Galvanized raised beds.. cheap?!?!

Dannii75

Anyone know where I can get modular/ galvanized metal raised beds from cheaper than £70 each?!?!
I'm looking at this style...

https://www.harrodhorticultural.com/4-in-1-modular-metal-raised-bed-pid10033.html

That's a bit too pricey for me!

Thanks!

unrecordings

Harrod are possibly the most expensive out there. I remember a couple of years ago most of the traditional seed companies (Suttons, T&M etc) were selling them - possibly a bit cheaper. Or try Amazon or maybe Greenfingers for a cheaper version

Ah - maybe not...

https://www.suttons.co.uk/Wishlist/Product+Detail/Original+Veggie+Bed+-+Paperbark_586665.htm?nosto=productpage-nosto-1

Dannii75

unrecordings wrote: »

Harrod are possibly the most expensive out there. I remember a couple of years ago most of the traditional seed companies (Suttons, T&M etc) were selling them - possibly a bit cheaper. Or try Amazon or maybe Greenfingers for a cheaper version

Ah - maybe not...

https://www.suttons.co.uk/Wishlist/Product+Detail/Original+Veggie+Bed+-+Paperbark_586665.htm?nosto=productpage-nosto-1

Ah yes, I've had a real scout about but everything's coming up around that price! I'm sure they were cheaper last year... maybe steel's gone up in price?!

Thanks anyway!

unrecordings

I did a little search and was quite surprised how expensive they were. I'm using scaffolding boards myself which are cheap & rustic. They can look really good if you spend a little time on them.

As for galvanised, I assume you've tried eBay, so the only other thing I can suggest is buying the stuff in sheet form and working out the assembly yourself. Maybe some smallholding supplier or something ?

Davesnave

Galvanised sheet is always expensive and those fancy corners won't be easy to source.

The most curved thing smallholders buy in GI is a pig ark.

alanobrien

You can DIY them using galvanised roof sheet.
Very simple if you want small square beds just screw them to a wooden post at each corner.

You can make three raised beds 1.29m square x 0.45m high for £45 plus the wood post costs (free for me as a friend was disposing of a old pergola)

take a look here;

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12x-Corrugated-Roof-Sheets-Profiled-Galvanized-Steel-Sheet-Carport-Roofing-Metal/131415083347?epid=821159769&hash=item1e98f30953:g:MXMAAOSwRQxaV1pO

Not as pretty as the commercial ones with round corners but way cheaper and they do the job on my allotment.