Free Potting
Bench Plans
Over the years I've
had a lot of people ask about
building a potting bench, so I have
decided to create this page with a
set of FREE Potting Bench Plans,
complete with photos and all.
This is the potting
bench that we are going to build.
The girls in the photo are my lovely
wife Pam, and her baby Ally.
This potting bench
is 48" wide and 24" deep. It has a
small shelf above the actual potting
area. This upper shelf is handy for
storing empty pots, pruning shears,
plants and other essentials. It
also has a lower shelf for keeping a
stack of pots or anything else you
might need in your potting area.
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Yes, this
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it
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O.K., now on with the Free
Potting Bench Plans.
Click on any
photo to enlarge it.
Material list. I used all
pressure treated lumber, but that's
up to you.
5- 2 by 4's, 8 feet long
2- 1 by 2's 8 feet long.
1 sheet of 3/4" treated plywood
15- 1-1/2" by 5/8" corner braces
4- 3" by 4" shelf brackets
These materials cost me $57.04.
Free Potting Bench Plans, Step
#1.
Before you get started draw this
out on paper before you cut any of
your lumber to make sure I have not
made any mistakes entering this
information.
Cut two 2 by
4's, 48" long, and two
2 by 4's,
21" long and make two frames that
look like this:
The finished size of
these frames should be 48" by 24" on
the outside.
Free Potting Bench Plans, Step
#2.
Cut 2 pieces of
plywood 24" by 48". On just one of
the pieces of plywood mark out each
corner 5.75" by 3.25" as shown on
the left board in the photo below
and cut out the notches.
The board on
the left is the bottom shelf
of the potting bench and the board
on the
right is the top of the potting
bench.
Using screws or
nails attach the top of the potting
bench to one of the 24" by 48"
frames that you've assembled. I
used 1-5/8" wood screws.
Free Potting Bench Plans, Step
#3.
Now cut four
2 by 4's,
34" long. These are the potting
bench legs.
Lay the other 24" by
48" frame that you've assembled on
the floor, lay the 24" by 48" piece
of plywood with the notched out
corners on top of the frame. (do not
attach it yet). Now insert the legs
into the openings in the notched out
corners so the legs stand upright.
Keeping the legs standing upright is
a little tricky, an extra set of
hands comes in quite handy here.
Carefully set the
top of the potting bench over the
legs as shown above.
Making sure the legs
are plumb and square with the top of
the potting bench begin securing
them one by one to the top of the
potting bench. I used 2-1/2" wood
screws, and I drilled pilot holes
through the 2 by
4's before starting the
screws.
I put two screws
down through the top of the bench
into each leg, then from the side of
the bench I put two more screws
through the 2 by 4
frame into each leg. Once again,
make sure the legs are at a 90
degree angle to the top of the bench
in each direction.
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