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Keter or Vego raised beds?

Keter’s resin planters and Vego’s metal raised beds compared on the heights, soil capacity, planting depth and warranty each maker publishes.

The same spot in your garden

Side by side at one scale beside a 5 ft 6 in adult. Keter: nothing sold at this size. Vego: 26 in tall, 44 bags of 1.5 ft³.KeterNot sold at this sizeVego26 in tall44bags of 1.5 ft³
Side by side at one scale beside a 5 ft 6 in adult. Keter: nothing sold at this size. Vego: 17 in tall, 16 bags of 1.5 ft³.KeterNot sold at this sizeVego17 in tall16bags of 1.5 ft³
Side by side at one scale beside a 5 ft 6 in adult. Keter: 12.6 in tall, 11 bags of 1.5 ft³. Vego: 17 in tall, 12 bags of 1.5 ft³.Keter12.6 in tall11bags of 1.5 ft³Vego17 in tall12bags of 1.5 ft³
Side by side at one scale beside a 5 ft 6 in adult. Keter: nothing sold at this size. Vego: 17 in tall, 22 bags of 1.5 ft³.KeterNot sold at this sizeVego17 in tall22bags of 1.5 ft³

Keter

None of the beds we list comes within 6 in of 4 × 8 ft.

Vego

Vego Woodgrain steel bed, 26 inches tall

4 × 8 ft, 26 in tall · 96 × 48 in

44 bags to fill its stated 65.2 ft³

Keter

None of the beds we list comes within 6 in of 2 × 8 ft.

Vego

Vego 9-in-1 raised bed, 17-inch

2 × 8 ft · 96 × 24 in · 17 in tall

16 bags to fill its stated 23 ft³

Keter sells the bigger bed here (48 × 48 in against 42 × 42 in), but Vego takes 1 more bag to fill. Vego stands 4.4 in taller.

Keter

Keter Maple 4 × 4 ft resin bed

48 × 48 in, 12.6 in tall · 48 × 48 in

11 bags to fill its stated 15.6 ft³

Vego

Vego 9-in-1 raised bed, 17-inch

3.5 × 3.5 ft · 42 × 42 in · 17 in tall

12 bags to fill its stated 17 ft³

Keter

None of the beds we list comes within 6 in of 3 × 6 ft.

Vego

Vego 9-in-1 raised bed, 17-inch

3.5 × 6.5 ft · 78 × 42 in · 17 in tall

22 bags to fill its stated 32 ft³

Each maker’s size closest to this footprint, within 6 in. Where a bed comes in two heights, we show the one closest to the other maker’s. Bags are 1.5 ft³, enough to fill the stated capacity.

Which suits you

Keter

Keter suits a small planter at standing height, with a water reservoir (Urban Bloomer, Splendor) or a self-watering system (Darwin): its beds here run 12.6 to 31.4 in.

Vego

Vego suits a bigger steel bed, on the ground in many layouts or on legs with 12 inches of soil: its beds here run 17 to 32 in.

This compares what makers publish and what extension services say. It is not a test of any bed.

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Every published height in each group, on one scale. The scale is in inches.

Side by side

KeterVego
Beds we cover4 models, 4 sizes (Keter)11 models, 45 sizes (Vego Garden)
Published heights12.6 to 31.4 in17 to 32 in
Stated soil capacity1.7 to 15.6 cubic feet5.2 to 96 cubic feet
WallsResin, a plasticVZ 2.0 steel coated with zinc, aluminum and magnesium
Planters on legsThree: the Urban Bloomer, the Splendor and the Darwin, 29.8 to 31.4 in tall overall; Keter gives no planting depthThree: the Classic, the Slim and the Jumbo, 32 in tall with 12 in of soil
Beds on the groundOne, the Maple, 4 × 4 ft and 12.6 in tallModular kits in many layouts, plus round, L- and U-shaped beds
WarrantyLimited 2-year warranty2-year limited warranty against manufacturing defects

Every figure is as the maker or extension service publishes it.

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Vego

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