A Nifty Veggie Box

I love wandering through the garden, picking the veggies for our next meal. Often I have quite a few, and I used to put them into a basket to make carrying them easier. I'd then have to clean them in my kitchen sink, sometimes creating quite a mess.

Until I had a bright idea!  I found an old wooden box, about the size of an apple box and replaced the base with flywire. Now the freshly picked veggies get deposited into the box and I can hose away any dirt and bugs before taking them inside. To save the water I sit the box over the corners of one of the garden boxes and let the water drain into the garden.