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8x4x2ft Galvanized Metal Raised Garden Bed for Vegetables, Outdoor Garden Raised Planter Box, Backyard Patio Planter Raised Beds for Flowers,…
$179.99
Last updated on April 26, 2024 2:40 am Details
$179.99
LDW –
The only good thing about this is that it holds dirt. Assembly is awful. As other reviewers have pointed out the screws just aren’t long enough. They work but it takes awhile for them to grab. Also it bulges at the joints on the long side. Not very attractive looking. We bought two of these and noticed they don’t have the same dimensions. I haven’t measured yet but looking at them side by side it’s very obvious. I was also not impressed with shipping. I bought both of them the same day and one was a few days late. There is no reason that should have happened, other than their choice of shipping with the post office. I wouldn’t buy this again. We bought some others that are a different brand and smaller and they are built much better. Look elsewhere for a raised bed. I wish I had.
C. S. Long –
This is a huge 4’x8′ above ground planter. It takes 80 bolts and nuts to build. That’s a lot! I am on blood thinner and had to be VERY careful not to cut myself when assembling this. BTW that took me almost two hours – I kept dropping the small bolts or nuts and had to find where they had rolled. The box and pacing are neatly designed, but I am sure some prefab work could have been done by manufacturer to shorten the assembly time for the purchaser. This unit does have a rolled upper edge which is better for safety, but the connector plates are like razors. My grandson bumped into a corner edge and it punctured and deeply cut his leg. If it had been me, that could have been a disaster. I am trying to figure out something that will cover all the sharp edges and prevent future cuts. The ad pictures don’t show how sharp the corner edges are – so beware!
C. S. Long –
These were very flimsy and arrived dented. The metal is paper thin. You get what you pay for right !
S. C. Ladd –
First thing you do is go to your local home improvement store and replace all their fasteners with standard/metric nuts and bolts. It’s not expensive…just convenient because the hardware included by the manufacturer has been slightly modified so as NOT to fit any standard or metric sockets. Other than than the planters are easier to assemble with two people. The gauge of the corrugated metal is thin, so you’ll need to be slow, patient while you fill them with planting materials, making sure you compact each layer so the sides don’t bow out.
Patrick –
It sat in my basement for a few weeks until a warm day in order to assemble. The assembly is pretty straight forward. I assembled it alone, but will probably go together faster with 2 people. I haven’t filled it up yet with dirt because I’m still waiting for warmer days. I will be purchasing another soon. It’s at a good height to be able to work the soil and plantings. I haven’t put it into it’s final position but it should work well for my needs. Update: I have filled the bed and installed drip irrigation. I have only planted a couple of starts and will be planting seeds later this week or the beginning of next week. So far so good.
LDW –
First, assembly instructions are poorly written but we deciphered them successfully only to find that it really doesn’t perform very well. After filling it with soil, to a level about 4 to 6 inches below the top we found that the sides bulge outward at the side seams with a disturbing appearance. The side is in two pieces with very little overlap, and the strength of the reinforcement isn’t adequate by itself and there is only two cross braces between the side reinforcements (one at the very bottom and one at the very top). I will now have to remove a good deal of soil away from sides and beef up the side reinforcements with angle iron and probably put a cable with a turnbuckle between the sides at mid height. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT FOR A 2 FOOT HIGH RAISED GARDEN, but if you do buy it then plan on reinforcing the side seams at mid height before filling with soil.
S. C. Ladd –
We love these gardening beds! We started out by buying a couple of the 8x4x2 and one of the 8x4x2, but liked them so much we ordered more. We now have 8 —- 4 of each size. They were easy to construct and come not only with the needed hardware, but also with stakes to secure them to the ground. We briefly considered making our beds from lumber, but not only would they have been 2-3x more expensive, but living in a wet climate would greatly reduce their life expectancy. Now with these galvanized beds I imagine they will outlive us 😉 We also like the fact that we can amend the soil and enhance it from what we would have gotten had we just planted straight into the ground. So we definitely recommend them —- easy to assemble, long life expectancy, and the ability to enjoy richer, better planting soil.
maya –
Hard to beat this quality product in terms of the price paid for it. I was impressed that all of the holes lines up perfectly during assembly. I used pliers and a power drill during assembly and it sped up the process considerably. I put it together in two, hour long shifts, so 2 hours total by myself. It was then also easily transportable from the driveway out into the backyard. I just stood in the center and carried it from where the upper brace meets the walls. We had our landscaper provide two yards of garden soil so that we didn’t need to purchase 100 bags from the garden center. This container of filled to the brim would hold nearly 3 yards of dirt. We will likely purchase another one of these next year, too!