Meaningful uses of 3D Printing in Gardening

[@stormbowman7148]

I go all the way and simply 3d the plant as well. No water needed - at all. Top tip!

[@WildChinoise]

Very well scripted, filmed and voiced! Kudos

[@7fe5z25]

yung fong chi holae fyange bonzaye

[@whoracle1986]

Just want to give you a heads-up on the IoT project in your video where you use a soil-meter. Those sensors corrode away quite fast, a very good upgrade to this is a capacitive soil sensor. They will last a whole lot longer. I hope you find this useful. I enjoyed your video.

[@oldgregg2057]

Honestly the best 3d printing video I've watched. Practical and useful prints all

[@rickarddt]

This is great, I have printed a self watering pot for the first time the other day. On a side note, do not use cyanoacrilate (super glue) to bond something that will be exposed to water. Super glue bonds instantly in the presence of moisture (think fingers), however the bond is also weakened by moisture or water. This is why the msds will state that if you bond your skin you need to run it under luke warm water in order to get, say, your fingers unstuck.

[@razorpit]

So what do you recommend?

[@oscarsamazingworldofeveryt7977]

All of these are really cool I I especially liked the plant propagulator because jars get aloe and go green

[@RisottoNero-z1w]

It feels like this video was made for my Soul! BLESS YOUR MYSTERIOUS HEART, ALGORYTHM.

[@Mister_Stork]

More of these plants and gardening videos please 😍

[@Hopeinformer]

I've actually done that. I print pots and net cups, and avocado boats. However the net cups can be cheaper to buy than to print.

[@Tertion]

yeah but I can't buy net cups with funny quotes or Plants vs Zombies images embossed in them !

[@Hopeinformer]

@@Tertion very good point.

[@markusschnepf]

Honestly, I have never seen these "double windows" before :D

[@youradvertisehere]

In österreichischen alt Bauten und anderen Ost europäischen Ländern sind die Gang und gäbe

[@zipu]

Wait you guys dont have double windows???

[@markusschnepf]

@@youradvertisehere Im Osten war ich nur einmal (Prag) und da hab ich weder im Hotel noch in einem der Clubs/Bars sowas gesehen haha.danke für die Info, wieder was gelernt

[@joshstainton8207]

@@zipu In Canada we use double to triple pane windows so they don't waste space

[@zipu]

@@joshstainton8207 it isnt as common to have interior windowsills here, thats probably why we have a space between the windows. I checked, and we have a double window, some space, for blinds inbetween (yea our blinds are inbetween the windows), and a singular window. So i guess we have triple windows too.

[@headbanger1428]

Wonderful and solid use cases. Well explained and a good pace too. I’ll be following these examples with this Spring’s gardening and into Winter this year.

[@romanalexandrov2880]

I recognised the view from the window. The guy lives in the same building I used to live 7 years ago. Czech Republic is super small =D

[@throwawayaccountm1325]

Finally! Now I can print a pot for my Pot!

[@RaphaelBeguin]

these awesome ideas make me want to persevere with 3d printing, not just for me but for my friends who love gardening and growing plants 😍

[@nrdesign1991]

You're actively pushing me into trying my hand at smart gardening, or gardening in general!

[@111elf1]

nah, he also did not try to turn us into furries or RC car enthusiasts. (from the last few episodes) Wait, i already bought the RC car. 🙈😂 now for downloading the new .stl files

[@plokkum]

More of this please! 👍🏻 Gardening is so satisfying. Nature is wonderful 😱😃

[@denpavlovsky2141]

very nice video really. Actually my 3d printing started in My Garden ( I wanted to make an electro motorized valve to water the plants - so I bought my first 3d printer.

[@stevenerickson3197]

Another great video Mikolas! Will have to post some pictures of all my 3D printed plant pots 🪴

[@Prusa3D]

Thanks Steven and please do! :)

[@Erbmon]

Andreas Spiess has a great video about humidity detectors, some cheap ones can be a health hazard so I recomend being mindful.

