The Ultimate Guide To Vego Garden Raised Beds: What You MUST Know Before Buying!

Vego Garden raised beds are gaining in popularity and we wanted to see what they were about. We went ALL IN on these beds with a whopping 16 of them! In this video we talk about the pros, the cons, why we chose Vego Garden over other brands, and we show you the BEST way to assemble these beds as quickly as possible! Enjoy!
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0:00 Intro
1:07 Day 1 Thoughts / Why Vego?
5:56 The BEST Way Assemble / Time Saving!
25:00 Final Thoughts

[@VeryMiley]

Super valuable video. Everyone should watch this to make sure their expensive Vego beds are assembled the best they can be !

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

You are too kind! Thank you so much, I appreciate your super thanks, it goes a long way in helping me keep creating videos like this one!

[@peoniesandlilacs9414]

This is the best video to prevent bulging of the middle panels.

[@ajquimby121]

I’m adding 4-6 raised beds to my front yard this year. Watering grass is old news! 😂

[@araina5896]

That's right, water 💦 food🥰

[@evelynbourne2500]

My community garden group just assembled 11 of these Vega beds this morning. Your video was helpful. Thanks,

[@randyduro9483]

Holy shit!!! Most informative video,….great editing and great explanation, good job!!

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

It took me SO LONG to make that video, so I truly appreciate this comment 😂.

[@C123abc]

The directions say, and a phone call verified that for the 32 inch 4 by 8, you install the rods (all 4 of them) in the third and fifth holes from the top. Not sure where this other advice is coming from but the rest of the video is very helpful. Thanks.

[@ronmimnaugh7674]

I couldn't decide between the birdie and the Vego, so I got one of each. I am working to turn my whole property into gardens versus a lawn.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

Nice!! There was a time I did the whole lawn thing, but I enjoy gardening so much more!

[@iwanttobelieve5970]

It's nice how you had such a great amount of help to put them together. That's really nice. I look forward to seeing what you grow in them.

[@jon_web]

Very informative video! Thanks so much!

[@tonipollack5021]

I am so glad to have seen your video. I will be purchasing several Vego beds and your tips will definitely help me. Thank you and keep on growing.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

I’m so happy you found it! We officially have 16 of these beds in the garden and full of soil and I still don’t regret the decision of getting them. So happy with them and you will be too! Good luck with your garden!

[@salemdesigns65]

The company's 'how to video' explained everything. I had no problem. Also, if Vego separated the hardware, they would have to hire some folk to do that - meaning extra operations during manufacturing. I don't have an issue with creating a job but each unit would cost more, overall. I'll take the time to separate everything myself.

[@joeh4796]

Thank you for your advance information and knowledge. I’m getting ready to buy just one this year, and your video will help me a lot, in putting it together.

[@shirl1023]

Great video! I put together one that was 8’ x 2’. Your tips were very helpful for assembly. The only thing I did different was I only ripped the plastic off until the holes were uncovered and then once I had it in place in my yard, I took off the plastic thus it didn’t get scratched. Also, I sorted all of the nuts and bolts before I started making it pretty fast and simple to assemble.

[@rubygamboa6090]

I’m in the process of filling my two 8x4 vego garden beds myself! I had the same gripes that you did and I also put the shorter panels on the inside. Will you be doing a video on filling them up as well?

[@Sams_Uncle]

Valuable information ℹ️

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

Thank you!

[@LexKaiNix]

I wish we had room for raised beds 😭 We grow in containers right now because we don’t have much space. These look great though. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@araina5896]

Wow 😲... I just looked at the prices on those beds and you spent a mint on those beds. I wish they would've sponsored you also😅.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

Right?! I bought 16 of those things 😂! Luckily I had been saving for literally years to build the garden we did this year so that helped.. but still!

[@sheilaborkiewicz5853]

Great video 👍👍👍The plastic was a pain for me, especially putting 3 panels together before realizing that the back side had plastic on them too. I only removed the plastic on the outside of the panels where the panels meet to avoid scratching. The bolts in one bag were a pain too and agreed with you, they should separate them. Other than that, I was impressed with the quality and packaging.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

We just pulled everything out of our 16 raised beds today and after a full season with them we are still SO happy with them! I hope you will be too!

[@theadventuresofzoomandbettie]

Those beds look great. We've grabbed a few similar ones from Bunnings here in Australia. Different brand, but pretty similar! We chucked some cattle panel between a couple and made an archway which worked out great! They are super easy to build these things, and look really great!! Big fan of raised beds.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

We are doing the exact same thing with the cattle panels! We are putting the beds short end to short end with the cattle panel trellises going between them! I do too, they just give a good feel to a garden I think. It keeps it organized, easy to work in, and just makes everything more.. comfortable for sure!

[@arseckler]

I got my 6 Vego beds for $97 each on 2023 Black Friday, FYI if helpful. Keep eye out this year 🙂

[@SanDFinTX]

This video saved me today (thank you!), however...the instructions that I received with my bed, tells me to install the rods at the "3rd" bolt hole...not the 4th, as your video states. Any advice would be awesome!

