Portable “Garden Sink”

Portable “Garden Sink” FARM HOME “I put together a portable garden sink so I can wash vegetables outside before bringing them into our house Both the water and dirt go right back into our garden ” says Ken Carpenter Grangeville Idaho He bought an old kitchen sink at a second hand store for a few dollars He built a wooden frame in the shape of a wheelbarrow and screwed the sink on top of it The wheelbarrow rides on an 8-in high rubber wheel and has handles that measure about 7 ft long He also added a female coupler to the bottom of the faucet so he can hook up a garden hose to it “I have several faucets around my garden and I can hook the sink up to any of them ” says Carpenter “I use it on all my root crops including beets potatoes and carrots I added a length of L-shaped pvc pipe to the sink’s drain so my feet don’t get wet while I’m washing vegetables I stand in front of the sink and the water drains out the back At the end of the growing season I just disconnect the hose and roll the sink into our tool shed ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Ken W Carpenter 378 Cove Rd Grangeville Idaho 83530 ph 208 983-2349

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