[@mantenimientobg8320]

Very well scripted, filmed and voiced! Excelent

[@JotaKaJorge]

Wow, this video is perfect for me. My girlfriend was asking about printing some smarter pots for the plants. Now, I don't have any excuse :D

[@bcerrati]

glad you did this video. i ONLY print for planting.

[@mmenegali88]

Another cool idea is printing a support for a camera to do time-lapses of growing plants!

[@Prusa3D]

That's an awesome idea!

[@bndncn]

Sure would be cool to have a large format 3D printer to make planters for larger plants. I wonder if we will hear any news about that soon.

[@davebacknolaliki1452]

Prusa XL is available for preorder now.

[@vojtis_2811]

Sooo good, but could you make some more-affordable 3d printer? Some people (not me personally) want to start 3d printing, but they cant or dont want to spend that much money, so they rather buy the Creality ender 3. So this is my idea how to make your bussiness even bigger. Thanks for people like you

[@thiagomalotcavallieri7063]

Amazing projects!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@rez1222]

what Filament type would you recommend for gardening stuff? PETG?

[@tobiasvente1955]

Where can I find the 3d model of the self-watering insert from 2:48?

[@ammonite4078]

Asking the right question!

[@ammonite4078]

Mikolas just added the link in the description :)

[@FrocketGaming]

Does filament type matter when it comes to planters? What do most people tend to favor? PETG?

[@fpvleo2606]

PETG has good bonding characteristics and is waterproof in most cases.

[@andrewbarney5503]

Yes. Most plastics are not UV resistant. Not sure which ones are. PC? Otherwise they need a UV protective spray coating if they will be outside

[@xanderrijkee5094]

Nicely done... this video will probably convince me to buy the mini+...

[@bissalex]

4:28 is exactly what I did the past few days for our tomatoes. Including making the signs in a colour according to the tomatoes

[@marsgizmo]

a very nice idea and tutorial 😊

[@TanksAndTooMuchTime]

What types of filament are best for pots? PLA seemed to deform for me, but may have been the summer sun...

[@UNSCPILOT]

PETG might hold better, and has more favorable traits to help seal out (or in) water when printed right, though depending on how hot the spot your placing it is even PETG has limits

[@overflow7276]

I always use my calibration cubes that I print for every new spool of material as seeding starters! Looks and works great!

[@0nLyCh4oS]

Does anyone have a link to the smart coaster at 8:59 ? I cant find it

[@4.0.4]

My wife has a couple self-watering pots... They're injection-molded. I don't think that is new either. Honestly the impossible-to-mold designs and custom things that can be one of a kind are most interesting. And DIY in general.

[@V__RR]

Suddenly i want a bunch of plants now

[@Prusa3D]

Mission accomplished :)

[@samuelfernandez4110]

Wouldnt the plastic leave microplastics on the water or dirt which will be extremely dangerous for humans?

[@jaspervanoortje]

Could you explain the planter on 0:16 of the video? Looks really cool

[@kenweb27]

Same question here

[@JensChrBrynildsen]

Great video! I would never use one of those $1 water sensors though. They corrode to the point of failure within just a few days. Pick up a "Capacitive Soil Sensor" instead, and you'll have something that lasts for many years.

[@Prusa3D]

This sensor is from a project over 5 years old and still works fine. But yeah, the capacitive soil sensors are much better and it's what I've been using for newer projects :) If for nothing else, it's nice that they can send out digital output rather than just analog signal. -Mikolas

[@nemtudom5074]

5:30 If you made the dovetails thinner at the back, and wider in the front, you'd only be able to insert them one way, and you wouldnt be able to overpush it the other direction

[@jackbryan5851]

Im curious what material they are using. If your plants are in direct sunlight then the PLA will definitely embrittle and warp/deform from the UV and temperature exposure. PLA is also biodegradable which does not bode well for being used as a water tank. That being said, I really like the idea of a lot of these designs and their flexibility/creativity. I hope they have appropriate materials available.

[@TheMikolasZuza]

I see what you mean, but in reality, even PLA will likely work fine for many years. I've printed most of my pots from PLA, some from PETG. For example, the self-watering one from PLA has been behind my window for over a year and a half without any sign of degradation. Only time will tell though :)

[@jarikeinanen7713]

I'm worried about the same - Top of that; do we know if plants collect microplastic or other components from the PLA?

