Is THIS Garden Bed WORTH IT? An Honest Review 1-Year Later

Looking to get a raised garden bed, but confused on which brand to buy. If you are figuring out if you should go with a corrugated metal raised garden bed, and considering brands like Birdies, Vego, VegeGa, Savana, and Best Choice Products... you need to watch this first! Is this the best raised metal bed? This is a one year review of VegeGa's Raised Garden Bed.
LINK TO VEGEGA RAISED BEDS
www.vegega.com/?ref=NTorqHxt
10% COUPON CODE
WILDFLORIDIAN
_________
FREE SEASONAL GARDENING GUIDE
www.wildfloridian.net/calendar
WILD FLORIDIAN GARDEN PLANNER
www.wildfloridian.net/planner
_________
GARDEN TOOLS
MOVING MULCH
Free Mulch: getchipdrop.com/
Pitch/Bedding Fork: amzn.to/30Xrwrf
Yard Cart: amzn.to/3m0Ak5r
Double Tine Rake: amzn.to/3cLsQjn
Push Broom: amzn.to/3cHjWDB
DIGGING HOLES
Mattock: amzn.to/3oT89I9
Hand Shovel: amzn.to/3FJ8O5H
Hand Tool Combo: amzn.to/3CRZsTg
GARDEN GEAR
Boots: amzn.to/3m11gSO
Garden Gloves: amzn.to/30SY2e6
Shirt: teespring.com/stores/wild-flo...
PRUNING PLANTS
Micro Pruners: amzn.to/3l1IoEs
Pruners amzn.to/3BOw13Q
Hedge Trimmers: amzn.to/3m5GBx4
Loppers: amzn.to/3CS3aNy
Machete / Hatchet: amzn.to/3h8Coor
Tree Pruner amzn.to/3HhNiYg
COMPOSTING
Compost Bin: amzn.to/3Ott5BJ
Garden Fork: amzn.to/3FAoOH8
HARVESTING
Fruit Picker: amzn.to/3r9N12W
WILD FLORIDIAN GARDEN PLANNER
www.wildfloridian.net/planner
_________
IN THE KITCHEN
Food Scale amzn.to/34XRVEv
Stasher Reusable Storage Bags amzn.to/3n5OIc5
FILMING EQUIPMENT
iPhone 8: amzn.to/3ka9kz1
Protective iPhone 8 Case: amzn.to/3i5tuJH
Gimbal: amzn.to/3jYEZDm
Tripod with Ring Light: amzn.to/32b76cl
________
SUPPORT
KZbin Membership • Wild Floridian Membership
DISCLAIMER: This video and description contain affiliate links. As an affiliate associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
_________
CONNECT
Twitter @WildFloridian / wildfloridian
Instagram wild_floridian / wild_floridian
Facebook Wild Florida / wildfloridian

[@dailycurmudgeon454]

My 12 year old brain keeps giggling every time you say VegeGa....even now I'm doing it. 😆

[@allysonmurray1731]

I'm right there with ya...lol

[@makeitha9835]

Same!😂 And I'm Much older😂😂

[@summerhill_homestead]

I’m the same way everytime I hear anyone say it.😂

[@sleepygrumpy]

This must be one of the top video reviews of the metal raised beds out there -- I watched several videos that were all nearly identical and more endorsements than in depth reviews, whereas you went into the science/engineering of the beds and rust prevention (only video out there that explains this) and bulge etc -- very impressive stuff, instant sub

[@garrettmineo]

I have Vego beds and I agree 100% with your review. It is refreshing to hear from a smart engineer, I am a chemist and have identical thoughts on these beds. I live in southern Louisiana zone 9b, so heat is a concern. I went with a much lighter color than your beds in a more exposed area. I have not found any damage to roots near the sides of the beds so I am not worried about heat effects. Of course all raised beds drain much quicker than “in ground” beds so you need to prepared to deal with irrigation, hand watering or plants that tolerate drought.

[@valchris11]

I have 8 Birdies beds and the edging was an issue by me the user. After setting the first 2 , I realised that I had cut the edging and if the panels were put on flush , then the edging wouldnt stay on. I am now over that hiccup, so no issues using the Birdies for me. I also bought another galvanized from Amazon, and after a year no rust and the edging has held up so far. I happy with the beds I chose so far . Hope they last 20 yrs +++

[@MoonMan1956]

The best reveiew I've seen on these beds. I have 9 of the tall ones (30-32" tall) in my food forest (combination of Vego and Birdies depending on who had the best price/special when I bought each of them). Very well made and steel is heavy coated. Makes gardening much easier for seniors with less bending and crawling on the ground. Fill the bottoms with logs, then branches, then yard debris or wood chips, compost and finally, about 8-12 inches of good soil to save money. It will sink over time, and you will have to add more soil, but you save a lot of money on soil, get great water retention and nutrients as the logs and yard debris rots.

