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POTTING BENCH

Do you wash your garden produce on the lawn with a hose? Do you transplant seedlings on top of your picnic table, or on your knees in the garden? If so, this potting bench will make your gardening chores easier and faster, let you work at a comfortable height, and provide a central place for stashing your hand tools and supplies. The tubs will offer places to store soil, compost, waste, and other materials. You can even add a sink to one side, if desired.

Before building your potting bench, purchase the storage tubs or baskets you’ll be using for the cantilevered wings, and tweak the dimensions of the bench parts accordingly. The materials and cutting lists are divided into sections for the bench (Page 21) and cabinet (Page 22), so you can build

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