DIIYIV 2PCS 8x4x1FT Galvanized Raised Garden Bed Kit,Vegetable Boxes-Rectangle Metal Flower Box,Large Planter Raised Beds Outdoor Garden for Planting,Fruit,Herb-Black

So far so good! My husband put these things together pretty easily! I got them for my blueberry bushes and my pepper and tomato garden. They are holding up wonderfully. I can fit so many pepper and tomato plants in there! Very spacious. I like the rectangle shape vs. the rounded corners. I also think the price is pretty fair for what you get.

Can’t say enough how fantastic these were. Now that my garden is winding down I can tell you that they held up well! So pleased with my purchase. Easy to assemble but be sure to use the gloves they include.

Long narrow LIGHT WEIGHT (Build one using the parts from two to make stronger, but even then still light weight) raised garden beds are very easy to plant into and harvest. These are very nice quality, appear a bit wobbly before adding soil which firms the structure up quite well. Bought two, ordered two more and then four more. Obviously happy with them. Cotton gloves are supplied with them because before assembly some edges will easily cut skin, as easily as a sharp razor, but now I have put more than one together, I don't use the gloves (edit: mistake cut myself again, difficult to hold the nuts with those gloves on during assembly), know which areas to avoid handling them by. Once assembled there are no exposed sharp edges which is a must, plastic guards are included which won't come off once assembled to the four corner pieces which are not rolled. Tip: Assemble each end piece to the two corner pieces inside the house first, then attach to the long sides, working on your knees outside isn't so pleasant and you can at least avoid doing that outside. Only thing I don't like is assembling them but doesn't really take that long. I've read a negative one star buyer review here about how these are not strong enough to use a wheel barrel to dump dirt into them because the sides are too flimsy, yes, you cannot do that, they are just thick enough as raised beds but not for putting a wheel barrel on them, or your knee etc. The person who left that report should have known better seeing how thin the sheets are, corrugation helps, but not enough . The price is low due to weight, it isn't an industrial heavy duty raised garden bed! One complaint, after putting together seven now, two of the kits had four of the wrong nuts, they look very close, close enough not to notice, but those few will not thread onto the screw. Fortunately, some kits had extra of the correct nuts.

I love growing my own veggies, and these two galvanized beds provide a great space to do just that. The soil where I live is pretty sandy and poor, so being able to fill a contained space with organic raised-bed soil is a relief, and eliminates a lot of the struggle with growing things here. Last year I assembled one and it worked great; this year I added the second one for double the veggies. These beds are fairly easy to put together, and I was able to do it myself without issue. They are labeled clearly and come with all the hardware and tools for assembly, which is nice. They are larger than I was expecting, and took quite a lot of bagged soil to fill. In terms of stability and construction — Yes, they are made of steel, and the four long sides held up well in terms of corrosion on the one I put together last year, but the cross supports did not; they rusted pretty badly and the paint is peeling off. I guess I can't really complain because the price was right, but it would have been nice if they were also constructed with the same material as the sides to keep everything clean and rust-free. If you're purchasing these new for use this year, make sure you coat the cross supports with some extra paint or rust-proofing sealant.

I am a 35 year old woman and this was light enough for me to carry around and build alone. Holy cow the worst part was peeling the film off the sheets of metal and be careful because it’s sharpe. I’m hard headed though and did not use the enclosed gloves but I should have. Parts were a little bent at the tips but I just used a screw driver and my finger and bent it back into place. Came with all the screws and nuts you just need a Philips head screw driver and maybe a wrench I’m lazy though and used my fingers. Took about 40 bags of soil to fill the bed I got a 12x4. My body hates me after filling that sucker up but it looks great and is exactly what I wanted without paying a million bucks. I’m placing another order this week for a few more. I’ll tell you as a mom of 6 I have no time or patience to be wasted so this right here is a zero bull review. lol I highly recommend, make sure you’re not getting this for deep rooted veggie unless you’re tilling the ground below I just threw some cardboard boxes down to keep weeds at bag I didn’t even remove the grass the cardboard will suffocate it so should be good and you can add rocks or logs/sticks to help with a filler but I just filed it with organic mulch chips, top soil and compost I also threw my grass clippings in since I mowed the lawn that morning.

We’ve ordered 6 total over time, may add more later. Easy to assemble, lightweight, size is easy to manage.

This would the 10th garden bed box that I've installed in my orchard, so I have a good idea of what company to use & not use. All my beds are on large elevated stands, with galvanized bed bases installed...not placed directly on the ground (which would make these even more flimsy). The good: > It's an ok-ish, light-duty flower bed. > The corner plastic caps keep your hands protected from sharp metal is decent. The bad: > The corrugated metal is extremely flimsy. Slight sidewall pressure from my stomach, as I was adding some plantings, produced denting in the panels. Yes...the metal is thin. > The crossties supports that hold the sides from bowing out are very petite & thin. This makes me questions just how long they'll last. > Although the panels are a very shiny, almost chrome finish when new...the galvanizing is questionable. All in all, these will work for most people but I will stick to Ironton's garden beds, as they are a much heavier gauge system. And for about the same amount of money.

March 2026: The assembly here was a little confusing but if you’ve ever done Lego this won’t be too much of a challenge. It seems like they’ve taken previous reviews into consideration and provided gloves for assembly please wear them. I didn’t and I had a ton of tiny cuts on my hands. The bed is a really good size. We got the 12 x 4 x 1 for $89 and it came with two. It’s cheaper than doing the “tool less” beds that go viral every year. Hoping they hold up well over time. They seem relatively sturdy and look much nicer than our tool less beds. Took me three hours by myself to do both beds but that’s only because I accidentally put on some of the pieces backwards. If you’re handy I wouldn’t think this would take very long at all. June 2026: I’ve had these beds for a few months now and only love them more and more as they establish with soil. They’ve not raised in price but lowered to $66 for two so that’s amazing. My plants are growing well and the beds are very sturdy once full with soil. Like others I bought two, then two more, then eventually plan on buying two more as long as these continue to work well. We’re in the middle of a big garden renovation and these are definitely going to be a staple. Will update again at the end of the first season

Shipped but got damaged in transport. Order was cancelled and refunded then out of stock and couldn’t reorder!😡