by A.J. Coltrane
I’ve been thinking about building a salad table for a while. (Or “lettuce” table, depending upon the reference.) My feeling is that it was within my ability, though the result likely wouldn’t be pretty. I also wasn’t sure that I wanted to sink that much time into it. Then I thought, maybe I could modify something pre-built, like a utility cart. A little searching in catalogs and the internet led me to here. (Amazon link.)
It’s an “industrial” utility cart. The shelves are heavy wire and have a one-inch lip all the way around. Perfect.
That price didn’t seem crazy. Plus I’d be getting three shelves instead of just one. I also wouldn’t need to buy casters or hardware cloth, so I’d be saving $20-30 right there. I still needed to buy window screen ($6) and I used three 6′ pine boards (1″ x 4″ x 72″) at about $2.50 each. The total outlay was about $85, rather than $30-50.
But I think it’s pretty awesome. The total height is about 36″ — allowing for around 14″ between the shelves.
Here it is before installing the screen:
And with the screen installed:
Now it just needs seeds and soil. That will probably happen early next week. Fun new toy!
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Extra special thanks to SeattleAuthor for letting me use his tablesaw. (Really, he did all the cutting.) It saved me a bunch of time and labor, and the cuts came out tons better than I could have accomplished with a regular saw.
FlatbreadGarden 
De nada. Looks good, and after some thought, I like your design (used here) better than the idea I floated.
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It’s certainly built like a rock. I don’t think *anything* is going anywhere.
I also had the good sense to “practice” the screen’s cosmetic appearance on the bottom of the unit first.
Nobody spends too much effort inspecting things close to their feet.
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