Aldi's $40 Find Could Make Repotting Plants Much Easier This Spring

Spring is a great time to repot your plants because it gives them more room and additional nutrients to grow well during the summer, which is a period of vigorous growth for many plants. However, the idea of heaving various plants out of one pot and into another as the days get warmer and longer may have you dreading this task altogether. That's where a potting bench comes in. This handy piece of roughly waist-high furniture is designed for easily repotting your favorite plants while saving your back from strain by eliminating the need to bend over too often. In addition, it can help store garden tools, contain the mess of potting soil, and even serve as a drink or snack cart when cleaned off for garden parties.

If those sound like boxes you'd love to tick in your garden this spring, then you may just want to check out the Belavi Potting Bench from Aldi. While the price of $39.99 is more expensive than for a straightforward bench or simple folding table, it does come with a few key features, such as hooks and storage shelves, that could help make the task of repotting easier for you this year and in years to come. 

The Belavi bench is currently available in only one style — a stripped-back, bare wood look — so it is more suited as a quiet background piece than a garden showstopper. However, you can always spruce it up using a paint color of your choice or bright potted flowers that you keep on the bench full time. Let's explore how this specific potting bench could be used to make repotting much simpler.

One helpful feature of this potting bench is the galvanized worktop. This is useful for garden tasks since any soil or seeds that end up on the surface can be easily swept off, whereas it can be harder to clean dirt out of grooved surfaces like wood. Galvanized metal is also designed to resist rusting, making the bench practical for outdoor use. 

The hooks on each side of the bench offer a handy place to hang common gardening implements, such as trowels, gloves, or handheld cultivators. But there are only six hooks in total, so they are likely best for holding your most-used handheld tools. If you have a lot of equipment, you may want to place this potting bench in a shed or near a wall that can keep all your gardening essentials organized, including larger pieces like rakes and shovels.

Perhaps one of the most important elements of this potting bench, however, is the two extra storage shelves. These can help you store potting mixture, compost, and spare pots without cluttering up your garden or shed, keeping them near at hand for when you need them. You could even use some collapsible storage bins on one shelf to organize smaller items like seed packets so they're easy to find. As this potting bench is sold in a box, it does require at-home assembly, but past customers have found the process relatively easy using a drill, allowing them to get started on their gardening tasks straight away.