[@mwnemo]

I have been using cinder blocks. Right now at $2.50 a block at Home Depot. So far they have been great for my parents. We only have them one high this year and plan to go two blocks high next year.

[@TexasLocalProduce]

I had knee surgery 5 yrs ago . Now my knee blows up after about 2 hours of working outside. I am 64 & will need a full knee replacement soon. I am building my Cinder block bed 3 high with two 4" flat blocks (one as a base & one on the very top giving me 32" total height ( yes, I will be using logs & free mulch I am getting from a local Tree Remover/trimmer Co.)

[@cherryhomes]

I was just getting ready to hit the buy button on Vegega beds and wanted someone to tell me what I could expect, and the one-year review convinced me to hit the button without worrying about what would happen to them over time.

[@compticny3138]

Thank you for the engineering info you provided. Always love when I can get a better understanding of how things work.

[@mistycarter9809]

That's so exciting that they held up for you. I will be investing now 😊. Thanks for the tips, tricks and honest opinions 😉.

[@floridaglitz]

I love them! Bought 3 and want 3 more! Thank You! ❤

[@Frenchcountryfriends]

So glad we came across this video! I was wondering how well our bed was going to hold up a year from when we assembled it this past spring. We got the taller one and wow that was a task to assemble. 😂 Thank you for sharing this! ❤

[@nicoleh5532]

I bought this with your discount code after your unboxing video. I am so happy with it glad to hear yours is holding up so well. Mine did come with cross braces and I’m up to 4 now and wish I could afford get at least 2 more but they’ll have to wait a little longer. I also used your video instructions to make a cattle panel trellis! Thanks for being such an inspiration ❤

[@dlafery2123]

Thx for the video, Jacqueline! It was timely- we were just about to buy 2 metal beds from Amazon, but watched this and bought 2 VegeGa beds instead :)

[@jholcomb9052]

Wow! This is so timely! We just got an 8' x 2', 17" VegeGa raised bed delivered yesterday! Going to our local landscape company today (if the rain stops!) to pick up the dirt to fill it. Sorry I missed the discount code, but ours was on sale for 15% off, which helps, too. We also have a large VegTrug, which we love. We are retired and want to avoid all the bending over. Glad to know we made a good choice! Thanks! Think I'll mosey on over to your other videos now...

[@sanalmeida7782]

I love the look of those trellises with the beds. Our weather also affects the materials we use for trellising so much... They need to be sturdy enough for our regular thunder storms. Ive been through a couple of (Amazon) arches already that just did not last. Like you said, getting the cattle pannels is not an easy feat for a lot of us urban gardeners.

[@mistygeller3193]

Oh my goodness THANK YOU! I have a mechanical engineering background as well, so I have had a laundry list of questions about the raised metal beds…. You just saved me quite a bit of research!! I spend half of the year in Michigan and the other half in Florida so again you answered so many other questions!! I love it!! 😊

[@nenac3741]

Great info! Thanks for your honest review.

[@juliannegill5486]

Agree completely. I have Vego and Vegega beds. Both are holding up well after 1 year, but the Vego bed was very sharp & I cut myself x2 when assembling.

[@RVBadlands2015]

Thank you I purchased 6 of them. My soil is heavy clay soil so this works perfect.

[@catherinecarreiro3955]

Thanks for the breakdown. It really helps

[@WildFloridian]

You’re welcome Catherine ☺️

[@joannesmith6819]

Excellent video - thanks.

[@crazycgames]

This was the brand I went with (SWFL, hi!) and totally agree with you, holds up extremely well this past season and plan on getting more this upcoming year! Also, didn't know they did trellises and so happy to see they can go into them for more stability!

[@tpflint419]

Hey hey! Also in SWFL!

[@C3Voyage]

It's rare I watch a video that doesn't tick me off due to the angle, agenda, or inexperience of the content/creator. Your video is fantastic. You touched on all the aspects of the beds, with great information, and you're articulate. Thanks so much. Subbed and liked.

