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For a corner bed you can work from either side

Vego 17" Tall L-Shaped Raised Garden Bed Kit

A corner bed of Vego steel panels, 17 inches tall, with arms 2.5 ft wide: 5.5 × 5.5 ft (30 cubic feet) or 7 × 7 ft (41 cubic feet).

2 sizes and layouts

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

Listed capacity
30 ft³
Soil to fill it
20 bags of 1.5 ft³
Drawn to scale from the maker’s figures: 66 in by 66 in overall, L-shaped, arms 30 in wide, 17 in tall.12243617 in66 in × 66 inL-shaped, arms 30 in wide
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 L-shaped bed. Use the stated capacity for a soil order.

Side view: 17 in tall, beside a 5 ft 6 in adult. It comes to about knee height.17 in tall66 in long · comes to about knee height
Side view beside an adult 5 ft 6 in tall, at one scale.

For a corner bed you can work from either side

Each arm is 2.5 ft wide, so from either side its middle is 15 inches away and the L can fill a corner you walk around. Filled to the brim, the 5.5 ft L takes 20 bags of 1.5 ft³ and the 7 ft L takes 28.

Style
Bed on the ground
Material
VZ 2.0 coated steel (zinc, aluminum and magnesium)
Warranty
2-year limited warranty against manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship, for the original purchaser in the United States.

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.

Vego Garden 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
Standard L, 5.5 × 5.5 ft66 × 66 × 17 in30 ft³20 bagsUse the stated capacity
Large L, 7 × 7 ft84 × 84 × 17 in41 ft³28 bagsUse the stated capacity

Notes on these sizes

  • Standard L, 5.5 × 5.5 ft: Vego also states a grow area of 21.25 sq ft and 1.11 cubic yards.
  • Large L, 7 × 7 ft: Vego also states a grow area of 28.75 sq ft and 1.52 cubic yards.

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.

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