OT: Let's see potting benches/work spaces

[Kelby Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Kelby]

I may have a chance to put up a potting bench type thing behind my garage, but I need some ideas. Anyone care to share pictures of their setup?

[jkuo Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close jkuo]

Currently, my potting workspace is either in garden cart where I make my potting mix or a stool and the patio. I've always liked the idea of having a catch basin in a potting bench to deal with spilled potting mix. The other feature that appeals to me is having a pegboard or hooks to hang my tools. One day I might progress beyond just using the ground.

[tyro Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close tyro]

Mine's really simple.Two,8'x12"x2" pieces of redwood supported by two,24"X6"x4" pieces of scrap lagged into the patio
cover verticals.Doubles up as game cleaning,juicing,vegetable cleaning station.Anything the wife doesn't want done in the kitchen.

[Rewton]

Great setup!

[rusty hooks Member Find all posts View Profile Close rusty hooks]

last winter

[Kelby]

That's not a potting bench, that's a potting greenhouse! Looks awesome.

[Rewton]

Wow, huge operation and beautiful land!

[rusty hooks]

Thanks....

Not many have seen it before Kelby...the shade structure will handle about 3500 1 gallon pots in 47% shade

[Kelby Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Kelby]

Built this from pallets and old shipping racks. I think it will do the job.

[fitzski]

nice way to reuse pallets. I re-purposed the pallet that my lean-to greenhouse was shipped on by painting the top and adding legs. Now it's the "bench" in the greenhouse.

[FiggieFive_0 Member Find all posts View Profile Close FiggieFive_0]

How about this one, Kelby? Made completely out of pallets. Just had a wild hair one week and went on a building frenzy.

[Kelby]

Nice! I bet lumber is pricey there, eh?

[aphahn Professional Find all posts View Profile Close aphahn]

My simple (messy) bench. Works great for smaller stuff in the spring. If I were to do it again I would build a split level bench with half of it a couple feet lower for working on big pots.

[eboone Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close eboone]

I am jealous of everyone's work space. I have my bags of peat, pine bark mulch, perlite, lime and fertilizer stored on shelves in the garage, when I want to pot something up I drag the bags out on the garage floor or driveway depending on the weather or time of day, with a little stool to sit on to prevent my back from getting cranky.

[growcrazie Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close growcrazie]

this is mine, pretty simple, just a sheet of plywood with some 2x3s around the edge so the soil will stay on

[COGardener Fig Phenom Find all posts View Profile Close COGardener]

Some great stuff here!

I need to build one as well, currently I just use the tail gate of my one ton truck. It usually had a load of soil in it and is at the perfect working hight for me.