[@zakkrueck2362]

i have both vego and vegega, the vegos i have, the tall ones have a screw every other hole. they have some really nice garden accessories

[@sophiawish9772]

So good to know! Thanks!

[@WildFloridian]

You are so welcome!

[@jenniferg6026]

I'm so excited, just ordered 3 beds for our fall garden. Thank you for the review. I live on the east coast, 9b.

[@WildFloridian]

Hope you enjoy them! Let me know if you have issues. Cheers and happy growing 🥰

[@jenniferg6026]

If all goes well I know where the 4th one is going for my herbs. Polinators are a struggle. I live on a canal on the ICW. I've been binge watching you a d you give me hope. Plus you make me 😃

[@JonLoeffler62]

Perhaps I’ll go pick up a few. Thank you Mrs Wild.

[@WildFloridian]

🥰 You’ll be so proud Mr. Safety! I checked all those panels for nuts and sharp edges. Safety First 😉

[@marlahynes2918]

I'm in Florida. Used your code for my 1st bed.

[@RobinL4715]

My wood beds lasted about 2 years, and were mostly destroyed by hurricane Ian. I have a couple of cedar, so we’ll see how they do. The metal beds I have are doing great- I’ve tried Birdies and Vega. I’m probably going to replace all my wood with the metal. The issue I have is the edging - it gets dried out by the hot Sun and breaks. Thanks for the review!

[@Itried20takennames]

There are some videos here on YT of how to pour concrete to look like the long and short piece of lumber needed to make a raised bed wall. Never tried it, but looks decent on the videos and the ends have a notch to interlock, so stays together (in theory, anyway).

[@yolandago1052]

I have 10 birdie beds and just added 2 Vego garden beds. The birdie beds I’ve had for about 4 years and they look like new they have no rust. I agree with the top liner that it keeps falling off and some areas doesn’t stay on. The vego beds were a little taller and have a better liner that stays on. If I were to get more I would definitely go with the vego instead.

[@paulinswfl8218]

I had a jalapeno pepper plant in a cedar raised bed that was my only survivor of Ian. Here in Englewood, we had 10 hrs of 150mph or higher winds. Fortunately, no surge. That plant produced until March. It did way better than my pool cage! lol

[@user-ft7rp2qh2y]

Thanks for the "Is THIS Garden Bed WORTH it?" review. I used the WildFloridaian and got the discount on my first metal bed.

[@WildFloridian]

I’m so happy it helped you make the right decision for your garden!

[@user-cp5ht1th6i]

Glad to hear your raised bed is holding up and you will nor replace anytime soon. I thought pricing was reasonable.

[@WildFloridian]

That’s good to hear Kim! For metal beds they seem competitively priced

[@angeliquehobbs1414]

Thank you for sharing a code! I ordered a bed. I’ve ordered from vego, but they keep sending me the wrong items.

[@user-fb2hv9cy7y]

I have used six vego beds for several years now and no rust. I used cross bars on a couple of them and hate they are always in my way went turning the soil to mix in the compost.

[@user-us6pp3un4i]

Love the engineering take!

[@sonnyamoran7383]

Thanks for comparison. I can't afford the metal beds now for sure. I was just given a new 100x50 or so growing area. So no way. But it's ok. I know what I have to do and take it one step at the time.

[@Ash-fd8ww]

Tbh you can make them out of galvanized metal from the hardware store and some metal tubes. I have a 4x12 but you have to know how to fab it yourself from parts. Everyone says plain galvanized steel is toxic and leaches chemicals, but if you look into it they are the same metal but one is painted and the paint will peel off over time and get into your soil...

[@1boortzfan]

You really should consider concrete blocks for raised beds. I live in Plant City and have been using the same blocks for 35 years. I can move them at will if needed and now that I need to sit often due to a broken back I can sit on the edge of my bed piled 3 high, 8"X8" X8" = a comfortable level for sitting. Keep up the great work.

[@eduardochavacano]

concrete then is made more interesting.

[@Valdal98]

Thank you for this video. I am looking for raised beds that will last in coastal, hot area, like in Florida.

[@Valdal98]

I bought four last night! Can’t wait to use them.😀

[@user-mf7pm8ug6i]

What are your thoughts on a raised bed from Lowe’s, Tractor Supply made of treated wood?

