How To Make Your Own Grow Bags

How To Calculate Fabric Sizes For Making Grow Bags

DIY. Make your own grow bags for your garden. Grow bags have many benefits including allowing air and water to continue to flow and it allows the root systems to breath (called air pruning) so it doesn't get root bound. I will show you how to make your own bags very inexpensively.

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Dewitt 12 Year Weed Barrier: (100' roll):

Coats Outdoor Thread:

Brother GX37 Sewing Machine:

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[ienekevanhouten]

“I am secure in my manhood, so flowers don’t bother me”....Sir, the world needs more of you!

[TheWoodlandGardener]

As both a seamstress and a gardener, I am smiling and happy watching this. Well done!

[SusanRogersMakingItWorkMe]

My Daddy was born in 1935 and he could sew and crochet, plus he was a GREAT cook. My Granny taught him, because Men need to know how to take of themselves. He is the reason I can cook, sew and crochet.

[lisahook]

As a sewer and a grower, this is an AWESOME tutorial! Well done!

[eleanorschubert]

Kudos to you for sewing...when my son was ten or eleven years old he asked me to teach him how to sew...so I also taught him how to take care of a sewing machine. His first job out of high school was maintaining and fixing sewing machines in a sewing factory. He loved it! Thank you for this video!

[waynetadlock]

"Brother" brand is a good value sewing machine. Back stitching to start & end is always recommended. I'm a guy, straight, 56 years old and I still sew when the need arises. PS. If sewing machines were just for girls, why isn't there a brand called "Sister?" LOL

[monicatomaras]

Wow, that was a great video. You did such a great job showing all of the steps and not adding a bunch of extra fluff and annoying background music that so many you tubers feel the need to torture us with. Thank you, thank you!

[MaidMirawyn]

Great tutorial!

For reference, a 6”x6”x12” pot is about 1.5 gallons (432 cubic inches).

A 5 gallon pot would be about 1344 cubic inches. A 9”x9”x18” pot would do it, made with a 36”x18” rectangle.

If you do add handles, it would be easiest to add them after hemming the top but before you sew up the bottom and side.

[Noniofseven]

I made almost 40 in one 50 foot roll! Most I made the 36” width, and varied the depth. Almost all are filled and planted with cool crops- peas, potatoes, onions and lots of greens. Thanks a million!!

[ThePinkBinks]

If you want a top tip guys: the iron will burn plastic based fabric, true, _but_ if you can get your iron (even a hair iron) on a low enough heat and put grease-proof kitchen paper between your iron and the fabric you don't even need to sew because you can heat-seal the bags together.
Only place your heat source on the bits you want to heat-seal and work fairly quickly so it doesn't just plain melt.
Great for people who don't own a sewing machine right now.

[jesusbonnie]

Grew up with aunties my whole life...grandma taught me how to cook, clean, dance, sew and many other things arround the house. Grandma told once "A man or woman must bring more than sex to the table"....so big ups on this tutorial...I've learned alot.

[sharongodbout]

Here's to all the men out there who can sew!!! Cheers! :) Good idea for growing the veg! Thank you :-)

[FosterChicken]

I was about to BUY a bunch of these and had never thought to make them. THANK YOU so much for this video. Oh, everyone should know how to do basic sewing.

[homeiswherethegardenis]

A man that sews and gardens...and knows about back stitching and to not have seems showing, wow! You've got me as a on going viewer. I love it and the garden bags. Thank you

[boojangles]

Great tutorial! All you need for double stitching is a double needle. I use one for denim. You just pop it in where your regular needle sits. :)

[lindacrowley]

No one should ever tease or laugh at a man that can sew or cook or c lean...there in short supply.

[danielhughes]

A pensioner friend of mine took up sewing when his wife died and left behind a few sewing machines.
He taught himself to sew and is now 'knocking out' and selling quality aprons at Farmers Markets mainly for Pro. Kitchen people.
You can't keep a good man down

[Haupialani]

You are so hilarious with manning up your sewing machine. But mostly, it was very educational and informative. Great job explaining especially the type of thread.

[lynnwilliamson]

Just ran across this video. Very well explained. Thank you sooo much! From a 67 year young grandmother!

[kalebli]

Your humorous approach and realistic experiences to gardening earned you a supporter. Thank you.