons / 227 ml / 0.2 litres
6 x 12 / 6 x 6 / 3.3 x 3.5 / 0.11 gallons / 429 ml / 0.4 litres
7 x 14 / 7 x 7 / 4.0 x 4.2 / 0.19 gallons / 724 ml / 0.7 litres
8 x 16 / 8 x 8 / 4.6 x 4.8 / 0.30 gallons / 1129 ml / 1.1 litres
9 x 18 / 9 x 9 / 5.3 x 5.5 / 0.44 gallons / 1664 ml / 1.7 litres
10 x 20 / 10 x 10 / 5.9 x 6.2 / 0.62 gallons / 2345 ml / 2.3 litres
11 x 22 / 11 x 11 / 6.5 x 6.8 / 0.84 gallons / 3191 ml / 3.2 litres
12 x 24 / 12 x 12 / 7.2 x 7.5 / 1.12 gallons / 4220 ml / 4.2 litres
13 x 26 / 13 x 13 / 7.8 x 8.2 / 1.44 gallons / 5448 ml / 5.4 litres
14 x 28 / 14 x 14 / 8.4 x 8.8 / 1.82 gallons / 6894 ml / 6.9 litres
15 x 30 / 15 x 15 / 9.1 x 9.5 / 2.27 gallons / 8575 ml / 8.6 litres
16 x 32 / 16 x 16 / 9.7 x 10.2 / 2.78 gallons / 10510 ml / 10.5 litres
17 x 34 / 17 x 17 / 10.4 x 10.8 / 3.36 gallons / 12716 ml / 12.7 litres
18 x 36 / 18 x 18 / 11.0 x 11.5 / 4.02 gallons / 15212 ml / 15.2 litres
19 x 38 / 19 x 19 / 11.6 x 12.2 / 4.77 gallons / 18013 ml / 18.0 litres
20 x 40 / 20 x 20 / 12.3 x 12.8 / 5.59 gallons / 21140 ml / 21.1 litres
21 x 42 / 21 x 21 / 12.9 x 13.5 / 6.51 gallons / 24608 ml / 24.6 litres
22 x 44 / 22 x 22 / 13.5 x 14.2 / 7.52 gallons / 28437 ml / 28.4 litres
23 x 46 / 23 x 23 / 14.2 x 14.8 / 8.64 gallons / 32643 ml / 32.6 litres
24 x 48 / 24 x 24 / 14.8 x 15.5 / 9.85 gallons / 37246 ml / 37.2 litres
25 x 50 / 25 x 25 / 15.4 x 16.2 / 11.18 gallons / 42261 ml / 42.3 litres
26 x 52 / 26 x 26 / 16.1 x 16.8 / 12.62 gallons / 47708 ml / 47.7 litres
27 x 54 / 27 x 27 / 16.7 x 17.5 / 14.18 gallons / 53604 ml / 53.6 litres
28 x 56 / 28 x 28 / 17.4 x 18.1 / 15.86 gallons / 59966 ml / 60.0 litres
29 x 58 / 29 x 29 / 18.0 x 18.8 / 17.68 gallons / 66813 ml / 66.8 litres
30 x 60 / 30 x 30 / 18.6 x 19.5 / 19.62 gallons / 74162 ml / 74.2 litres
31 x 62 / 31 x 31 / 19.3 x 20.1 / 21.70 gallons / 82032 ml / 82.0 litres
32 x 64 / 32 x 32 / 19.9 x 20.8 / 23.93 gallons / 90439 ml / 90.4 litres
33 x 66 / 33 x 33 / 20.5 x 21.5 / 26.30 gallons / 99402 ml / 99.4 litres
34 x 68 / 34 x 34 / 21.2 x 22.1 / 28.82 gallons / 108938 ml / 108.9 litres
35 x 70 / 35 x 35 / 21.8 x 22.8 / 31.50 gallons / 119066 ml / 119.1 litres
36 x 72 / 36 x 36 / 22.5 x 23.5 / 34.34 gallons / 129802 ml / 129.8 litres
37 x 74 / 37 x 37 / 23.1 x 24.1 / 37.35 gallons / 141166 ml / 141.2 litres
38 x 76 / 38 x 38 / 23.7 x 24.8 / 40.52 gallons / 153174 ml / 153.2 litres
39 x 78 / 39 x 39 / 24.4 x 25.5 / 43.87 gallons / 165844 ml / 165.8 litres
40 x 80 / 40 x 40 / 25.0 x 26.1 / 47.41 gallons / 179194 ml / 179.2 litres
41 x 82 / 41 x 41 / 25.6 x 26.8 / 51.12 gallons / 193243 ml / 193.2 litres
42 x 84 / 42 x 42 / 26.3 x 27.5 / 55.03 gallons / 208007 ml / 208.0 litres
43 x 86 / 43 x 43 / 26.9 x 28.1 / 59.13 gallons / 223504 ml / 223.5 litres
44 x 88 / 44 x 44 / 27.6 x 28.8 / 63.43 gallons / 239753 ml / 239.8 litres
45 x 90 / 45 x 45 / 28.2 x 29.5 / 67.93 gallons / 256771 ml / 256.8 litres
46 x 92 / 46 x 46 / 28.8 x 30.1 / 72.64 gallons / 274575 ml / 274.6 litres
47 x 94 / 47 x 47 / 29.5 x 30.8 / 77.56 gallons / 293184 ml / 293.2 litres
48 x 96 / 48 x 48 / 30.1 x 31.5 / 82.70 gallons / 312616 ml / 312.6 litres
49 x 98 / 49 x 49 / 30.7 x 32.1 / 88.07 gallons / 332888 ml / 332.9 litres
50 x 100 / 50 x 50 / 31.4 x 32.8 / 93.66 gallons / 354017 ml / 354.0 litres
51 x 102 / 51 x 51 / 32.0 x 33.5 / 99.48 gallons / 376023 ml / 376.0 litres
52 x 104 / 52 x 52 / 32.6 x 34.1 / 105.53 gallons / 398921 ml / 398.9 litres
