A visit to Aldi can be surprisingly rewarding. If you’ve ever ventured down the famous ‘middle aisle,’ you know what visual treats await you.
You might end up with a shopping cart full of playful picnicware, affordable but well-cared-for houseplants, and, of course, essential groceries.
The new planter is under $40, and it’ll fit in any corner of your small backyard, balcony, or porch. The natural wood finish pairs well with seasonal flowers, but most people use it to grow fresh fruit and vegetables in spring for summer, and fall.
Similar raised bed planter used to grow fresh vegetables.
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So, why invest in a small raised bed for compact gardens? Versatile, decorative, and practical, raised garden beds widen the range of plants you can grow.
The principle of a raised garden bed is to increase the depth and fertility of soil while avoiding any compaction, to keep the growing medium light and airy. This means you can grow crops at closer spacing, and so you get more from a given patch of soil – perfect when planning small garden ideas.
If you only have a small patch for edible crops, a raised bed system will allow for more intensive cropping, allowing you to create a small vegetable garden even in a compact space, such as a balcony or patio.
If you live in a cooler area, you could even use a pop-up greenhouse to cover your raised bed, which can help to speed up harvest times.
More plants can be packed into the area compared to traditional growing, generating higher yields from the limited space.
Shop the look
ALDI will be selling the Belavi Wooden Raised Planter for an unbelievable $39.99 until 15 April, so hurry. It’ll be in the ‘ALDI Finds’ aisle of local U.S. stores and online.
However, if you can’t get to an ALDI or don’t live in the delivery catchment, you can shop similar raised bed planters at some of our other favorite stores.
Measuring at 33.1 x 16.3 x 31.7 inches, each of its four legs has a metal cover to support up to 220 pounds of plants. This wooden planter is a classic and simple raised planter design: it has a large rectangular box where you plant everything from arugula and spinach to beets and carrots. I recommend super seasonal hydrangeas.
Raised Garden Bed Planter
This top-rated design from Amazon has over 10,000 positive reviews. It is available in three stylish finishes – natural (pictured), acorn brown and grey. It’s hefty 300lb capacity is ideal for larger gardens, or if you wish to grow plenty of vegetables and fruit.
Crafted with a set of wheels, this moveable planter is great if you suffer from mobility issues, or are growing plants that need to be moved from sun to shade and vice versa. It has currently been reduced, so act fast if you don’t want to miss out on creating your own vegetable garden.