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Vego or Veikous raised beds?

Vego’s metal raised beds and Veikous’s cedar and galvanized planters on legs compared on the heights, soil capacity and planting depth each maker publishes.

The same spot in your garden

Side by side at one scale beside a 5 ft 6 in adult. Vego: 26 in tall, 44 bags of 1.5 ft³. Veikous: nothing sold at this size.Vego26 in tall44bags of 1.5 ft³VeikousNot sold at this size
Side by side at one scale beside a 5 ft 6 in adult. Vego: 32 in tall, 11 bags of 1.5 ft³. Veikous: 30.2 in tall, 7 bags of 1.5 ft³.Vego32 in overall11bags of 1.5 ft³Veikous30.2 in overall7bags of 1.5 ft³
Side by side at one scale beside a 5 ft 6 in adult. Vego: 17 in tall, 12 bags of 1.5 ft³. Veikous: nothing sold at this size.Vego17 in tall12bags of 1.5 ft³VeikousNot sold at this size
Side by side at one scale beside a 5 ft 6 in adult. Vego: 17 in tall, 22 bags of 1.5 ft³. Veikous: nothing sold at this size.Vego17 in tall22bags of 1.5 ft³VeikousNot sold at this size

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

Veikous

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

Vego stands 1.8 in taller than Veikous and takes 4 more bags to fill.

Vego

Vego Classic elevated planter

2 × 8 ft · 96 × 24 in · 32 in tall

11 bags to fill its stated 15 ft³

Veikous

Veikous cedar planter on legs, 2 × 8 ft

2 × 8 ft, 30.2 in tall · 96 × 24 in

7 bags to fill its stated 9.8 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

Veikous

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

Veikous

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

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

Vego

Vego suits a metal bed on the ground in many sizes and heights, or a steel planter on legs with 12 inches of soil: its beds here run 17 to 32 in.

Veikous

Veikous suits a planter on legs in cedar or galvanized steel: its beds here run 30.2 to 33.5 in tall overall. It rates the two steel planters for 507 lb, which is the planter, not the deck under it.

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

MeasureVegoVeikous
Beds we cover11 models, 45 sizes (Vego Garden)4 models, 4 sizes (Veikous)
Published heights17 to 32 in30.2 to 33.5 in
Stated soil capacity5.2 to 96 cubic feet7.3 to 9.8 cubic feet
WallsVZ 2.0 steel coated with zinc, aluminum and magnesiumCedar, or galvanized steel with 304 stainless steel hardware and a removable liner
Planters on legsThree: the Classic, the Slim and the Jumbo, 32 in tall with 12 in of soilFour: a cedar 4 × 2 ft planter 14 in deep, a cedar 2 × 8 ft planter 30.2 in tall, and two galvanized planters 31.9 and 33.5 in tall
Beds on the groundModular kits in many layouts, plus round, L- and U-shaped bedsNone among the beds we list
Warranty2-year limited warranty against manufacturing defectsNot stated on the Veikous pages we read

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

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