Fruit and vegetables in the stores are always nice and
clean. They do not come that way from the
backyard garden however. I like to rinse
off vegetables – especially cucumbers, squash, and zucchini – before storing them
in the refrigerator. Dragging them into
the house first means a dirty kitchen sink.
Going to the water spigot means stooping down. None of these are horrible options, but I
stumbled across a better one.
W and my dad have been cleaning up around some storage
areas. They placed an old kitchen sink to
the side to be thrown away. I asked W if
he could set it up near the garden as a washing station. He used some scrap lumber and made a simple
stand to hold it up.
What you cannot see if the piece of PVC pipe coming off that
back of the right side that directs the water out to the garden. I love that the washing water is not
wasted. The left side will get a piece
of screen in the bottom to allow the vegetables to drip dry. The sink is close to a water spigot so a hose
can easily be pulled over to add water to the sink. The only cost was a few minutes of W’s
time.
2 comments:
I have an old cast iron sink leftover from renovations at my dad's house after he passed away. My DH built a potting bench, but we put the sink in it and set it next to the water hydrant. It's very handy in the garden - you'll love yours!
What a fantastic idea. Now I have to begin the hunt for a free or nearly free sink!
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