Through the generosity of other gardeners and the creative use of old materials you can do a lot! Last week a friend of my parents was cleaning out their basement and found some things that they passed along to me. One of the items was a kitchen sink. It’s really more of a bar sink with a slightly bent faucet. It even has a sticker on it from a past garage sale ($8, it’s worth all that and more). All the attached plumbing is still there and appears to be completely functional. You might be asking yourself “Why is he talking about a kitchen sink on a garden blog?” Here’s the answer, the sink will eventually be added to my potting bench! I’ll attach the sink to the bench then run a hose from the house to the water faucet. The drain pipe will empty into a plastic box underneath the bench to hold the water until it could be reused for watering plants.
Apparently I’m not the only one who is happy about my new sink. Mr. Mantis there seems to be looking for a good place to overwinter. Of course it could be Mrs. Mantis looking for the ideal place for her egg sack.
That is an ingenious idea, Dave — a place to wash the grime off while recycling the water. What could be better?
Hi Dave, that is so amazing that the mantid was interested in your sink. What could be the appeal? Some dead bugs left over. That would be really cool if she did make an egg case on it!
Frances
What a fantastic addition to your potting bench! You can’t beat free!
Perfect for a potting bench. I’d love to have something like that outside to wash birdfeeders, muddy shoes, muddy hands…
Marnie
Hi Dave…I loved your post title today! Great idea and it will be very useful on the potting bench!
What a great idea Dave. If only you had thought of this sooner, then I too would have a garden sink. We replaced our kitchen sink a while back and gave our old one away. If only I was as ingenious as you in thinking of this… sigh…
Hopefully mantis is a female looking for egg placement…
Definitely a great addition to the garden work area!…
and I love your attitude about the mantis!
You will find that the sink will come in handy. Then you’ll wonder how you ever did without it. Good going–freebies are best.
I told Jim that I knew you would find a use for the sink. Yes, it is a bar sink, and I didn’t want to just throw it away. I am so glad you are using it. Keep up the good work.
Sylvia,
That sink will come in real handy! It might be a little while until I can get to working on it but thanks!