Instead of breaking your back to bend over and repot plants or start your seeds you can perform essential gardening chores while standing they re also handy for storing garden tools or potting soil and they re ideal for entertaining.
Build your own potting bench.
Here s a combination potting bench starting battery large enough to handle all your indoor gardening chores.
How to build a diy potting bench.
Make the work surface.
It is made from inexpensive 3 4 inch thick 2 pine shelving and 1 4 inch thick peg.
For my potting bench i wasn t in the mood for a fight with the nails.
To make the sides of my potting bench i grabbed two pallets and cut them out at about hip height.
Cut two piece r s from a 4x4.
Build them their own potting bench in a kid friendly size.
Screw the frame together with the bottom edges flush.
Hands down the easiest way to break down a pallet is to cut your pieces out.
Build this bench 29.
This one is a knockoff of a chesapeake styled bench available through a big box store just scaled down to a size that s appropriate for kids.
This is most easily done with a table saw.
Drill 1 diameter holes 1 deep as shown.
Use a jigsaw to cut the curved profiles on the side pieces.
A storage friendly design will allow you to organize your garden.
How to make a gardener s potting bench.
Secure cleats along the sides of the frame and another spanning the middle of the frame all flush with the bottom edges.
Download a printable potting bench cut list.
When the work is done throw a tablecloth over your potting.
Whether you re a hardcore gardener or a weekend warrior every garden needs a potting bench.
As you can see the potting bench has a nice large working area on top plus a bottom area that s open on all sides.
Check out this free plan from thrifty decor chick for a potting bench that s simple yet useful.
Make your own potting bench from better homes and gardens.
Once you ve assembled the bench you can attach salvaged or inexpensive hardware along the countertop edge to hold gardening tools or screw casters to the leg bottoms to make the bench more mobile.
Like the adult version it s got a big storage shelf on the bottom and a hutch styled back which can give extra storage for flowerpots or.
It is best to field measure trace and cut these pieces from your build.
I love how this bench has a place to hang your potting tools on the back of the bench.
Secure the shelf.
The classic potting bench.
Step 22 make dowel supports.
Only the screws are new.
You can build your own potting bench in a budget friendly way using this diy potting bench plan that involves a handy manual wood construction.
The potting bench s 37 inch high work surface is perfect for potting plants.
So having it all in one place will definitely help things along.
This diy garden bench is made from recycled wooden pallets.