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For a metal bed without corners

Land Guard Oval Metal Raised Garden Beds

Galvanized metal beds with rounded ends in ten sizes, from 4 × 2 ft to 8 × 4 ft and from 12 to 36 inches tall. Land Guard estimates 6 to 75 cubic feet of soil.

10 sizes and layouts

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

Listed capacity
50 ft³
Soil to fill it
34 bags of 1.5 ft³
Drawn to scale from the maker’s figures: 96 in by 48 in, 24 in tall.12243624 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 this oval bed. Use the stated capacity for a soil order.

Side view: 24 in tall, beside a 5 ft 6 in adult. It comes to mid-thigh.24 in tall96 in long · comes to mid-thigh
Side view beside an adult 5 ft 6 in tall, at one scale.

For a metal bed without corners

The 8 × 4 ft oval takes 17 bags of 1.5 ft³ at 12 inches, 34 at 24 and 50 at 36, by Land Guard’s estimates: the rounded ends hold less than a rectangle of the same size.

Style
Bed on the ground
Material
Galvanized metal panels
Warranty
None stated on the maker’s page

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.

Land Guard 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
4 × 2 ft, 12 in tall48 × 24 × 12 in6 ft³4 bagsUse the stated capacity
6 × 3 ft, 12 in tall72 × 36 × 12 in14 ft³10 bagsUse the stated capacity
8 × 2 ft, 12 in tall96 × 24 × 12 in13 ft³9 bagsUse the stated capacity
8 × 4 ft, 12 in tall96 × 48 × 12 in25 ft³17 bagsUse the stated capacity
6 × 3 ft, 18 in tall72 × 36 × 18 in21 ft³14 bagsUse the stated capacity
4 × 2 ft, 24 in tall48 × 24 × 24 in13 ft³9 bagsUse the stated capacity
8 × 2 ft, 24 in tall96 × 24 × 24 in26 ft³18 bagsUse the stated capacity
8 × 4 ft, 24 in tall96 × 48 × 24 in50 ft³34 bagsUse the stated capacity
6 × 3 ft, 36 in tall72 × 36 × 36 in42 ft³28 bagsUse the stated capacity
8 × 4 ft, 36 in tall96 × 48 × 36 in75 ft³50 bagsUse the stated capacity

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 × 4 ft bed · 2 × 8 ft bed · 3 × 6 ft bed · 4 × 8 ft bed.

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 stands on the ground; its maker does not say whether it has a bottom, so look at the parts before you fill it. 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.

Choose a reachable widthMeasure for a soil order

Product specifications