Potting Shed - What do you wish you had added?

Tillysrat here is the garage. I would never put my car in there - it may collapse!

Portland1 - I love that idea! My kiddos might not ever leave me alone for long. That would be a great place to practice math skills with them while 'we' pot up seedlings. I like your carriage house.

It seems after moving the 'barn' that I'll not end up with as much usable board feet as I'd hoped. The permitting process is about 4 weeks out for beginning building, not really what I'd hoped for. So, I'm taking Katye's idea and working within the 200 sq ft. parameters. I'll probably end up with one 12' x 16' new framed building and reclaimed cedar barn board outside with french front doors, a back door and 2 side windows, 3 windows over my potting area and prep bench with electricity and a reclaimed brick floor. Think 'Shotgun' style house. Roofing is still not decided as I'd like to have some venting sky lights..... (wishful thinking). We're grading this weekend and have the potager outlined and raised boxes built. Hoping to have a builder selected shortly and beginning the building process. Goal is to be finished outside for Thanksgiving. We'll be working on garden areas as the building is built as we have garlic to get into the ground shortly.

I'll try to post photos of the area as we work on the project so you can see how it's going.

Boy you really get going LBF! "Git er done".
I love the entire character of what I have seen Portland. Your interior is spectacular and unique. What you could do with the drive way and that beautiful small carriage house. Cottage garden waiting to be made. Nice choice in house styles and character.

What I could give that, Oh Portland wish I had that, HO the things I could do LOL

hey, where are you seeing the interior photos? I want to see, too!!

Hey, i'm posting a link to this coop for warm gardening gloves. I use these all winter so I thought other people might be interested in getting them for such a low price. Not my coop, but I think it's a good deal.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/915248/#new

ladybuggfan.... photos please, if you can manage. Would love to see this project happening!

Pixy - thanks for posting the link. I've been using the nitrile gloves, love those. I bought a pair of Mechanics after I arrived here and love those too although they don't stay dry. I'm going to give the thermals a shot as dry and warm will work for me.

I'm working on posting photos, having trouble maintaining connection while they load. I'll take more shots after we grade/level and post them at the same time - hoping for Sunday this weekend. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed it stays relatively warm through the end of the month so plants can get somewhat settled and I can get bulbs in.

I bought a few pair of the thermal gloves for stocking stuffers last Christmas. I really really like them and in really cold weather I put those disposable pocket handwarmers in them. My hands stay so toasty it's wierd.

what a great idea! I'll have to remember that when I'm laying isle way pavers inside the barn this winter.

I always buy my DW pairs of fish processing gloves. Heavy rubber fingers and palm and stretchy nylon (thick) on the back side. Maybe that is what you are talking about. They keep my hands warm and protected when crossing Sitka Sound in the driving rain and when I garden my fingers keep clean and warm. They last forever too.

Wow the things I have learned since retiring a few months ago. So much stuff about gardening and now.....fish processing gloves. Who knew?

Not me. I didn't know. I don't even know where to find such things. Sofer?

They are all over SE AK. People who process fish are in refrigerated buildings cutting cold fish and placing them in ice. They need to keep their hands warm while cutting filet's, and packing in ice. Needless to say they are sturdy gloves.

Their hands are probably so cold that if they cut themselves it wouldn't bleed...
What a good excuse to go to Alaska. Buy gloves.
I loved Alaska and will return someday but the next time I will drive instead of being one of those tourists on a cruise ship.

Steve, can we buy them here? where? Or online only ? I hate to buy somethings that way, I want to feel them, and see if they fit right. I have a hard time finding gloves anyway that fit my hands, that I can work in.
My DH found me a pair that I just love, not sure how they will work in the winter yet. They are Atlas. And I found a some Goat skin that I really like for the berrys.

Tilly....the gloves that Pixy talked about earlier are Atlas and three different types. The prices are super in the co-op.

I have them, I'm good. My DH loves me, LOL

I'm sure you could get them in Seattle because they process fish there also. Ballard had a large commercial fishery supplier and I don't know if they are still there. I forget their name. I'll look on the internet for some so you know what I am talking about.

I know this is an old thread, but wanted to tell ladybug to google the hobo spider, that is probably what bit you. they are similar to the brown recluse, but I don't think as venomous, thankfully we don't get the BR. I've seen my cats playing with the hobo's outside, but not wanting them to risk getting bit on their nose or toe pads I kill them. Normally I catch all spiders and pout them outside, but those I won't mess with. 50% of their bits are a dry defensive bit.

As for a potting shed, we just got a big 10'x10' plastic shed paid for by the park, they tore down the 2 nasty old metal sheds that leak. I want to get myself a little gardening shed, an 8x6; preferably cedar. At least a wood shed that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I know HD has one that isn't too expensive.

Our common barn spiders have almost the same markings as the Hobo (the chevrons on the back of the abdomen), but their underside looks different. You can catch one in a plastic baggie, then carefully check to see if they have a circle of yellow spots where their legs join the body (barn spider) or a yellow teardrop shape on their chest (Hobo). Barn spiders are harmless, but the Hobo's bite can result in a swelling and ulcer I think I have heard.

There is an Atlas glove coop going on right now in the Coop section. I believe it is all over tomorrow at midnight.

Thanks for the spider info. Now that the spiders are more evident I will check to see who is who by the markings. I am more careful these days. Have spent the majority of my time outside working on the "yard" with no additional problems. The bite site is still somewhat reddish, no residual pain and only a proported risk of Cellulitus (sp?) to return to the same area. Glad I don't take antibiotics very often and that they worked fast and well. Don't want to repeat the process anytime soon.

Love my Altas gloves!

Hobo's produce a large swelling about 2 to 3 " in diameter and a small area of necrosis (dead area) 5 to 10 days after. I see them often in Montana and AK. Many of my patients bite them and get the swelling in the throat.

Steve, I am so glad that I know your patients are not people.