Posted by feepington on August 31, 2011, 3:48 am
Hi There, I'm Looking At Investing In A Potting Shed, However, The Only
Site I Have Available Is A Norteast Facing Wall, With Some Confiers 10
Feet Away (to The Ne). There Is No Obstruction To The East So The East
Side Would Get The Morning Sun. Can Anyone Tell Me If This Will Be
Enough To Make Good Use Of A Potting Shed Or Am I Wasting My Money??!!
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feepington
Posted by David Hare-Scott on August 31, 2011, 6:59 am
feepington wrote:
> Hi There, I'm Looking At Investing In A Potting Shed, However, The
> Only Site I Have Available Is A Norteast Facing Wall, With Some
> Confiers 10 Feet Away (to The Ne). There Is No Obstruction To The
> East So The East Side Would Get The Morning Sun. Can Anyone Tell Me
> If This Will Be Enough To Make Good Use Of A Potting Shed Or Am I
> Wasting My Money??!!
It depends what you want to do in there, where you are.and your financial
situation. Your question is vague.
Why are you typing in start case, it is hard to read.
David
Posted by Brooklyn1 on August 31, 2011, 1:02 pm
On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:48:33 +0000, feepington
>Hi There, I'm Looking At Investing In A Potting Shed, However, The Only
>Site I Have Available Is A Norteast Facing Wall, With Some Confiers 10
>Feet Away (to The Ne). There Is No Obstruction To The East So The East
>Side Would Get The Morning Sun. Can Anyone Tell Me If This Will Be
>Enough To Make Good Use Of A Potting Shed Or Am I Wasting My Money??!!
A potting shed can be located anywhere... it's primarily for storage;
pots, potting soil, ammendments, tools, and a work bench for
potting/repotting... it's not a greenhouse. Personally I'd much
rather do my potting in as shaded/cool a location as possible...
working in a shed in the sun is like working in an oven. All of the
pre-made potting sheds I've seen are absolutely worthless/shoddily
made toys r us structures, cheapo materials stapled together, if they
last two years you're lucky... get a book of plans and build your own
to suit... you'll have something that will last a lifetime, will be
functional, and it'll cost a lot less too. I use a detached one car
garage for a gardening shed, it's perfect for storage, but for actual
potting I set up a couple of sawhorses outdoors under a large shady
tree... those collapsible plastic sawhorses with a few pieces of
lumber make a perfect work bench, and when done easy to hose off, let
dry, and store in my shed. I honestly don't see the point to an
indoor potting bench... and why have a permanent work bench taking up
all that valuable square footage in a storage shed just for a few
hours use a year. And outdoors I don't care if I spill some potting
soil on the ground. A couple of collapsible plastic sawhorses and a
few pieces of cedar planking was one of the best/most versatile low
cost gardening investments I made... great for any kind of project
table, even makes a perfect picnic table.
Posted by Nad on August 31, 2011, 2:19 pm
Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:48:33 +0000, feepington
>
>>
>> Hi There, I'm Looking At Investing In A Potting Shed, However, The Only
>> Site I Have Available Is A Norteast Facing Wall, With Some Confiers 10
>> Feet Away (to The Ne). There Is No Obstruction To The East So The East
>> Side Would Get The Morning Sun. Can Anyone Tell Me If This Will Be
>> Enough To Make Good Use Of A Potting Shed Or Am I Wasting My Money??!!
>
> A potting shed can be located anywhere... it's primarily for storage;
> pots, potting soil, ammendments, tools, and a work bench for
> potting/repotting... it's not a greenhouse. Personally I'd much
> rather do my potting in as shaded/cool a location as possible...
> working in a shed in the sun is like working in an oven. All of the
> pre-made potting sheds I've seen are absolutely worthless/shoddily
> made toys r us structures, cheapo materials stapled together, if they
> last two years you're lucky... get a book of plans and build your own
> to suit... you'll have something that will last a lifetime, will be
> functional, and it'll cost a lot less too. I use a detached one car
> garage for a gardening shed, it's perfect for storage, but for actual
> potting I set up a couple of sawhorses outdoors under a large shady
> tree... those collapsible plastic sawhorses with a few pieces of
> lumber make a perfect work bench, and when done easy to hose off, let
> dry, and store in my shed. I honestly don't see the point to an
> indoor potting bench... and why have a permanent work bench taking up
> all that valuable square footage in a storage shed just for a few
> hours use a year. And outdoors I don't care if I spill some potting
> soil on the ground. A couple of collapsible plastic sawhorses and a
> few pieces of cedar planking was one of the best/most versatile low
> cost gardening investments I made... great for any kind of project
> table, even makes a perfect picnic table.
The tailgate of my pickup truck is my workbench for repotting plants and
other uses.
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Nad
Posted by Brooklyn1 on August 31, 2011, 2:31 pm
On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:19:07 +0000 (UTC), Nad
>Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>> On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:48:33 +0000, feepington
>>
>>>
>>> Hi There, I'm Looking At Investing In A Potting Shed, However, The Only
>>> Site I Have Available Is A Norteast Facing Wall, With Some Confiers 10
>>> Feet Away (to The Ne). There Is No Obstruction To The East So The East
>>> Side Would Get The Morning Sun. Can Anyone Tell Me If This Will Be
>>> Enough To Make Good Use Of A Potting Shed Or Am I Wasting My Money??!!
>>
>> A potting shed can be located anywhere... it's primarily for storage;
>> pots, potting soil, ammendments, tools, and a work bench for
>> potting/repotting... it's not a greenhouse. Personally I'd much
>> rather do my potting in as shaded/cool a location as possible...
>> working in a shed in the sun is like working in an oven. All of the
>> pre-made potting sheds I've seen are absolutely worthless/shoddily
>> made toys r us structures, cheapo materials stapled together, if they
>> last two years you're lucky... get a book of plans and build your own
>> to suit... you'll have something that will last a lifetime, will be
>> functional, and it'll cost a lot less too. I use a detached one car
>> garage for a gardening shed, it's perfect for storage, but for actual
>> potting I set up a couple of sawhorses outdoors under a large shady
>> tree... those collapsible plastic sawhorses with a few pieces of
>> lumber make a perfect work bench, and when done easy to hose off, let
>> dry, and store in my shed. I honestly don't see the point to an
>> indoor potting bench... and why have a permanent work bench taking up
>> all that valuable square footage in a storage shed just for a few
>> hours use a year. And outdoors I don't care if I spill some potting
>> soil on the ground. A couple of collapsible plastic sawhorses and a
>> few pieces of cedar planking was one of the best/most versatile low
>> cost gardening investments I made... great for any kind of project
>> table, even makes a perfect picnic table.
>The tailgate of my pickup truck is my workbench for repotting plants and
>other uses.
That's because the truck bed is filled with beer coolers. hehe
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> Only Site I Have Available Is A Norteast Facing Wall, With Some
> Confiers 10 Feet Away (to The Ne). There Is No Obstruction To The
> East So The East Side Would Get The Morning Sun. Can Anyone Tell Me
> If This Will Be Enough To Make Good Use Of A Potting Shed Or Am I
> Wasting My Money??!!