[@garydugan5378]

Great video questions how well have u beds held up so far this yrs I thank I going go with vego raised garden beds.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

Honestly, they’ve been amazing. No new scratches, beds look as if they were put in yesterday! Love these things!

[@VeryMiley]

THANK YOU for your tip about placing the short straight panel on the inside when aligning. Called customer support - told me they have never built one before and said it doesn’t matter how you layer the sides it will all fit. But from an engineering perspective - there has to be a reason why they insist curves pieces must be on inside. Means there is a better way to layer the straight pieces than just random layering.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

You’re welcome! Yeah it never called it out in the instructions but I’ve built similar beds and I put the small piece on the outside (I can’t remember if I showed that in this video or not) and it made the bed kind of bow out. To me it just looks so much better with the small piece on the inside. And you don’t have any sharp edges!

[@VeryMiley]

@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead exactly. The biggest risk of any raised bed is the bowing out. It’s inevitable - but with wood beds you make yourself you can use braces and corner supports and 4x4s to try and get the most out of it. But with these pre manufactured beds, it’s harder to finagle … so every tip helps to be successful ! Thanks again!

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

@VeryMiley I agree 100% the material may last for a very long time but there are other things to consider like with the bowing you mentioned!

[@VeryMiley]

@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Any tips on how many bracing to use? I bought the 2’ extension kit (32” height) and 12-1 modular. I only got 6 rods for the kit - I think I need to order more. I’ll put them in hole 3 and 5 on each straight panel config. just made the 4’ x 9.5’ oval and the straight panels are 2’-1.5’-2’-2’

[@walktheline5115]

i want to see a video on how someone would attach goffer wire to the bottom

[@GettingGoshen]

Thanks I will buy thru your link this summer. I think the epic gardening guy has got a big head and he's arrogant. I will also tell vego when I purchase you should get a credit. I will be buying alot of these so before I buy I will ask them to honor you as an affiliate ❤

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

That is so kind, thank you! We definitely still love ours! As I’m writing this we just put pressure to all 16 beds for the first time with our drip irrigation system! Plants in the beds today! Good luck with yours, you’ll love them!

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

I'm going through comments right now because I am preparing a review after one year of use and I saw this comment! Vego reached out to me last week to join the affiliate program! I definitely love when I can be an affiliate of a company that I am already using and love!

[@kmoney14141]

Where did you get watering paraphernalia

[@bilezmom11]

I just bought my 4th one. I did 8’x2’ for a row of tomatoes. All the curved pieces were dented so I messaged Vego and was told to unbend then rebend them myself. That’s a hard no (I’m 66 and 4’10’). When I explained that to Vego they started back at the beginning and asked which sections and what the damage was (I had already sent them photos). Needless to say, I am very disappointed. I am moving into a new home next winter and was planning on buying 8 more. Not so sure now. Will be checking out other companies that sell the same product. Maybe they had a bad day, but now I am stuck with a damaged bed. I have one from Ollie, so maybe I’ll go back to them for the rest.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

Watch how we filled these raised beds for DIRT CHEAP here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqnRnZ95mqukhbM

[@Pacers31Colts18]

I looked into these. If I built cedar raised beds, yeah I could see using these instead. I just build cheapo pine wood beds and replace every few years

[@nancyheckman5292]

I just put together a bed but it’s the 2.5 x 6 ft. I didn’t see round nuts for the top 2 screws. I didn’t buy my 8 beds back in 2020 so I wonder if it’s something new

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

Oh no!! We got ours this spring, I’m unsure if the round nuts is a new thing or not. I’m sorry!

[@heathers3876]

I bought my first Vego beds in 2020 and they did come with the cap nuts.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

Heather! I read your super awesome comment and now it isn’t there anymore! You had two awesome tricks for assembly that I didn’t do and they were honestly awesome! And also… as far as vego vs OLLE quality I would have to say vego. The metal seems a bit more sturdy and OLLE doesn’t come with support bars (they might now but when I got mine that didn’t). As far as Vegega.. I’ve heard better things about them and they seem more comparable to Vego but I don’t have any personal experience with that one. Also.. I’m happy to hear you like your vego ones more than birdies because I had a serious mental battle when buying ours 😂

[@kmoney14141]

How much is one bed

[@LLjean-qz7sb]

Since they scratch so easily, why not just leave the plastic on? "Rounded top nut" I've always known as an "acorn" nut"! Since they don't seperate the nuts, bolts and washers, maybe you could do that yourself beford you start building to make it go faster! Just some thoughts!

[@homeismyvacation]

I looked up raised garden beds and found vego and vegega. They look like they sell the same products. Are they the same company??

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

Nope, different companies! I haven’t used the Vegega ones but I haven’t heard anything bad about them! I do love my Vego beds though. Definitely similar. I’ve got a video coming out tomorrow morning that’s about my beds after using them for a year!

