MAKING OF A POTTING SHED !

 So a few years back, we made a shed/plant wintering area at the end of the garden beside / near the greenhouse. We used the existing back fence panel added another coming off that and then from that, turning to form the u shape added a wall made of insulating poly clear panels, the used the same to form the final side and door.

In this we stored all out any various sized terracotta etc plant pots and in the winter months the plants that needed protecting from the cold and winter rain.

During our usual late winter chats about the garden, we decided that, since we now had most of the bigger pots in use in the garden all year round and didn't need as much plant over winter storage, that we would turn this area into a potting shed.

So starting to put what's needed in and decided what's not. The slim shelving unit replaced a bigger deeper one which would have filled the space just a little too much. But naturally this slim unit was in use down by the house in the garden tool shed, so that meant taking everything out and off this one and changing that shed's layout to put the bigger one in.

Now the smaller terracotta pots are able to come out and be easily used, instead of away in boxes.

Now the plant stand for the cut and come again lettuce ,Paul made several years back from old pieces of wood and decking , will be used as the planting table. We just need to find some wood to make a top for the left hand side so the green potting tray and sit on and a smaller piece that the white box can sit on at the other end to hold either pearlite or grit. The large black plastic trough will stay roughly where it is , to hold the compost.

Paul fixed a length of wood across the fence panel to hang some tools from and also the metal cubby hole track I bought a good five years ago for just this purpose of potting. It's so nice to finally see it being used !.

You can see there is plenty of light inside but we will add a solar powered light at some stage.

Paul found two pieces of the old solid wood kitchen worktop, which are now being used for the top here. They do have a slight curve to them having been used elsewhere out in the garden but hopefully they will straighten up more over time and once there is some weight on them.

There is already a small amount of grit ready in the box under the workbench. Now a lovely space for Paul to do his potting up and potting on.

Now just need to make sure 'stuff' doesn't start getting left inside.

View of the doorway. Which needs a bolt to help keep it shut in windy weather.

A look into the greenhouse.

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Unfortunately, he was sent the wrong parafine for the heater a couple of months back, which covered everything in soot! Although he managed to wash quite a bit off , the whole greenhouse will need a good clean once the summer gets here and all the plants are out.

We replaced one of the back fence panel's that had been broken during one of the winter storms. So that's all nice and secure now.