10x2x1ft(2 Pack) Galvanized Raised Garden Bed,Outdoor Planter Box Metal Patio Kit Planting Bed for Vegetables Flowers and Succulents,Silver

We are now entering our second season with these planter boxes. We put them in front of our south-facing deck, on opposite sides of the stairs. The galvanized look is very nice with our redwood painted deck. Compost to fill these large large volume boxes would be very expensive, so I filled the bottom 6-8 inches with sticks and twigs, then put compost mixed with sphagnum peat moss and perlite on top of the sticks (which I knew would decompose and become fertilizer). For the first part of last year’s growing season, I grew spinach in the boxes, and after harvesting, I planted an indeterminate in each box. Everything grew very well, and there seems to be no deterioration of the metal panels.Two things to be aware of. First, the soil level must start out right up to the top of the box. When the sticks decompose, the soil level sinks and the edge of the box then casts a shadow on plants near the front edge. Second, put a layer of cardboard down under the box before you fill it up. Even though the box is pretty deep, I had water grass grow up all the way through it.