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Made the potting shed of my dreams ❤️ (lemmy.ca)
submitted 2 months ago by NataliePortland@lemmy.ca to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca
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The potting bench has a hole so that soil can be brushed into the bucket below. I was able to salvage some of the older boards from the old pile of junk that stood there before, which are in the roof. Speaking of the roof, see how some of it is clear? I’m going to build a cold frame into that part of the roof for hardening off plants! I’m having a hard time deciding how to do that but though.

The wife wants gravel on the ground but I’m not so sure. I think that the gravel will just end up filling with dirt and debris and weeds. I think I might prefer to just leave it bare earth. What do you think?

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[-] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago

[-] IMALlama@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Second on passing on the gravel. Weeds aside, if/when you want to get rid of it doing so won't be easy. Bare earth, or even some mulch, is the way to go IMO.

[-] Fermion@feddit.nl 4 points 2 months ago

Mulch is a good idea, and when it breaks down and gets filled with soil, it will make a good top dressing in a planting bed.

[-] karpintero@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Awesome job! Digging the small details like the relief cuts on the post bracings. Also cool bat box. I have bare earth around my garden shed and it's not too much work to keep it clear of weeds but depends on the type of soil.

[-] DarkSpectrum@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Mulch the ground to help control weeds or unwanted grass. Looks great!

[-] Thavron@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

This looks amazing, stellar job! I agree that gravel would be rife with weeds soon enough. Even if you put down a membrane first, weeds will still take root in my experience.

[-] sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago

Looks fantastic!

[-] 31337@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Looks nice and useful. I was thinking about doing something similar. Does not appear to be attached to the building? Posts look like they were covered with some kind of protection, sunk into holes, then back-filled with gravel?

[-] celeste@kbin.earth 1 points 2 months ago

That looks fantastic!!

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