[@sunguyen358]

I hope they made tomato trellis.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

We ended up doing DIY tomato cages, but we did build beautiful arch trellis’s! If you check out our community page we recently posted a picture of the setup! It’s also in some of our recent videos! It honestly turned out more beautiful than I could have imagined.

[@brandymccoy5065]

Is the design good at keeping rats out, hard for them to climb?

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

That’s a good question, but I don’t feel like I have a good answer for you. We don’t have many rats around us so I’m not sure how good of climbers they are! I wish I could be more helpful! I do know the sides are slick so I don’t see them climbing it.. but maybe they can jump that high?

[@brandymccoy5065]

@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead I live in a big city where rats are an issue in my neighborhood. I have a small elevated garden bed that they can’t climb. The slick walls of the Vego garden look like they might work too. I think it’s worth a try, will let you know how it goes. Thanks for your feedback!

[@heatherdoes7849]

Nope not going to stop them. They are excellent climbers and can also jump.

[@Litebeing]

If they scratch easy, Why not just leave the plastic on until your done or keep it on?

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

That’s not a terrible idea! Eventually the plastic would fall off but keeping it on until it’s built and then pulling it off would probably help with the scratching!

[@DanKenosha]

ive put 3 of these together all 32 inch and never scratched a 1.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

Nice! I wanted the 32 inch originally but with how many we needed I couldn’t make it work financially 😂. How do you like them?

[@DanKenosha]

@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead love them. I originally just bought 2 then a 3rd and I just bought 2 of the 17 inch for a different area.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

@@DanKenosha Nice! I love ours as well, it's been the best gardening season we have ever had, and these beds definitely helped with that!

[@theamericanhiker9655]

Over 200 bucks for a raised garden bed? Wow

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

THIS! to me it’s worth the investment up front to save myself time and energy down the road. Wood beds are simple to build but tearing them down, building new ones, and filling them back up is a hassle that I don’t want to deal with for as long as possible.

[@mickeytollison]

@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead BTW…I hope Vego sees your video and that it sold me 3 beds and I’m sure many more have been bought by others. Hopefully they will hook you up with the last 4 beds.

[@theamericanhiker9655]

@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead oh I get it why you went this route. And definitely looks like your going to have a awesome garden on your hands. I wonder if there’s any like thick plastic raised beds out there

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

Thank you, I really appreciate that! We already bought the 4 other beds we needed, but it would definitely be nice to be on the affiliate program they offer. 16 beds was a SERIOUS investment, that’s for sure 😂. Worth it though. Finally got the other 4 built, they are all in place, the bottoms are full of logs, leaves, other organic material and we have 18 yards of soil being delivered tomorrow to fill them up! I definitely don’t regret buying them! Good luck with your beds!

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

I’m not sure if there is? I’m sure someone somewhere makes them! Using a food grade plastic and UV resistant. I haven’t heard of any but guarantee it’s either out there or will be soon!

[@Wolfbane503]

Will they hold up to male dog urine?

[@hildachacon001]

Hello from N.TX zone 8. I bought a few Vego beds 4 years ago and absolutely love them!! Great choice, you will love them. Happy gardening! It’s faster if you use a drill to install those bolts. 🫶🏼🌱

[@ElinWinblad]

So a weedwacker will ruin it 😔 won’t be buying

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

It would definitely scratch it up if I had to guess. I still love them. Still recommend them, but not if you need to weed wack around them. Sorry!

[@VeryMiley]

Self Sufficient Me weed whacks around his Birdies beds. Roots and Refuge put cardboard down and mulch. I’m putting bricks around mine so the whacker hits the bricks not the metal bed

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

I love Self Sufficient Me! Honestly, since putting them in my garden I haven't worried nearly as much as I thought I would about scratching them. It's something we don't even think about and we haven't had any additional scratches. @@VeryMiley

[@heathers3876]

I lay old 2x4s around my beds to help prevent grass and also to protect from my weed eater.

[@VeryMiley]

@@heathers3876 helpful !

[@dltetu]

You appear to be a well-meaning, helpful young man with good video skills, but you may wish to talk with people who do this kind of work professionally or who have more experience. For example, although I am no pro, I always use a parachute bag to keep fasteners handy and separate when I have to complete large assembly task, or I wear a bib with multiple pockets; I also know of people who use old muffin tins (Note that I used the verb "use", not "utilize".) Also, Vego clearly tells you to only peel what is necessary to fasten parts together and to peel off the rest when the bed is assembled. It keeps parts from getting scratched and the overall weight makes it easy to peel without having to work hard. Just two examples. If a low level 4 by 8 bed takes you more than 80-90 minutes to assemble, check your process.

[@malindi1969]

What a patronizing comment to leave on what is by far the most helpful online video about putting Vego beds together! And Vego does NOT clearly tell you to only peel what is necessary to fasten parts together and to peel off the rest when the bed is assembled. It says the first step is to peel off the film.

[@WhitepepperFarmshomestead]

I appreciate that, that was very kind of you!