The perfect potting bench?

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Re: The perfect potting bench?
« Reply #15 on: January 04, 2012, 20:20 »
 
Gwiz, where's that one from if you don't mind me asking? I could get that for my birthday and save the Dibond for something else. Or throw it away...

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Buy !  I made mine out of MDF, varnished it once, then bolted it to an old Jones sewing machine table, I get to play with the foot treadle now the kids have got older, they used to hang on and pump it like mad & I used to pretend to pot faster lol
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Re: The perfect potting bench?
« Reply #16 on: January 05, 2012, 14:53 »
I noticed Monty has a nice wooden potting bench, think it was in plywood....with all his pots in shelves around him...

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Re: The perfect potting bench?
« Reply #17 on: January 05, 2012, 15:40 »
I bought one of these about 2 years ago and I find it ideal, especially the side where you can store things like dibbers, trowel etc..  :)

http://www.diy.com/nav/garden/garden-care-watering/growing/growing_pots___saucers/-specificproducttype-potting_benches/Sankey-Multipurpose-Handy-Bench-Green-W-520-x-L-600mm-9436522

hmmm - this is one with a corrugated bottom - that doesn't make scooping up the last of the compost tricky?

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Re: The perfect potting bench?
« Reply #18 on: January 05, 2012, 16:33 »
I have an old stainless steel sink with draining board  in  a piece of work top, its sits between two benches. I fill the sink with compost for potting. 
I keep sand in a bucket for mixing with compost for cuttings.
Also have a piece of slate to cut material for cuttings on, a sharp blade in a plastic tub to keep it dry, an old cup to fill with water to dip cutting base before going into rooting powder.
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Re: The perfect potting bench?
« Reply #19 on: January 05, 2012, 17:48 »
hmmm - this is one with a corrugated bottom - that doesn't make scooping up the last of the compost tricky?
The one I have has a flat bottom and very easy to scoop out every bit of compost, maybe they have changed their design??
« Last Edit: January 05, 2012, 20:47 by AndyRVTR »

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Re: The perfect potting bench?
« Reply #20 on: January 05, 2012, 20:19 »
Gwiz, where's that one from if you don't mind me asking? I could get that for my birthday and save the Dibond for something else. Or throw it away...

sav

Buy !  I made mine out of MDF, varnished it once, then bolted it to an old Jones sewing machine table, I get to play with the foot treadle now the kids have got older, they used to hang on and pump it like mad & I used to pretend to pot faster lol
That conjures up a wonderful picture & made me laugh out loud. :D
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Re: The perfect potting bench?
« Reply #21 on: January 12, 2012, 16:51 »
so I've bought 2 Stewart potting trays with shelves for £8 each, looking forward to starting to use them!

Hmmm a digital radio next  :)

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Re: The perfect potting bench?
« Reply #22 on: January 12, 2012, 19:47 »
Haven't got a digital for the greenhouse, but we bought an excellent value wind up radio from tesco for about a tenner.

Glad you've got your potting benches sorted. :)

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Re: The perfect potting bench?
« Reply #23 on: February 01, 2012, 15:25 »
+1 on the wind-up radio... brilliant for the greenhouse/potting shed!
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