Metal modular raised garden beds are more popular than ever. They are easy to assemble, have flexible designs, have a very long life, and can be delivered to your front door, among other benefits. With many reasons to use them, Gardener Scott wonders if they may be the future of gardening for raised bed gardeners. (Video #365)
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23 Comments
Love those beds. I purchased mine from Vego. Only plus with them is they give you a rubber piece to put around the top border. I have small kids so that's helpful 🙂
Thanks for sharing Scott!
Too expensive for me in this time of inflation. I just use logs and slabs I already have to border my garden beds. Different strokes for different folks. I am on fixed income and am inventive to spend as little as possible. I have some raised beds built from wood boards I scrounged for free.
Very good intel. Thank you so much for sharing all this information.
Timely Topic. I love your galvanized steel beds that you have made, so creative. I have recently purchased 2 metal raised beds and I've used the hugelkultur method to fill it. I also have a smartpot big bag fabric raised bed to save money and for the longevity.
mine are 28 inches. I used wood branches in the bottom half but putting good raised bed soil is EXPENSIVE!
Metal raised beds also help keep rodents out. They have problems climbing them.
I've been on the fence about metal raised beds. Does the sun make the metal super hot, and does that affect the soil inside?
Wow, I actually LOVE the modular aspect of these. I was sceptical at first when you held up the box but blown away when I saw 😀
Great & timely video Scott. Always enjoy learning with you.
An alternative along the concrete lines is the Durable Greenbeds from Oregon. They use a mix of wood chips & cement mixture to make their garden beds in a variety of shapes sizes and heights. I recently purchased & putting together now. They are a bit pricey but I will never have to replace them.
Went to the site where you purchased these raised beds. They look like good quality. About a month ago, I purchased some very inexpensive ones from Amazon and had to return them. There were no supports and the sides were so flimsy that walking by it made them fly around. I might get one of these you show in your video. For a seat, I’d made one out of wood that is the perfect height (slightly higher) so you can still sit next to it at least. I bet that would work. Thanks for a great video and very fair review.
Thanks
I just bought these on sale on Amazon
Timber is now too expensive and I already have five of different sizes.
Now I know all the options with this kit
What size bolts does it take to construct?
One thing I would be interested in that I did not notice you mentioned was heat. It looks like the metal raised beds would both take in and give off heat faster than a relatively insulated wood raised bad. Have you found that to be true at all? The metal raised bed might hold water a little better, but I would guess not significantly. The price of work is only going to get higher, but then it seems like with the changes we need to combat global warming that everything is going to be more expensive and rarer.
hi Scott ! i dont think they exist in Europe , at least not in Belgium , i went this week and the week before to the farmers-market to buy my soil amendements and plants and i never have seen them .
but anyway how are you and how is Lilly ? i dont see her anymore , the last thing i now is in one of youre comments by Scott Haed that you say in the comments that she had a operation too , i hope all is well and ok . now everything is planted exept my graved cucumbers because i have to set-up the trellis . now is only waiting for a better yaer than past yaer , past yaer was nothing at all and everything destroyed because of the floods but maybe you haerdt that in the news . this yaer was extremely dry not a drop af rain sins februari and my plumtree seems to giving up because the laeves turn yellow i called the nursery and they said that this way the tree protecting himself . i give it every day a strong spray of water in the hope my trees make it . i give it a strong spray of water every morning and evening but its forbidden because of the groundwaterlevels are to low , this drought in Europe is never seen before so fingers crossed that everything turn ok . see you soon on monday . succes with youre new beds . jp
Great stuff! As an old fart with wobbly knees, I highly recommend the taller size 😉
I live in the desert….that seems like a frying pan to me.
I replaced my two wood one (they were 8x4x0.5) this year and also ended 3 new ones with 8x4x1 metal raised beds. I have been wanting to replace the two wood ones for awhile, they were just bad. Hopefully these will last me a long long time.
Hi have you heard of Ecosia they are a search engine that plants tress
Could you do a video about 'planter wall blocks', into which you can slot 1×10 inch boards for an instant raised bed? I obsessed about building raised beds. I either had to invest in tools or hire a handyman. Then a neighbor showed me hers. I picked up the materials and put together three raised beds in about 15 minutes. I now have a thriving garden. Wish I'd known about them years ago. I found them at Lowe's in the paver department.
Thanks for all the advice here. Using a lot of your ideas I made my own version on a sloped landscape with the metal all on the inside of the bed.
Great information. Thanks for explaining all the pro's and con's of both raised beds.
Hello, How long does it take to assemble?
Have you looked at the Australian birdies beds. BTW I'm from Australia
Gardener Scott – thank you for the very informative videos. I've used them over the years to educate my Mom on the difference between gardening in Southern PA vs. out here in the Wild West (I'm just a touch up the road from you in the People's Republic).
I've been planning raised beds for home, and have 1 final question re: metal vs. wood – how do you find your perennials doing in the raised metal beds over the winter? Also, would love to talk to you about the Master Gardener program some time. Thanks. Red