Vego garden Raised Garden Bed Kit, 17" Tall 10 in 1 Jumbo Modular Metal Planter Box for Vegetables, Flowers, Herbs, Pearl White

I enjoy gardening simply for the fun of it. Five years back, I made two 4' x 4' beds using 2" x 6" untreated lumber; unsurprisingly, they rotted after a year and a half. Why not treated lumber? Safety concerns. Why not cedar? Expensive. So what about the Vego garden? Read on. I recently received the Vego garden as a complimentary product to review. I thought comparing the Vego garden to a wood option would be a good idea in terms of both cost, weight, and safety. For a DIY project, wood is the first option a homeowner will likely purchase. Rather than comparing the Vego's 4' x 8' configuration to a wood 4 x 8' build, I'm comparing the Vego 4' x 8' against two 4' x 4' wood gardens. Two 4' x 4' wood gardens are something more likely that a homeowner would make, especially given the weight of wood. Remember, the Vego garden is 17" tall. To get that same height will require 10" boards, deck screws, and boards on the inside to connect the panels and the corners. Remember, lumber comes in nominal sizes; a 10" board is only 9.25". Stacking two boards will give you 18.5", just 1.5" higher than the Vego garden. Since we have a Menards nearby and it's the cheapest lumber in the area, I used their pricing. Below are three builds: treated lumber, cedar, and Vego. You'll find thoughts at the end of each section. I hope you enjoy this review and the Vego garden even more. ***One Vego 8' x 4' garden vs. Two wood 4' x 4' gardens*** OPTION: TREATED LUMBER While the EPA banned CCA (chromated copper arsenate) in 2003, there are still questions about the safety of the chemicals used in today's treated lumber. The simple fact that you must use specific screws that will not interact with the chemicals in the wood raises that question. Supports Ground Contact: Yes Durability: 10+ years Weight: 169 lbs per 4 x 4 garden (338 lbs total) Total Cost: $153.24 Tools: Impact driver and power saw. Material: Treated Lumber 2" x 10" x 8' ($15.27 / 40 lbs / qty: 8) = $122.16 (320 lbs) 2" x 4" x 8' ($7.68 / 9 lbs / qty: 2) = $15.36 (18 lbs) Stainless Steel Deck Screws (2.5") = $15.72 Build Time: 1 day Safety: Suspect. The weight alone is crazy. It also requires some power tools. You either build this where you want it or get some strong friends to help move it. Sure, you can buy nails and use a hammer. You can also buy the boards in 4 x 4 sizes. It doesn't change the time or the cost; it increases the labor. I'll pass. CEDAR LUMBER Cedar seems like a good choice. It's natural, non-corrosive, fights off bugs, rot, etc. The problem is that it can't withstand ground contact. A raised garden made of cedar is like burying half of it under the ground. The boards will be much lighter, though, as they are 1/2 the thickness of treated lumber. The downside is that they are expensive! Ground Contact: No Durability: 10 years? Weight: 42 lbs per 4 x 4 garden (84 lbs total) Total Cost: $406.14 Tools: Impact driver and power saw. Material: Lumber 1" x 10" x 8' ($47.19 / 10 lbs / qty: 8) = $377.52 (80 lbs) 1" x 2" x 8' ($5.92 / 2 lbs / qty: 2) = $11.84 (4 lbs) Stainless Steel Deck Screws (1.5") = $16.78 Build Time: 1 day. Safety: Excellent. A much better option for safety, but it's not great for ground contact or as much water as you put on it. While the weight is much better, the price is insane. If money is no object and you love the look, go for it. I don't see many people going for this option unless it's gardening and aesthetics. VEGO GARDEN The folks at Vego have done their homework to find something in the perfect range of price + safety. Let's go over the basics. Ground Contact: Yes Durability: 20+ Weight: 40 lbs total @ 4' x 8' Total Cost: $259.95 Tools: Screwdriver and wrench (no power tools) Material: Aluzinc metal Build Time: 45m - 90m Safety: Excellent. It's half the weight of cedar, supports ground contact, and is safe for food. It also has the added benefit of needing only a screwdriver and a wrench to assemble. It comes in four different colors and has ten configurations. While the manual says assembly time is 45m, give yourself some extra time. If you aren't sure you like where it is, at 40 lbs, move it. Pricewise, it's right in the middle of cedar, treated lumber, and better than both options material-wise. Here are some added benefits: Space-Saving: Cedar is 13/16" thick, and treated lumber is 1.5". The Vego garden is so thin I didn't bother to measure it. It'll fit just about anywhere. No Sharp Edges: Vego has rolled the metal's top and bottom edges. Even the corners and edges that connect aren't sharp. For additional safety, they even include a heavy-duty rubber edged to guarantee you'll have zero concerns. Height: 17" should keep the rabbits out. Honestly, most homeowners aren't going to stack their boards to get to 17" anyway; it's too much extra work. That means a max height of 10" - 12" and putting up a fence; more work. The Product Itself: I've included several of the packaging and product. The packaging is top-notch, and Vego has covered each piece with plastic to prevent scratching during transport. You can see the rolled edging and the holes for assembly. The color of my product is olive-green. Downsides: The only downside I could think of to the Vego garden was the potential to scratch it. While I didn't want to try, it seemed that it would be rather unlikely to occur. A scratch would only be an aesthetic issue as galvanized beds are safe for gardens; another good reason to purchase the Vego garden. 20+ Years? Will the Vego garden last for 20+ years? I don't know. That's a long time. Even if you get half of that, it's better than the other options available. Final thoughts: I certainly wish I'd known about Vego sooner. It's an excellent product for the price. It requires no power tools and 45m - 90m of your time. The result is that you can get gardening right away.

