Potting Table / Bench

[vikkib]

I'm in the market for a 'proper' potting table/bench.

We're currently having some work done in our garden and as the new paving looks so very smart my current one (a very tatty white plastic table!) has been consigned to the lottie.

I had found this one which I really liked the look of but they have sold out!

I'm currently googling away to try and find the same one or one very similar and I wondered if the Grapes had any recomendations?

Oh and before anyone suggest making one from pallets that idea has also been banned as a result of the aberrations I've produced thus far!

[Bren In Pots]

This one looks a lot like the one in your link but without the top shelf :-

Wooden Plant Potting Work Bench Table Greenhouse Balcony Garden Soil flower Pot | eBay

[VirginVegGrower]

I've got one with a zinc top, into which is built a soil pit. It's rather useful.

[vikkib]

Thanks both!

I really like the idea of the zinc top and I liked the size of the original one.

This one is a bit closer in size, looks robust and I'm inquiring about getting a zinc sheet to go on the top!

If not I'll wait until spring to see if they get the original one back in stock!

[veggiechicken]

A suggestion! If you put some wheels/castors on the legs you could move it around your paving or under cover if necessary. I have a plastic trolley thingy that was left here, the sort that's used alongside a BBQ, and I use that as my potting bench! Move it around into the sun or shade as the fancy takes me too

[vikkib]

A suggestion! If you put some wheels/castors on the legs you could move it around your paving or under cover if necessary. I have a plastic trolley thingy that was left here, the sort that's used alongside a BBQ, and I use that as my potting bench! Move it around into the sun or shade as the fancy takes me too

Oooooooooooooh! I like that idea!

I got a reply about the zinc top and sadly it would cost about another £65!

I think I'll hold fire and see if the other one comes back in stock!

[taff]

I've got an old stainless steel table from a kitchen. Doesn't rust, can be cleaned with water and is small enough to e portable without straining my back. Isn't very big though, about 3 ft by 1.5 foot.

[VirginVegGrower]

I've got an old stainless steel table from a kitchen. Doesn't rust, can be cleaned with water and is small enough to e portable without straining my back. Isn't very big though, about 3 ft by 1.5 foot.

That sounds a better option Taff. My table, which was a birthday/Christmas pressie from my mum is showing odd spots of rust on the zinc.

[Alison]

I always pot in the shed (or inside if it's very dark / cold). In the shed at home I use some old stainless steel staging which I thought would be good for the greenhouse - it wasn't but it's great for general storage and potting - with a plastic tray on top. At the plot OH built me a nice high table (I find that leaning down all the time gives me back ache) out of an old pine wardrobe door - there's a chest of drawers out of my SIL's bedroom underneath which is very handy for storage. Not really sure why I'm sharing this as it's not remotely what you wanted

[veggiechicken]

A stainless steel kitchen sink and drainer could be useful as a potting bench............brain cells whirring around now.......

[alldigging]

A stainless steel kitchen sink and drainer could be useful as a potting bench............brain cells whirring around now.......

I am pretty certain me skipdiving for one of these will not be appreciated by my OH ... but what a good idea!

[vikkib]

I always pot in the shed (or inside if it's very dark / cold). In the shed at home I use some old stainless steel staging which I thought would be good for the greenhouse - it wasn't but it's great for general storage and potting - with a plastic tray on top. At the plot OH built me a nice high table (I find that leaning down all the time gives me back ache) out of an old pine wardrobe door - there's a chest of drawers out of my SIL's bedroom underneath which is very handy for storage. Not really sure why I'm sharing this as it's not remotely what you wanted

Not at all - this is, in all honesty, exactly what I'd like!

Sadly we only have a tiny little, half height, tool shed at home and there isn't much room for a full size one. I would LOVE to have a 'proper' shed to pot up and potter in!

I have a 6x4 shed at the plot but it's crammed full of stuff and I don't tend to pot up or keep seedlings on the plot as I don't tend to get down there everyday... like to keep them at home where I can keep an eye on them!

I am pretty certain me skipdiving for one of these will not be appreciated by my OH ... but what a good idea!

And this! I don't think he'd approve of me installing that in the garden else that would be awesome!

[veggiechicken]

Ahh, the mixed blessings of living alone I can do what I like in my garden

[Glutton4...]

I have one of these;

Potting Tray Green by Stewart Garden Products - Crowders

I just plonk it where I need it.

[veggiechicken]

I use an old washing up bowl