“Stool And Bucket” Combo Straddles Garden Rows

“Stool And Bucket” Combo Straddles Garden Rows FARM HOME Food “As far as I know there’s nothing on the market designed to straddle the row like my ‘stool and bucket’ garden stool It’s so easy to use ” says Doug Kress Tell City Ind who uses the one-piece unit to pick green beans and peas in his garden He used scrap steel and 1 1/2-in round tubing from an old trampoline to make an 18-in wide 18-in high stool then attached a 5-gal plastic bucket to one side of it The bucket sets inside a 12-in dia metal ring welded to one of the stool’s legs with the bottom of the bucket about 4 in off the ground An 8-in wide rebar handle is welded on front of the stool which sets on a pair of legs welded to 16-in long horizontal metal skids The top of the stool is made from plywood with shag carpeting stapled onto it The design allows Kress to pick beans and peas while sitting directly over the row and without having to bend over “Sitting above the row I can easily lay the bean stalks or pea vines over to one side and see all the pods ” says Kress “When I want to move I just grab the handle and slide the stool forward The bucket stays out of the dirt and doesn’t get caked with mud so I’m always able to bring a clean bucket of vegetables into the house ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Doug Kress 1702 14th St Tell City Ind 47586 ph 812 547-6359; sfkress_1702@yahoo com

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