Credit: ALDI
Key Takeaways
ALDI’s Belavi raised garden bed costs $20 and is tool-free to assemble.
Shoppers suggest staining and treating these beds to give them additional durability in harsh weather.
Its size and shallow depth make it ideal for beginner gardeners to grow a variety of plants.
Raised garden beds are endlessly customizable, aesthetically pleasing, and often easier to manage and tend to than a traditional garden. They are the perfect way to get in touch with your inner Martha Stewart as you go about growing your own vegetables, herbs, and flowers. But sometimes they can get a bit pricey.
Thankfully, ALDI offers one of the most affordable raised garden bed kits on the market, and they’ve just returned to stores as of March 25.
Credit: ALDI
An Affordable Option for All Growers
Whether they’re made of wood, metal, or other materials, raised garden bed kits can often cost $100 or more—and that’s before you consider the cost of the soil and the seeds that you’ll be filling it with, along with any trellises or supports for any climbing plants you’re hoping to grow. And though you can plant a lot of different things in your raised bed, we’re guessing you won’t be planting a money tree.
The Belavi Raised Garden Bed kit from ALDI costs only $20, meaning you really can’t go wrong grabbing more than one. Each bed measures 54.72” long by 38.97” wide, and its walls are 7.87” high. According to its product description, the wooden bed can be assembled without tools, and it features an open bottom design that “encourages healthy plant growth.”
What Customers Say
Still, we had to wonder how these raised garden beds would hold up in the elements. ALDI fans pointed out in comments on the store’s r/ALDI subreddit that the kit’s wood is unfinished, so it would be wise to stain and treat it before assembling it to withstand a harsh winter between growing seasons.
“It’s not the biggest, but it works! We bought it a few months ago and just got around to putting it together and planting things,” one commenter on another Reddit post wrote, adding that they lined the soil with recycled paper to help protect the plants. “I’m excited to say the least!”
The consensus is these bargain beds are a good choice for beginner gardeners, given their price point, size, and shallower depth, three aspects to keep in mind when you go to plant.
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