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For a bottomless steel bed at 18, 24 or 30 inches

Anleolife Metal Raised Garden Beds

Galvanized steel beds in fifteen sizes, 3 × 2 to 12 × 3 ft, 18 to 30 inches tall: nine ovals, two square-cornered beds, and an 18-inch hexagon, L, U and heart. The square-cornered beds are the 18-inch 4 × 4 and 6 × 3 ft. Anleolife states 9 to 69 cubic feet of soil, filled to the top.

15 sizes and layouts

Each size drawn from above at the same scale, with the maker’s listed capacity.

Listed capacity
42 ft³
Soil to fill it
28 bags of 1.5 ft³
Drawn to scale from the maker’s figures: 96 in by 48 in, 18 in tall.12243618 in96 in × 48 in
Drawn from the maker’s published figures: the footprint from above on the left, the height on the right, in inches. Every bed on this site uses the same two scales.

The garden planner draws rectangles and circles, so it cannot draw the oval, hexagonal, L-shaped or U-shaped layouts. For those, use the stated capacity for a soil order.

Side view: 18 in tall, beside a 5 ft 6 in adult. It comes to about knee height.18 in tall96 in long · comes to about knee height
Side view beside an adult 5 ft 6 in tall, at one scale.

For a bottomless steel bed at 18, 24 or 30 inches

The 8 × 4 ft oval takes 28 bags of 1.5 ft³ at 18 inches, 38 at 24 and 46 at 30, by Anleolife’s capacities. The 30-inch beds have thicker panels than the lower ones: 0.9 mm against 0.8 mm. Of the 18-inch shaped beds, the L takes 21 bags, the hexagon and the heart 22 each, and the U 29. The 3 × 2 ft ovals, sold in threes for children, take 6 each.

Style
Open-bottom bed
Material
Galvanized steel
Warranty
Anleolife’s pages promise a “20-year anti-rust warranty” in a store-wide line, with no terms.
Bottom
Open to the ground

Choose the size or layout

Use the widest outside footprint to plan paths. For a soil order, measure between the inside walls after assembly and choose your filled depth; advertised dimensions can be rounded. Rectangular sizes below read length × width × height.

Anleolife doesn’t publish inside measurements or an outside size for these beds, so the soil figure below is the maker’s own stated capacity. If you’ll fill it less deep, measure between the inside walls once it’s built.

Size or layoutAdvertised sizeListed capacityBags of 1.5 ft³ for that capacity
3 × 2 ft, 18 in tall36 × 24 × 18 in9 ft³6 bagsUse the stated capacity
6 × 2 ft, 18 in tall72 × 24 × 18 in16 ft³11 bagsUse the stated capacity
4 × 4 ft, 18 in tall48 × 48 × 18 in23 ft³16 bagsPlan
6 × 3 ft, 18 in tall72 × 36 × 18 in26 ft³18 bagsPlan
8 × 4 ft, 18 in tall96 × 48 × 18 in42 ft³28 bagsUse the stated capacity
12 × 3 ft, 18 in tall144 × 36 × 18 in50 ft³34 bagsUse the stated capacity
6 × 3 ft, 24 in tall72 × 36 × 24 in31 ft³21 bagsUse the stated capacity
8 × 4 ft, 24 in tall96 × 48 × 24 in56 ft³38 bagsUse the stated capacity
6 × 3 ft, 30 in tall72 × 36 × 30 in39 ft³26 bagsUse the stated capacity
10 × 3 ft, 30 in tall120 × 36 × 30 in68 ft³46 bagsUse the stated capacity
8 × 4 ft, 30 in tall96 × 48 × 30 in69 ft³46 bagsUse the stated capacity
5.8 × 5 ft hexagon, 18 in tall69.6 × 60 × 18 in32 ft³22 bagsUse the stated capacity
6.2 × 6.2 ft L-shaped, 18 in tall74.4 × 74.4 × 18 in31 ft³21 bagsUse the stated capacity
6.2 × 6.2 ft U-shaped, 18 in tall74.4 × 74.4 × 18 in43 ft³29 bagsUse the stated capacity
6.8 × 6.8 ft heart-shaped, 18 in tall81.6 × 81.6 × 18 in32 ft³22 bagsUse the stated capacity

Notes on these sizes

  • 3 × 2 ft, 18 in tall: Sold in sets of three, in sky blue or peach orange, with rounded edges for children. A set of three holds 27 ft³ together: 18 bags of 1.5 ft³.
  • 5.8 × 5 ft hexagon, 18 in tall: Anleolife lists it as hexagonal, 5.8 × 5 ft: corner to corner and flat to flat, as its 22 sq ft planting area bears out.
  • 6.2 × 6.2 ft L-shaped, 18 in tall: Each arm plants 2 ft wide, Anleolife says.
  • 6.2 × 6.2 ft U-shaped, 18 in tall: Sold as the 6 × 6 ft U-shaped bed; its dimensions row gives 6.2 × 6.2 ft. Each arm plants 2 ft wide.
  • 6.8 × 6.8 ft heart-shaped, 18 in tall: Sold as heart-shaped: two arms 2 ft wide meet in a point, with rounded ends, an L of 6.8 ft along each arm. Anleolife’s picture marks the arms 81 in on the outside and 57 in on the inside. It is drawn here as a square-cornered L of the same size.
  • 6.8 × 6.8 ft heart-shaped, 18 in tall: Its picture gives 258 gallons, about 34.5 cubic feet or 23 bags; its specifications give 32 cubic feet and 21 sq ft of planting area, which the bags here use.

What to plant in it

Four planting plans drawn to scale, a salad bed, a kitchen bed with herbs, tomatoes and peppers, and roots and onions, with every plant counted: 2 × 6 ft bed · 3 × 6 ft bed · 4 × 4 ft bed · 4 × 8 ft bed.

Questions about this bed

Does it have a bottom?

No: Anleolife leaves its beds open at the bottom so they don’t waterlog. What to put in the bottom.

Can it go on concrete or a patio?

Yes: on pavers, concrete, tiles or anything you don’t want stained, Anleolife suggests lining the bed from the inside with geotextile fabric, run up each side, before you fill it. Water drains through the fabric and the soil stays off the surface. Before you fill it on a patio or deck.

Is there film to peel off?

No: the panels come in thin foam sheet and plastic wrap, not a protective film to peel before assembly, Anleolife says. Their top edges are rolled smooth, so no edge strip is fitted.

Anleolife’s answers, from its questions page.

Prepare and assemble this bed

Compare the material, bottom and care choices if you are still deciding between families. Follow the site preparation and liner checklist for the supporting surface.

  1. Choose the exact configuration and lay out its parts. Check the required tools in the selected kit instructions.
  2. Prepare a stable, level position and confirm the outside footprint with working paths.
  3. Check corners, fasteners, protective edging and any layout-specific braces against the kit instructions before adding fill.
  4. Measure the finished inside and outside separately, then update your plan. Preserve the maker’s fill restrictions.

Mark the outside footprint on the ground before assembly, including any legs or protruding corners. Leave a route for carrying bags, reaching the plants and maintaining nearby beds.

This bed is open to the ground. Check the soil and drainage where it will sit before adding fill. Its wall height is not a prescription for how deep the growing mix should be.

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