53 x 106 / 53 x 53 / 33.3 x 34.8 / 111.83 gallons / 422731 ml / 422.7 litres
54 x 108 / 54 x 54 / 33.9 x 35.5 / 118.38 gallons / 447471 ml / 447.5 litres
55 x 110 / 55 x 55 / 34.6 x 36.1 / 125.17 gallons / 473157 ml / 473.2 litres
56 x 112 / 56 x 56 / 35.2 x 36.8 / 132.22 gallons / 499807 ml / 499.8 litres
57 x 114 / 57 x 57 / 35.8 x 37.5 / 139.53 gallons / 527440 ml / 527.4 litres
58 x 116 / 58 x 58 / 36.5 x 38.1 / 147.11 gallons / 556073 ml / 556.1 litres
59 x 118 / 59 x 59 / 37.1 x 38.8 / 154.95 gallons / 585725 ml / 585.7 litres
60 x 120 / 60 x 60 / 37.7 x 39.5 / 163.07 gallons / 616411 ml / 616.4 litres
61 x 122 / 61 x 61 / 38.4 x 40.1 / 171.47 gallons / 648152 ml / 648.2 litres
62 x 124 / 62 x 62 / 39.0 x 40.8 / 180.15 gallons / 680964 ml / 681.0 litres
63 x 126 / 63 x 63 / 39.7 x 41.5 / 189.12 gallons / 714864 ml / 714.9 litres
64 x 128 / 64 x 64 / 40.3 x 42.1 / 198.38 gallons / 749872 ml / 749.9 litres
65 x 130 / 65 x 65 / 40.9 x 42.8 / 207.94 gallons / 786005 ml / 786.0 litres
66 x 132 / 66 x 66 / 41.6 x 43.5 / 217.80 gallons / 823279 ml / 823.3 litres
67 x 134 / 67 x 67 / 42.2 x 44.1 / 227.97 gallons / 861714 ml / 861.7 litres
68 x 136 / 68 x 68 / 42.8 x 44.8 / 238.45 gallons / 901327 ml / 901.3 litres
69 x 138 / 69 x 69 / 43.5 x 45.5 / 249.24 gallons / 942136 ml / 942.1 litres
70 x 140 / 70 x 70 / 44.1 x 46.1 / 260.36 gallons / 984158 ml / 984.2 litres
71 x 142 / 71 x 71 / 44.7 x 46.8 / 271.80 gallons / 1027412 ml / 1027.4 litres
72 x 144 / 72 x 72 / 45.4 x 47.5 / 283.58 gallons / 1071915 ml / 1071.9 litres
73 x 146 / 73 x 73 / 46.0 x 48.1 / 295.68 gallons / 1117684 ml / 1117.7 litres
74 x 148 / 74 x 74 / 46.7 x 48.8 / 308.13 gallons / 1164739 ml / 1164.7 litres
75 x 150 / 75 x 75 / 47.3 x 49.5 / 320.92 gallons / 1213096 ml / 1213.1 litres
76 x 152 / 76 x 76 / 47.9 x 50.1 / 334.07 gallons / 1262773 ml / 1262.8 litres
77 x 154 / 77 x 77 / 48.6 x 50.8 / 347.56 gallons / 1313788 ml / 1313.8 litres
78 x 156 / 78 x 78 / 49.2 x 51.4 / 361.42 gallons / 1366159 ml / 1366.2 litres
79 x 158 / 79 x 79 / 49.8 x 52.1 / 375.64 gallons / 1419903 ml / 1419.9 litres
80 x 160 / 80 x 80 / 50.5 x 52.8 / 390.22 gallons / 1475039 ml / 1475.0 litres
81 x 162 / 81 x 81 / 51.1 x 53.4 / 405.18 gallons / 1531584 ml / 1531.6 litres
82 x 164 / 82 x 82 / 51.8 x 54.1 / 420.52 gallons / 1589556 ml / 1589.6 litres
83 x 166 / 83 x 83 / 52.4 x 54.8 / 436.24 gallons / 1648972 ml / 1649.0 litres
84 x 168 / 84 x 84 / 53.0 x 55.4 / 452.34 gallons / 1709851 ml / 1709.9 litres
85 x 170 / 85 x 85 / 53.7 x 56.1 / 468.84 gallons / 1772211 ml / 1772.2 litres
86 x 172 / 86 x 86 / 54.3 x 56.8 / 485.73 gallons / 1836068 ml / 1836.1 litres
87 x 174 / 87 x 87 / 54.9 x 57.4 / 503.03 gallons / 1901441 ml / 1901.4 litres
88 x 176 / 88 x 88 / 55.6 x 58.1 / 520.73 gallons / 1968348 ml / 1968.3 litres
89 x 178 / 89 x 89 / 56.2 x 58.8 / 538.84 gallons / 2036807 ml / 2036.8 litres
90 x 180 / 90 x 90 / 56.9 x 59.4 / 557.36 gallons / 2106834 ml / 2106.8 litres
91 x 182 / 91 x 91 / 57.5 x 60.1 / 576.31 gallons / 2178448 ml / 2178.4 litres
92 x 184 / 92 x 92 / 58.1 x 60.8 / 595.68 gallons / 2251668 ml / 2251.7 litres
93 x 186 / 93 x 93 / 58.8 x 61.4 / 615.48 gallons / 2326509 ml / 2326.5 litres
94 x 188 / 94 x 94 / 59.4 x 62.1 / 635.71 gallons / 2402991 ml / 2403.0 litres
95 x 190 / 95 x 95 / 60.0 x 62.8 / 656.38 gallons / 2481131 ml / 2481.1 litres
96 x 192 / 96 x 96 / 60.7 x 63.4 / 677.50 gallons / 2560947 ml / 2560.9 litres



