A new potting bench

[Arizona bonsai]

I need a place to pot & keep plants that need more shade. looked at plans & came up with this. I will finish it tomorrow.

 

[HENDO]

I need a place to pot & keep plants that need more shade. looked at plans & came up with this. I will finish it tomorrow.

That is a nice potting bench! Plenty of room for a mixing tub. You can hang tools on the side too. Could even add a shelf off those lower supports.

What kind of lumber did you use? Are you going to seal or stain it?

I found these plans from Ryobi Nation / Ana White which were pretty simple and it come with a nice cut list. My only complaint is that 1x4s for the table top are a bit flimsy in the center and a reinforcement beam could be added. I may add some hangers underneath the table surface for a tub to catch debris etc.

I didn't seal or stain yet, might not even bother because it is under the patio roof.

It is messy now but here's a picture of how it came out:

 

[Arizona bonsai]

I saw some utube builds & took from that what I thought I could use. The size was limited to the space I have. It is 3x3 foot.

It is all common 2x4 lumber. I will stain it with some solid color stain. The legs are 4x4 lumber. about $80 total & a day & 1/2 to build this.

I’m a worker bee & am always looking for something to do.

 

[Arizona bonsai]

I had thought about using thinner top wood but the difference in cost was $5. This will be here when I'm long gone!

 

[Arizona bonsai]

I finished it this morning, added a lower shelf & a coat of solid color stain.
I will move it under our ficus tree for some shade.

 

[HENDO]

I finished it this morning, added a lower shelf & a coat of solid color stain.
I will move it under our ficus tree for some shade.

That looks great! The lower shelf is definitely a plus. One thing I've been meaning to do on mine is cover any work-level or shelf-level screws with wood filler and sand-down, just to make it smoother and less likely to hold debris.

Your bench looks like it will last a lifetime!

 

[Arizona bonsai]

Plant bench is in its new home under a shady benjamina ficus. I will use it for potting & triming my trees & as a shady place for less sun hardy trees. The sun is brutal here.

 

[Arizona bonsai]

The plant bench is doing fine, can’t say that for the ficus. The roots were getting under the house foundation & cracking the floor inside a utility room so they were removed. For shade we put a metal frame up & fasten a shade cloth To it.

 

[Arizona bonsai]

A friend had some left over lumber & I needed another bench. I like how it turned out.
I added some steel angle brackets to the house & bench for support.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Nice! I use a drafting table and fold the top and slip it out of the way in the greenhouse when not in use. Always nice to have a place to work. Looks good!

 

[pandacular]

Nice benches both! I realize that I will need a proper potting bench, and looking for ideas. I have like…no real tools or space for them, besides drivers and hammers, so something that can be constructed from off the shelf parts would be ideal.

I use a drafting table and fold the top and slip it out of the way in the greenhouse when not in use.

This is a great idea. If I had an indoor (or greenhouse) space I would hop on this!