Alternative Potting Bench

 Today was a good day to start planting seeds. I have collected seeds from last year’s plants and from the seed library. Starting them in a fresh, sterile seed-starting mix that is light and fluffy is an advantage. Then, I set them out in the light spring rain for a little while, just to get the soil moist. They come in the house to begin the process of growth as creation designed it.

I don’t have the luxury of a potting bench or gardening table used for small gardening tasks so I have created my own idea. We came across a paper pallet last fall that was to be recycled. We grabbed it with interest, since my husband’s sawmill used to cut boards that were transported to a pallet production company. We had never seen a cardboard one before!


Here are a few facts about paper pallets…94 percent of transported goods are moved using pallets. Paper pallets are mostly from recycled fiber content. They are lightweight, recyclable, don’t use nails or staples as fasteners and never splinter!


I got a small table, placed the paper pallet on top and ‘Voilà’! I have a potting bench. It keeps my tools and dirt confined in the designated area. I’m very pleased to have created this for no cost.


So starts the growing season…the secret to a lush garden starts with a single seed. Getting these seedlings started is a “statement of intent”, as gardener Monty Don would say. I love that phrase as my intentions will direct me towards the goal of growing a garden for pleasure and nutrition as the days lengthen, the sun shines and the warmth envelops me.


"It is a little dark still, but there are warnings of the day and somewhere out of the darkness, a bird is singing to the Dawn."

- Excerpt from Representative American Negroes, an essay by Paul Laurence Dunbar



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  1. ZekethedinosaurMarch 2, 2022 at 5:41 PM

    Great potting bench. Keeping our garage a little cleaner! - AJ.

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