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If sewing one should use the best synthetic thread possible. Natural threads will break down quickly.

I use gutermann upholstery thread.

I would also recommend the 8oz over the 6oz, though the 6 will work just fine.

Cheap new sewing machines can be had for $100-$200 bucks, and will work good.

I bet I can sew faster than one could glue, and anyone can learn within an hour how to sew as well, its very simple.

Rolls of 15' x 300' of Geotex can be had for around $500 - $600 bucks.


A 6'x2.5' piece of fabric will equate to a 30gal container as one takes into account the inside folded corners reducing the side height.

4500sqft per roll, would yield 300 - 30gal containers, for a savings of over $4000 vs smart pots.

or

3.5sqft of fabric per 5 gallon container will yield 1280 -1285 containers per roll, which is a savings of over $9000 vs buying smart pots

I love DIY. I would also sew rather than glue. I wouldn't / couldn't trust glue only.

got my grandmas old beast of a sewing table. I've made pillow cases and stuffed animals but now I'm really gonna get going on it. idk why i never thought to try making these expensive bastards my self. Thanks slumdog

Seems to be alot of these DIY smart pots coming out... I did something very similar for my outdoor. Mine just didn't have bottoms an were wrapped with chicken wire

The first one I did today came out kind of crappy but, I got it down after that.
I would have attempted to do squares if I did not find that thread.

Love these fabric pots. They work very well with automated drippers, too.

Slumdog- you should make them and market them as Made In The D. Sell them online. If you employ someone, now you have grant money access.

Proof that growing cannabis does not "put hair on your chest".

I've thought about it many times, I'll have to give "smart pots" a try. I jumped right in to Superoots Airpots, and I've been happy with them.

Rrog said:

Slumdog- you should make them and market them as Made In The D. Sell them online. If you employ someone, now you have grant money access.

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They might last for a while but, I am thinking if I was in the smart business, I would have a lot of hate mail!

I made them to put my mothers in eventually. I am building a corrugated steel roof panel table to put them on tomorrow.
I will probably just hand watering I like spending some time with then anyway.

I think if you made SlumDog bags you'd be a local celebrity

I own a sewing machine.

I work for cheap too.

buy a few.. cut them when you transplant and use fishing line to sew them up when done. reusable for many times.

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but the ~3gal ones, 17x34 ...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Geotextile-...530?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5891ee2962

That's 300+ from one piece of fabric. $1/ea + labor

^Djwimbo

Not quite, that kid has small hands though. It would make the job easier.

There's $$ in these products... Fed money available if you create jobs. Do it at home and write off part of the mortgage / rent, utilities, etc. Many write-offs.