Vita Classic 6 Foot x 6 Foot x 22 inch White Vinyl Keyhole Garden with Composting Basket, BPA, Pthalate Free, VT17107

Never have I ever had such an easy time putting something together. There are directions, but they are practically unnecessary. Great quality, sturdy, beautiful. Can’t say enough great things about this raised garden bed.

I purchased one of these in 2018 and just purchased two more in 2020. The current ones are a new style, but they still fit together into the original. The current ones are built better than the original. If you buy multiple sets, they can all be joined together. You can also build any shape that you want as the panels just slide together. You do not need to use the composter section. I put that up top as a trellis for peas. BIG NOTE TO EVERYONE: You cannot use cardboard in these. Cardboard is now coated with antifungal/anti-rot chemicals. So cardboard is out for composting. The big problem with these is that the panels bend at the connection points. What happens is that these start to bow out and get out of square. They do it a lot more after winter as the soil expands and pushes everything out. They give you three stakes (now aluminum tubes) to help. This is not enough. I purchased eight 8' 3/4" X 3/4" tubes and cut them into 32" pieces to stake each post. I am pretty sure it will need more posts. Each 8' length is around ten dollars though. The next thing you also need to do is you cant use all soil. That's a lot of weight. This time around I added 12 cubic feet of perlite to lighten the soil. You can buy it online here in 4 cubic foot bags. After filling one up with perlite and dirt, it still seems too much weight pushing out on the sides. I think I might try putting a 2X4' inside and screwing the panels to it as a brace. The garden is easy to put together. You just slide the panels down. Squaring it is a little hard, but just take your time. As I mentioned, it will go out of square each year after freezing, so spring maintenance is digging out all around the perimeter, straightening the panels, and then backfilling the dirt. It looks really nice. It does not look "farmy" or "country" like homemade​ wooden ones do.

Beautiful garden bed, delivered on time, BEYOND easy to build, sturdy- and did I mention BEAUTIFUL?! So many compliments already and it’s only been planted a month. Added berry bushes in pots, as well as shepherds hooks with strawberries in the front to complete the look. The tomato cages and arch trellis were also purchased on Amazon; really turns the bed into a fairy tale garden. Compost section is optional, I wanted to utilize every inch so I didn’t add it. Everything is already growing strong and large- cannot wait to see how it looks in the height of the garden season, and for many more years to come. If in doubt- just DO IT!

This is one of the best priced raised gardens like this we found. I was super easy to put together. A lot of work to fill it with mulch and soil. Follow others tips about layering different organic materials. One thing I noted, was that as the garden filled with dirt, it put pressure on the walls and the caps would not stay on the tops on the posts. Not a big deal though. We are hoping for a fruitful veggie garden this year!

This was super easy to put together---like playing with giant blocks! Lol! We bought this to make tending the plants easier and to keep out the bunnies! We planted a vegetable and herb garden using the square foot method. We chose not to use the cardboard in the bottom before filling with soil, though, because we had a termite problem a few years ago and have learned that cardboard (termite's favorite) as well as chunks of wood / logs as some garden sites recommend using to fill up some space so you don't need as much soil in raised beds (or whole gardens!!), is a bad idea because it becomes a food source for foraging termites, attracting them. We used all soil and made our own soil mixture out of bagged soil, bagged compost, some of our own compost which wasn't very much, peat moss, and perlite. So far, everything is thriving. We also didn't use the self tapping screws that hold the sections to the posts because we found we didn't need them and if we ever want to disassemble and move the garden...cause, oh yeah, that's gonna happen...but still, why use them if we don't have to? Also, didn't leave the compost area unfilled to receive compost. We put it in place, but filled it with the soil for more planting area.

We've had this for about a month so far. It seems to be holding up well. The install was easy but we were a little disappointed that more stakes weren't included, there was only 3. You'd think with 4 sides there'd be at least 4 if not more to support it better.We'll see how it holds up to a Florida summer!This thing holds a lot of dirt! Make sure you do your math right to figure out how many bags of dirt/compost you'll need. We did a 50/30/20 ratio of dirt/compost/organic material and I had my numbers off and was short the amount needed.

I put this together today and filled it. It was easy to assemble and I did it myself, no tools are required. I'm leaving a review because you, buyer, should know that this thing takes a lot of soil. I used the method of layering cardboard and leaves multiple times. Even with that, it took 36 cu feet of soil to fill it to within 6 inches of the top of the planter. I have no complaints, just want others to know so they can plan.Other things: I'm very happy to report that this is a good option for those of us with picky HOAs. This fits nicely on my 10x10ft cement patio. I'm allowed to have planters on the patio but not the yard.... Gardening win! This is very roomy, more than I expected. I still have space on the patio to get around it and have a chair or other planters. Happy gardening all!

This is a great "raised bed" garden with the compost inside the walls where it feeds your plants.The video shows the cardboard placed in the bottom, which is a great composting idea.I wish it was a few inches taller. But the current height is great for someone in a wheelchair, children. Maybe when the plants grow it won't matter. I would recommend it.