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Posted by carecooks 8-9 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 22, 09 at 16:09
| I'm a novice gardener and I recently put in a vegetable and flower (with a lot of help from a landscape designer). We left space for a potting bench and I've been searching all over for one that I like. Yesterday I went to the local Farmer's Market and there was a guy there selling custom made potting benched out of recycled redwood. Just what I wanted!
The work top of the potting bench can either be just flat or he can put in a small basin on one side. My landscape designer thinks that the bowl is a waste of space, but I'd like to hear from you. Do any of you use a removable bowl? And what do you use it for? Is it a waste of space or something that you can't live without?
I've included a link to the Potting Bench website so that you can see what I'm talking about. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Sonoma Garden Designs
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| Neighbor man died & there was bench sitting out for about 4 days, of course I kicked myself for not looking at it. Figured it was covered with car grease as he restored old cars. They had some sad looking stuff for sale 1 day & I said I was looking for potting bench & that I should have looked at 1 they had out earlier, he ran around the gate & then stuck his head out & said, this 1! I jumped out of my car & looked at it & it looked great-no grease. But it was so heavy. I told him I couldn't get it home. He said No problem, bro & I will put it in our truck & put it where you want it. They did. I had thought about a bowl but I wouldn't use it. If you were potting up small plants to sell I guess you could do it over a bowl so mess went in it & could be emptied out, could water it without messing up bench. But I usually am repotting to larger pots so I might knock pot over & most are pottery or clay etc so might break, could mix soil for 1 plant in bowl but then you would be spilling it all over when packing it in around roots. Just doesn't seem like it would do much good. When rains might fill with rainwater & rust. Anyway that is how I talked myself out of a bowl!! Jan |
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I bought my bench from a person who makes garden furniture, ect. of of old barn siding. It did not have a basin, but I thought I wanted one so I could wash my hands after working outside; so I found an old enamel dish pan at an antique store for cheap and put it on the lower shelf of the bench. I was going to nail a soap dish to the bench somewhere and have a hook for a towel. Well, I have yet to use the basin OR buy the soap dish so I'm glad I didn't buy a bench with one already built in. Plus, there is no water source right there at the bench or nearby; that might make a difference.
Still, I don't think I'd make a permanent place on the bench top for a basin. Your landscape designer is right. One thing to consider is height, I can put up plants in small pots, but the bigger ones or urns I have to still place on the ground to fill. I'm not talking giant urns, just bigger than the usual terracotta pots. And if you get one too short, I think it would hurt your back while working. |
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| schoolhouse and sunnyca. Thanks for your comments. I'm thinking that I won't be putting in the basin. I have a hose nearby for rinsing my hands and I'm very close to the kitchen. It's probably better to have more workspace available. Schoolhouse, I don't think that height will be an issue but I appreciate you bringing it up. It's always good to think about possible problems in advance. |
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No basin, once you get started you'll need every inch of potting space for potting.
idabean |
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| I use a plastic bowl planter to mix potting soil and fertilizer mixes in, but I don't think I would want it dropped down into the work space. I think it would be easier to place it on top while using and be able to move it out of the way when not. Good gardening, Mary |
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hi
Curious as to where you will store the potting materials?? Wouldn't it be wonderful to have the pots material all in one place?? i use garbage cans to store materials ,kept in the shed until a hurricane removed the shed now I have a wonderful row of 7 garbage cans on the patio lol.
Thinking of building a combination storage shed ,potting bench along the property line but will also have to serve as a trellis lol.
I think I will also plumb it and add electricity along with enclosing one side to store equipment out of the weather. want it also to provide a shaded area for transplants and maybe a seed starting area.?? gary |
RE: Potting Benches
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| On the Cottage Garden Forum ( in the Gallery)someone posted a pic of their new garden shed with potting bench. It's great. |
Here is a link that might be useful: new garden shed
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the bowl looks good!
you can also use a planter under the pot. you can contact me for more:
Email: grcraftsxm@foxmail.com
MSN: shaowei_1010@hotmail.com
www.greenning.com |
Here is a link that might be useful: greenning
RE: Potting Benches
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| FYI, Check out Craig's list in north bay @ farm and garden.All real recycled redwood potting benches and what ever else you want made.These are great in any size or shape. You will be doing yourself a favor.They are at Big Pa Pas at 415-816-8324. Also you don't need a sink in your bench unless it is at least 5'0 long. You need all the room you can get as time goes on. Happy planting Hope this helps. John Drohan @ comcast . net |
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