Easy to put together. Very sturdy

After a lot of research, decided to try Vego Garden bed to replace old cedar beds. Arrived quickly in very organized packaging. It was simple to assemble, albeit time consuming, with all the bolts to install. Everything you need to put together is in the box and instructions and diagrams are easy to understand. We did not realize there was plastic on inside walls as well as outside, but luckily caught it before getting too much done. Much easier to pull that off before assembly and the edges of the outside plastic to keep it safe until you finish assembly and place where you want it. Light weight and easy to move around with 2 people. Very good value if it lasts even half as long as they claim. I am planning to buy several more.

Great raised bed, easy to put together and can configure to different shapes based on your likes or needs. Has been through a few ND winters and still looks great. I got the white pearl color. I now have two of these and wouldn't mind having another! Have planted various kinds of peppers in one and root crops in another and both have done well.

Super easy to put together. Seems to be sturdier than the other brand I have.

Aside from getting stabbed in the thumb by a metal bur on a screw head (see photo), assembly went smoothly. I always count out all the parts and hardware before assembly. And in VegoGarden’s case, before I remove the protective film. If I have to return something, I won’t want to have put work into peeling the plastic off yet. I built the 9.5’ x 2.5’ size variation, because it’s what made most sense for the space that needed it. It’s so nice to have a modular kit that’s permits so many permutations. I built one half, then the second half, tightened all the screws and bits. And then joined them. I made sure to build it on a flat surface and even finished the protective border before relocating it to where it will live. It was still light enough for me to carry it (carefully) on my own. But it’s also sturdy and stable since it’s made of quality materials. The site itself at is where a mature tree used to be. The ground is so hard with roots, I couldn’t get a shovel in even a centimeter. So I skipped the metal, woven cloth that I usually put down to deter burrowing critters from invading from below. Nothing’s getting through for at least the next century. I propped up one side of the raised bed so that it’d be more level, using interlocking bricks, some rocks, and some colorful pots that I haven’t used in years (adds a splash of color). Then I added sticks that I’d gathered around the inner perimeter and filled it entirely with leaves. Then came the cardboard, more sticks, more leaves, more cardboard, compost, raised bed soil, and then mulch. The depth of 17” is perfect for harvesting at a comfortable height.

Easy to assemble; well made; looks great! Replaced an old 6X6' raised wooden garden bed, which had deteriorated over time. This should last a lifetime!

Great product! We bought cheap raised beds last year and they’ve already fallen apart. I decided to update to the Vego raised beds and I am SO glad we did! They were incredibly easy to assemble, and Ivan tell the quality is far superior to other brands. They’re not heavy when assembled so you could move them easily into place with one person if needed. They’re are high quality, and while expensive I feel the value far exceeds expectations. I’ll be adding more to our garden next year for sure! If I had the budget, I’d buy 10 more today!!

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