[@twisted_seraph]

What is the link for the planter at 0:14 that you twist in the planters?

I'd like to know too

[@no_watchtime_back_you_can_have]

0:42 - plant tray with water bottle. That looks like a great "jack of all trades" for different pots, but I can't seem to find the STL on any page. What would you call it? Would like a threaded connection.

[@leion800]

i printed up a cat grass planter, and it turned out good.

[@saidabdullahi6539]

Anyone know how I can 3D print that vertical pot @ 0:13 ?

[@mrrescue8157]

is there a link to the pot from 2:39 somewere?

[@ammonite4078]

My girlfriend wants it NOW

[@SoFixHD]

Hey mate did you found it?

[@TheMikolasZuza]

There you go guys :) www.prusaprinters.org/prints/60895-self-watering-insert I've just uploaded the model. I was hesitating to upload it, since you can re-scale the model only so much before you encounter some problems (walls too thin etc.). But you'll see that in the preview, so just make sure you check that :)

[@SoFixHD]

@@TheMikolasZuza Thanks bud ❤️

[@ammonite4078]

@@TheMikolasZuza Thanks!

[@NickSykora]

Theres a really cool Aeroponics pot from Syk3DGrow on My Mini Factory you can print too. That thing is great for taking your growing into the future.

[@KeruuKat]

:0! I'll have to find the file

[@NickSykora]

@@KeruuKat you can get it for free now on Prusa Printers

[@lobotomik3338]

Perfect, thanks for the video! Can I find somewhere this "0:13"?

[@MartinWolker]

+1

[@zsofiaszegedi7097]

It’s a vertical hydroponic gardening tower, there are some options on Thingiverse, I want to make one too

[@Prusa3D]

It's this one: www.thingiverse.com/thing:3405964 (I'll go to hell for linking thingiverse, but this model isn't on PrusaPrinters (YET)) -Mikolas

[@lobotomik3338]

​@@Prusa3D Thank you Mikolas for answering me and I appreciate your great sacrifice... :)

[@WRXcess]

made my own hydroponic rack using 3d printing. most efficient shit ever.

[@violettracey]

Thanks for sharing these models!

[@saschatrumm2852]

Is there a How-To to print pots waterprof, I tried in the past some vase and mostley they are not waterprof. I find this very interessting.

[@christiang6960]

I read somewhre that prints with PETG should be watertight, but not yet tested myself.

[@TOMA21207]

So many fun projects. Thanks.

[@SiphengLim]

8:36 where can I get growing LED light?

[@ArtyMars]

OMG THE DOUBLE WINDOW POTS ARE SO COOOOOOOLLLLL 🤭😭❤️🥺❤️😭

[@koko0riginal]

Perfect video. I would watch hours of this content.

[@Prusa3D]

Awww, thank you! -Mikolas

[@csywssl]

Can someone share the link for the tall planter shown at 0:14 please?

[@martinpfeiffer7884]

Which filament do you suggest? I fear pla is not water resistant enough?

[@UNSCPILOT]

PETG filiment is similar to the PET plastic used in common waterbottles. You will need to experiment a bit to get a watertight print either threw finding the right settings or sealing the inside of the print with a layer of silicon for example, I'm told that larger extruder nozzles that make thicker walls can make it much easier though I've barely tested much of this myself yet

[@Garrison_adventure]

Excellent video. It’s got me excited for the grow season

[@PB3D2]

Great idea again , Mikolas problem with links from floater 2 to honeycomb !! same links..!!

[@Prusa3D]

Good catch, fixed :)

[@PB3D2]

@@Prusa3D well fast fixed ;-)

[@PB3D2]

@@Prusa3D oups still same issue on Propagation ...& seed... by the way at 0:37 any good links to do this smart planters project ? thx

[@oiimaboi1702]

SUCH A GOOD VIDEO thank u

[@oliviersaraja]

What would you recommend to get waterproof pots and reservoirs? Specific materials? Specific slicing parameters? Postprocessed coating? Thanks for this interesting article/video.

