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For a low steel bed over open ground

Vegega 11" Tall 10-in-1 Metal Raised Garden Bed

A low Zn-Al-Mg coated steel kit, 11 inches tall, in ten layouts from 2 × 7 ft (11.91 cubic feet) to 5.5 × 6.5 ft (31.63 cubic feet). The bottom is open.

10 sizes and layouts

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

Listed capacity
28.24 ft³
Soil to fill it
19 bags of 1.5 ft³
Drawn to scale from the maker’s figures: 96 in by 48 in, 11 in tall.12243611 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.
Side view: 11 in tall, beside a 5 ft 6 in adult. It comes to below the knee.11 in tall96 in long · comes to below the knee
Side view beside an adult 5 ft 6 in tall, at one scale.

For a low steel bed over open ground

The bottom is open, so roots can go on down into good ground; over poor or hard ground, a taller bed gives them more soil. The 4 × 8 ft layout holds 28.24 cubic feet, 19 bags of 1.5 ft³.

Style
Open-bottom bed
Material
Zn-Al-Mg coated steel, 0.6 mm panels, stainless steel screws
Warranty
3-year limited warranty on the metal raised garden bed series, from the original date of purchase.
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.

Vegega 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 capacityPlan
4 × 8 ft96 × 48 × 11 in28.24 ft³19 bagsPlan this size: 4 × 8 ft
2 × 10 ft120 × 24 × 11 in17.39 ft³12 bagsPlan this size: 2 × 10 ft
5 × 7 ft84 × 60 × 11 in30.95 ft³21 bagsPlan this size: 5 × 7 ft
5.5 × 6.5 ft78 × 66 × 11 in31.63 ft³22 bagsPlan this size: 5.5 × 6.5 ft
4 × 6.5 ft78 × 48 × 11 in22.79 ft³16 bagsPlan this size: 4 × 6.5 ft
5 × 5.5 ft66 × 60 × 11 in24.15 ft³17 bagsPlan this size: 5 × 5.5 ft
4 × 5 ft60 × 48 × 11 in17.35 ft³12 bagsPlan this size: 4 × 5 ft
3.5 × 5.5 ft66 × 42 × 11 in16.67 ft³12 bagsPlan this size: 3.5 × 5.5 ft
2 × 8.5 ft102 × 24 × 11 in14.63 ft³10 bagsPlan this size: 2 × 8.5 ft
2 × 7 ft84 × 24 × 11 in11.91 ft³8 bagsPlan this size: 2 × 7 ft

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: 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 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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