Potting Bench Made from an Old Wooden Rack

A big THANK YOU to everyone who has sent in their photographs and stories. I hope by sharing other peoples pictures and stories here on One Hundred Dollars a Month we can all have a rock star garden this summer. Keep them coming!

Beverly a former Girl Scout from North Carolina, who’s mother was named Mavis {!!}, who has a HHH {Handy Handsome Husband} and a PUGGLE {!} sent in these awesome  potting bench photos and I just had to share.

Here is what Beverly had to say:

I saw this wooden rack at work, and wondered what I could do with it, then realized I needed a potting bench (saw one online for $279. that I liked but would not spend the money on). I came up with the plan and my husband did the rest.

Well, I did hold it still while he did some of the sawing/drilling.

The rack itself was due to be trashed at work, and I bought it for $.53 which included tax.  (The rack came pre-loaded with plants from a vendor, and when those were sold the rack had to go.)  My husband used a few screws to hold it together after he re-modled it, and I got a great potting bench for under $1.00!

The grid he attached to the front face was a shelf from a metal rack from my green house that I was not using, and it makes a great place to put S-hooks to hang tools.  The lumber is rough and untreated, so it will probably only last 3-5 years out in the weather here, but that’s ok with me.

I am just tickled with the result and had to share it with you, because I usually can copy things but can’t come up with the idea, and this one actually was my brainstorm. (I am a little proud of myself right now!)

Thank you for all of the neat informational, fun, and interesting stuff you put on your website.  And for the links to the great deals, too, I have taken advantage of a few of them and really appreciate you sharing them.  I look forward to watching your garden harvest tally grow each week.  I am sure you will reach your goal! I wish you the best of luck for the Garden Gnome project, it is a good cause.

~Beverly

Wow Beverly! Thank you for all your kinds words and if you lived closer I think I’d be asking your husband to make me a potting bench too. Tell him he did a great job!
~Mavis

April From Santa Cruz, California Sends in Her Garden Photos

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• Your Garden Pictures and Tips – I’d especially like to see your garden set ups, growing areas, and know if you are starting seeds indoors this year. If so,  show me some picture of how you are going about it.
• Your Chicken and Chicken Related Stories – Coops, Chicks, Hen’s, Roosters, Eggs, you name it. If it clucks, send us some pictures to share with the world.
• Cool Arts & Crafts – Made from your very own hands with detailed {and well photographed} pictures and instructions.
• Your pictures and stories about your pets. The more pictures and details the better.
• Garage Sale, Thrift Store and Dumpster Diving pictures and the stories behind the treasures you found including how much you paid for them.

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