[@Prusa3D]

Good question! We thought we'll just mention it in the article, but it turned out to be big enough topic for more research and standalone article. But generally, if you have multiple perimeters, even the default settings in PrusaSlicer create waterproof prints most of the time. -Mikolas

[@oliviersaraja]

@@Prusa3D I've heard that PLA was less watertight than PETG by itself. I'd love to see such a standalone article, honestly. I know we can coat our prints to get them waterproof, but the less I manipulate products, the better i am :-) Thanks again for this neat video Mikolas.

[@MattJonesYT]

I've used Titebond III exterior grade waterproof glue for this and it works great. I filled the pot with glue then drained it back into the bottle then let it dry. You can do several coats if desired.

[@oliviersaraja]

@@MattJonesYT Thanks for the suggestion. So far I read about using a brush to coat some liquid wood glue in order to make the pot waterproof. A solution quite close to yours 😊

[@matneu27]

Printing waterproof needs many tries and errors, especially for single perimeter printed vases. On the other hand I tend to seal the perimeters depending on the material. Abs and ASA you can seal by Aceton vaporize and PETG and Pla with liquid wax or SLA printer resin following by uv light hardening.

[@prashantsharma8978]

Which material should I use for 3d printing so that it hold water in hydroponics without being warped

[@ShadowpawSilvertongue]

Im not sure if anyone will see this. I grow mints and they always grow crazy fast and act all dominant, to counter this. Is there a hydro pot that take only one seed? Something low powered and can put high up? I want them to wide and strong for when i harvest them

[@olafb.2929]

Perfect timing , I was just thinking of this! Awesome designs!

[@alf3071]

how can u make sure it doesn't leak tho?

[@buckstarchaser2376]

Some great ideas for propagating frew its this year.

[@jarekherisz]

Isn't growing herbs in a pot with 3d prints harmful to your health? Which filaments are suitable for such applications?

[@iFireender]

PLA, as a base material, is what "recyclable plastic bags" are made out of, and is generally foodsafe. Most manufacturers don't label it thus though because that'd come with added responsibility (and also what Prusa would tell you if they were to respond). For planters, they're totally fine.

[@UNSCPILOT]

PETG and HIPS filaments are generally food safe too, though HIPS will emit nasty fumes while printing so keep that in mind

[@yoyoleafs2237]

isn't there a risk the PLA seeps into the plant? PLA exposed to water is that safe? Also wouldn't bacteria grow as old water and the PLA interact?

[@wimbuh1]

1:42 what software used to make those slick animation?

[@Prusa3D]

Blender 🧡

[@AgnosiaAgnosis]

Wild... always thought PLA was not watertight...

[@UNSCPILOT]

It's all in settings really, getting strong layer bonds and especially good top and bottom layers, even still, I prefer PETG for most of my projects anyway

[@biocore01]

the aperitif was delicious, I'm ready for the main course

[@radiowavz]

Thank you for this great insightful presentation. Keep up your good work!

[@williambaker6630]

Thanks for taking the time to show us all of this. I am new to printing and I don't know what the best filament to use when using a LED light so it doesn't break down. So please let me know what it would be.

[@jakubdolezal9572]

If you are asking what type of plastic to use when exposed to LED lights, then anything is fine, PLA is the easiest(but it deteorates under UV from the sun[BTW, glass blocks most UV], so use something different if you are gonna use it outside longterm). If you are want to stick the LEDs to the plastic, use plastic with higher glass transition tempeture, like ABS/ASA or better, but word of warning: these plastics are hard to print, since they like to warp and deform while printing(sometimes they deform so much that they seperate from the heatedbed), so if you can, use metal extrusion of somekind, it even cools down the LEDs so they last longer. Hope this helps.

[@kevintu1687]

To those who are actually doing this, If you make the water reservoir transparent or opaque enough where light can still travel through. You will run into algae more often. This will reduce the gas exchange within your medium and overall affect the quality of your harvest.

[@jonathantenorioerebus4577]

what kind of filament do you use for this which will be exposed to the sunlight?