[@user-gh8sl7iu3y]

How old are your rusted beds and are they the powder coated steel beds? Guess I thought a powder coated steel bed would last quite a few years. So will you do a video on a solution and “how to” replace the rusted beds? I’m wondering with the cost to fill them might any of the soil, compost, etc you’ve invested in them be salvageable?

[@EC-dz4bq]

Liked just for credentials on materials.

[@HappyHeart_Garden]

Great info. to know because these are the ones I bought…lol.

[@strokeandthegarden9496]

are the vaga steel panels a thicker gage then rusted one?

[@jstones9872]

our 3" thick cedar beds have rot after 6 years in NJ

[@ggrunau]

I won't get metal beds again ... they dent up easily on the edges when turning over soil. Also, these beds heat up and it dries out soil on the outside edges. They look nice, they will probably last longer than wood but, not really worth the cost.

[@jdupre7877]

This is a great review. Unfortunately, Vevega's current inventory is limited to only some of the 17" beds. Maybe that is due to spring being right around the corner, but Vego seems like you can purchase anything they sell.

[@WildFloridian]

Oh no! I see that. I just reached out to VegeGa to see if it is a website issue or an inventory issue. Thanks for letting me know.

[@WildFloridian]

You are right! I reached out to them and they said that sales were so good that they sold all their inventory. They are producing more and should have 32" available in April, plus any other models that are out of stock.

[@almabraun3799]

17 inches isn't high enough. It should be the height of your kitchen counter, 32 to 36 inches to bring you out of back pain stoop labor as well as filling it with "hill culture " ingredients for optimal soil building and micro organism attraction

[@WildFloridian]

Howdy Alma! You make great points. If you are interested in a 32" height, the brand VegeGa has those too. You can find them here www.wildfloridian.net/gardenbed

[@almabraun3799]

@@WildFloridian are you located in the northern panhandle of Florida?. Not much "nature "left south of Ocala

[@pedroreis3969]

Can't buy it in Portugal :( , they don't ship outside the US or UK

[@karencooper6634]

The discount code doesn’t work 😞

[@lindale7113]

What was the brand of the first beds? The ones you didn't like.

[@WildFloridian]

Best Choice Products and pro tip Savanna brand appears to use the same materials as Best Choice

[@JenniferGonzalez-js1mn]

I’m trying to use the link and I’m getting a message that the site is unavailable 😢

[@WildFloridian]

Oh no! It looks like it is back up.

[@coryhyatt2035]

Nice vajayjay bed. Lool. Glad its holding up well. Cause no one wants an old worn out vajayjay bed. 😄

[@srqpdq6697]

Does the coating leach into soil/plants?

[@WildFloridian]

USDA testing says it does not. Food Grade coatings cannot leach and be considered safe for use with food. USDA has approved Zinc Aluminum Magnesium coating to be safe for use. Hope that helps.

[@marykaymusician]

10 months after this video, do you still feel the same? Thanks :)

[@WildFloridian]

Yes. I ordered more and they all are doing awesome 👍

[@Moonchilling]

Their website is currently down?

[@WildFloridian]

Try this www.wildfloridian.net/gardenbed It should get you there.

[@seancarvalho8358]

Get video

[@smb123211]

I don't understand this fascination with beds. Glad this bed is popular and she likes it but folks, what matters is soil, weather, fertilizer and maintenance. I have wood, metal, a zillion containers, even a 7' round metal I made with a sheet of scrap metal. I cannot see that the bed had a thing to do with growth. My metal bed had eggplant and Japanese greens - all did fabulous but it had good sun, plenty of water and rich soil. Likewise, the DIY metal bed was great for melons, tomatoes and peppers. The wooden beds held a successive rush of flowers and herbs, overfilling the banks. Containers performed the best probably because I could control the conditions.

[@Plantandpeoplecarer]

What gets me is, it’s a direct rip off of Birdies garden beds!

[@patcox8745]

BIRDIES is also made in Australia. These other knock-offs are made in CHINA.

[@TiffanyT12]

I started researching raised beds for my garden this year and it was scary how similar 3 brands were to each other. Birdies, Vego and Vegega are actually all the same design and claim the same things, so I think both are a rip off of Birdies. The only difference I have found is manufacturing location and what is used as a layer on the metal. Birdies and Vego are the same, but the Vegega has mag as well which gives better anti-rust protection.

[@loritaylor2790]

don't believe the hype👎this company doesn't stand by there false 25 year product. Raisebed is defective and warp easily 👎👎