Lifetime 60065 Raised Garden Bed, 4 by 4 Feet, 1 Bed

This year, probably like many, I am planting a garden for the first time. (I usually travel during the summer) The item arrived, and I was impressed with the sturdiness of the sides. I love how the corners dove-tail together, and as an extra reinforcement, there are 4 pieces that go inside the corners easily snapping into place. I put this together by myself with no tools. It was easy to move and place, which will be great if I decide to move the garden to a new location. One thing you need to be aware of is that you will need a lot of soil to fill it. I used 6-7 bags of the miracle grow 1.5 cubic feet bags. However, I love the look of the garden. I also like the fact I don't have to worry about wood rot, etc. I was super happy that the product was made by Lifetime, and made in the USA. We'll see how it goes, but I'm very excited about it, so far.

Got some of these 8 years ago, decided I wanted to upgrade more of them to double-deep because these are the longest I've gone without having to build a new raised bed, and was happy to find the old ones fit with the current ones. They're like Lego.When I bought the first set, I expected them to eventually crack or fill up with ants, but none of that happened. They're still as good as the new ones, just a little dirtier. And the soil warms up sooner than the ground does.

I've installed six of these, one of them double height (for asparagus) and so far I love them. It'll be interesting to observe how they will fare over the winter.Our property is sloped about 15 degrees so altho the unit is easy to assemble, installation took me about 1-2 hours each. By number three I got pretty efficient so I'll share my technique for installing on a slope:1. assemble the bed and place it. Use a tool like an artists' triangle to ensure it is square.2. insert 2 garden stakes at each corner (8 total), on the outside of the bed, just inside the bump-out, to mark your square3. using a garden edger, slice the sod all the way around all four sides.https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QV08AK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=14. place the bed off to the side and remove the 8 garden stakes5. use the garden edger to slice the sod within your square into 4-6 inch strips, rock the edger to release the roots6. peel up the strips of sod and reserve them on a tarp or large empty plastic bag off to the side.7. check the level of the outside edges of your square, (use a long level, mine is 30"); dig and move the dirt around the edges until the four sides of dirt are level all the way around, be sure the lowest corner (on the slope) of the square is a bit below the soil line to anchor it8. once you've established a plumb square around the edges, use the garden edger, a garden shovel, a garden rake to make the bottom pretty much flat, removing excess dirt (remove all rocks, esp if you will plant root crops)9. if you will have paths around the beds lined with landscape fabric, now's the time to cut and place that - so that the edges of the landscape fabric can extend into your square a bit.https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WLJZ1TS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=110. Place the bed on the leveled edge of your square. Recheck with the level. Make any adjustments.11. Be sure to tuck the landscape fabric of the path(s) under the edge(s) of the bed.12. if voles are a problem in your area, line the flat bottom of the square with galvanized hardware cloth (like chicken wire, but more sturdy with smaller spacing13. now place the strips of sod, upside down (grass side down, roots up) back into the bed in a nice even layer.14. add any amendments - I put in a layer of perlite and a layer of sphagnum moss15. add back the dirt you removed in step 8, then another layer of perlite and sphagnum moss16. top with a nice layer of shredded leaves17. Because of the slope of our land, I put two garden stakes on the lower end, just within the bump-outhttps://smile.amazon.com/MTB-Sturdy-Duty-Fence-Post/dp/B06WGRTWQT/ref=sr_1_10?crid=3VWMU58DASQIV&keywords=garden+stakes+3+feet&qid=1572802240&s=lawn-garden&sprefix=garden+stakes%2Clawngarden%2C154&sr=1-1018. put your wood chips ( or whatever you'll use) on top of the landscape fabric covered paths18. by spring, I expect the sod to be composted, so I'll just add a layer of compost before planting.Can't wait to plant!My only disappointment is that two of the beds had one side that was slightly bowed. But I was able to make it work.

These were easy to assemble and look nice, one of the corners came a little damaged but don’t have time to return it and wait for another one because we have to start planting our garden before it gets too late in the season. The other issue is they do not include the larger clips to secure two boxes together if you stack them. I ordered a 3 pc set and a single box so now I have to wait for a response from Lifetime (still waiting) and hope they send me some in time and don’t delay my planting. I would recommend these as long as the company would start including the larger clips in all their packages.The material seem to be durable and seem like they should hold up to the different elements, let’s hope.

So far, so good. My daughter assembled the bed in just a few minutes, dug a couple of inches down into the dirt, removing the grass and hauling away the old dirt, and giving me a bit more depth to add beautiful organic soil. The bed held about 9 bags of soil at 2 Cubic Feet per bag. She added a couple of bags of organic manure, mixed everything together thoroughly, and we waited for the heavy rain expected overnight. In the morning, the soil had settled into the earth much more than the day before. We were able to plant 9 tomato plants in the bed with the largest tomato cage available for purchase at Home Depot. We added Home Depot's organic tomato fertilizer and the plants seem to be taking off. It's still early yet, but I like the bed. Wish I had a bunch more of them. It's small and discreet, and blends in with the backyard. This is a lot of heavy work, but hopefully, the heirloom tomatoes will be worth it.

These are great raised beds - strong, easy to assemble, hold up well in the sun and heat. Also easy to stack for higher beds.One of my best garden purchases.

We're using this as a sandbox for the kids. It went together in a few minutes and has been working great so far. I leveled the ground, put a weed barrier underneath and filled it with about 20 bags of white play sand from Menard's. I mounded up dirt around the sides up about halfway, to help the water run away from it and to help support the weight of the sand. Not sure if that's necessary, but it's worked well for us the way it's set up.This seems like it'd be great for a raised garden as well. The molded plastic looks good and there's no maintenance.

Easy to assemble. Perfect for us