[@nappael]

which one is the best filament for those prints? or best recommended? PLA is enough?

[@Prusa3D]

PLA should be enough, definitely for pots that will be placed inside. For more extreme/outdoor use, go for PETG or ASA. -Mikolas

[@nappael]

​@@Prusa3D Thank you, I'm new in 3D printing

[@fizzahali5592]

Excellent explaination sir❤❤

[@jamesdixon7115]

Have you had plants die when pinned between the inner window and the storm window? There are plants that won’t get enough CO2 in there between watering.

[@magneticanimalism7419]

What country has double windows like that? I've never seen them before.

[@Prusa3D]

They're quite common in the Czech republic :) The gap between them works as a fantastic heat and sound insulation. -Mikolas

[@raffaeledipietro_1047]

What material was used for these prints? The water does not pass through the pla?

[@JohnnyOttosson85]

Yes, this is awesome!

[@aligatoryisus9865]

Really nice video!

[@rafabacktrack]

The last part blew my mind -Tenemos Tecnología- (°o°) -Patrick

[@danicios]

Where can i find the flower pot shown on 0:14 ?

[@vash469]

link to big roll of uv leds?

[@chazy10]

Miss the link of the scalable black self watering pot..

[@gosias132]

Now I want my boyfriend to buy himself a 3D printer that he was planning for years🤪

[@kewl201]

This is really well done! Question: how do you get your 3D printed parts water tight? I know there's a lot of methods out there but curious if there's a more elegant solution to brushing a layer of epoxy on the inside

[@Prusa3D]

Most of the prints in the video turned out to be perfectly watertight with the default settings in PrusaSlicer. The walls of the models are usually at least a few perimeters wide. With that said, it is quite an interesting topic and some materials can be tricky to get watertight. We'll most likely create a standalone article/video on the topic of watertight printing. -Mikolas

[@kewl201]

@@Prusa3D that would be awesome. Thanks for the reply!

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

@@kewl201 I saw a video the other day where essentially it's a combination of correctly leveling your bed, correct wall thickness, bead height and print speed. You don't want a perfectly round bead according to the video you want it to be more oval shaped as it's been flattened a little bit giving more surface to stick together with the hot plastic. At least that's the way I interpreted it. I think it was on the Maker's Muse channel. I could be mistaken I've been watching a lot of videos since I got my printer recently

[@kiserleti4d4s]

Small side note: These ressitive moisture sensors are not the best. Start to rust pretty quickly. You should use resistive ones. It just a little bit more expensive on aliexpress.

[@Prusa3D]

Yeah you're right. This is a rather old one and it does rust. I've bough a few of the newer ones (single black piece) and those are better. They even have a built-in analog-digital converter, so you don't need to use an analog pin on your microcontroller. -Mikolas

[@Prusa3D]

Yeah exactly.

[@TMac117]

Just make sure you look up what filaments have the best chance of being water tight before you get printing. PLA and PETG are not good for holding water...

[@_Garm_]

Any anti cat pots ? :D

[@benjif2424]

Why go for two pots when 3d printing for self watering? There should be many possible designs for "false bottoms" that achieve the same while using far less material + space

[@Musicislife4ever22]

What country do you live in? I've never seen double windows like that, but then again I've only spent a small amount of time outside of the US.

[@angrypenguin47]

What about that water bottle watering spout at the end of the video?

[@magikalea]

I want it too!! pleaaaase somebody answer! :P

[@zoomzapzavier6026]

do you have to buy water resistant filament or will pla be fine

[@MoLassessss]

Why does water leak through my PLA? Any suggestions?

[@Ayjrin]

fun fact: the avocado trees you grow will probably end up being just decorative since all store avocados are grafted and cant be grown from seed. if it does perchance grow fruit, it will almost certainly taste bad or bland.

[@DAMfoxygrampa]

Why would they all be grafted in stores? (Idk anything about gardening)

[@YoSpiff]

There's an "infill coaster" on Thingiverse that makes wonderful custom drip trays for plants.

[@liaanfrancisliju1243]

Hi, it's great. I would like to know about the production of pots and how I can have a machine to make pots ...