No Digging Required
Skip turning heavy clay or depleted ground. Build upward with a fresh growing medium instead of fighting what's already down there.
Proudly South African · Corrugated Steel Garden Beds
PLAASlik
PLAASlik
Raised Beds
A raised bed is simply a garden lifted off the ground - a steel frame you fill with soil so you can grow herbs, vegetables and flowers anywhere, without digging into the ground beneath it.
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Configure Your Planter
Pick a finish and set your length. The price stays the same either way.
2.0 m assembled length
Finish Aloe Green
Length
Fill estimate
- Volume
- 949 L
- Soil mix
- ~19 × 50 L bags
Tip: pack the base with branches, logs or offcuts before filling - it cuts down on how much soil mix you need and feeds the bed as it breaks down.
Price per bed
R2,900
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Why Raised Beds
Grow Up, Not Just Out
Lifting your garden into a steel frame changes the ground rules. Here's what you gain the moment you stop fighting the soil beneath you.
Fewer Weeds & Pests
Raised above the lawn and out of reach of burrowing pests, your bed stays cleaner with noticeably less weeding through the season.
Warmer Soil, Earlier Start
Steel walls warm quickly in the sun, so soil temperature rises sooner - a head start each spring and better drainage all year round.
How To Fill Your Bed
Most Of It Isn't Bought Soil
Fill in three layers, from garden waste you likely already have up to a finishing layer of compost on top - hügelkultur-style layering that cuts your setup cost dramatically.
Top Third
Compost & Growing Medium
This is the layer your plants actually root into, so it's worth getting right. A 50/50 mix of compost and quality potting soil gives a good balance of nutrients and drainage - top up with a handful of organic fertiliser if you're planting hungry vegetables like tomatoes or squash.
Good to use
- Compost
- Potting soil
- Aged kraal manure
Avoid
- Fresh manure
- Builder's sand
- Garden soil straight from the ground
Middle Third
Leaves & Garden Waste
This layer does the slow work, breaking down over months to feed the soil above it. Pack it in loosely rather than tamping it down, so air and water can still move through - it'll settle over the first season, which is completely normal.
Good to use
- Dry leaves
- Grass clippings
- Vegetable scraps
- Straw
Avoid
- Diseased plant matter
- Weeds gone to seed
- Meat or dairy scraps
Bottom Third
Branches & Offcuts
Untreated wood at the base is the whole trick behind hügelkultur-style layering - it acts like a sponge, holding moisture and slowly releasing nutrients as it breaks down, which means less watering for you down the line. Save this layer for offcuts you'd otherwise throw away.
Good to use
- Untreated branches
- Small logs
- Twigs & prunings
Avoid
- Treated or painted wood
- Invasive species
- Large logs that won't settle
Tip: leave around 100 mm below the top edge for mulch and watering room once you've finished layering.
Planting Inspiration
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See It In Real Gardens
Real Plaaslik beds, planted and growing in gardens around the country.
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Built To Grow With Your Bed
Every Plaaslik frame is designed to accept these accessories as they launch - no need to buy a new bed later on.