DIY POTTING BENCH: Are you tired of using a picnic table -- or kneeling on the ground -- to wash produce or change the soil in pots? Then you need a DIY potting bench, and Mother Earth News has ...

A potting table from found materials. We made this table from recycled wood pallets. It makes a great outdoor potting table, where we plant seeds and repot seedlings that we’ve started in our ...

If you’ve ever tried repotting a plant on your patio table or kitchen counter, you know the mess that follows. Soil ends up everywhere. It's under your nails, in the grout, and somehow even on your ...

Turn your picnic table into a potting table with an old shower curtain liner. I do a lot of planting in pots, but I don’t have a potting bench. To create a comfortable gardening spot, I laid an old ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. In ...