Raised Garden Bed Kits - Create the Perfect Renter Friendly Vegetable Garden - No Matter How Small Your Space

If you are a renter, but would really love to grow your own veggies, then consider some of these raised garden kit ideas.

You can make your own, but as I was researching ways to turn my patio into a haven and a veggie garden I came across these products online.

Growing Garden Ideas for Renters

If your landlord doesn't want the yard dug up, then you can use one of these raised planter beds.  If you rent and have a balcony, you can sit these in the corners to grow foods, herbs or even just flowers.

Being raised not only makes them easier to work with ie:  no kneeling pads required!, but you can control the soil, weeds and any mess.

Vegetables grow in the perfect environment.  The added bonus, is that you don't cause any damage and you can simply take these with you when you move.  This cedar raised garden bed kit, goes together fast and you can garden from a chair and really watch them grow.

Elevated Planter Box Kit

This one would require a little more room, but you could grow a lot of smaller veggies and herbs in this one on the balcony or sit it on the patio or a table top to raise it to your comfort level.

Raised Garden Bed

This has 3 tiers and you can separate out your veggies.  Cedar is the perfect material as it doesn't rot, smells nice and looks good.  These are ideal for balcony or patio gardening.

Planter Bag

This is a different style of gardening and works awesome for root veggies such as potatoes, beets etc.  As you you see you have access to the roots without having to haul out the entire plant.

These can be grouped together on a balcony or patio.  Just don't put them on the grass or they will leave dead areas.  If you are trying to be renter friendly, and you have a yard, keep the raised garden boxes or bags on the patio or deck or even the front porch.

Having them near the door on the balcony or patio makes it easy to just nip outside and grab some fresh ingredients for dinner.


Larger 2 Foot by 8 Foot Cedar Raised Garden Bed

If you have the room, I love the idea that it is long and not so deep.  You could actually fence off part of your patio or use it as a patio privacy idea as well.

Create a living wall with your cedar raised garden bed kit.  As you can see in the picture, this can hold a lot of veggie plants.  It is much easier to maintain without bending or kneeling.

Easier to weed as weeds don't tend to migrate from other areas of the garden with then are in garden boxes.

Place against your railing on a balcony and it will not only provide you with fresh food, but look awesome and green when sitting outside.  Enjoy the fresh fragrance of growing tomatoes, or herbs.

Growing your very own fresh veggies doesn't have to be a no no just because you are renting.  The above product prove that even if you only have a corner or balcony or patio or porch you can grow food or flowers without harm to your landlord's property.

Raised garden boxes, are easier on the back.  This is a form of vertical gardening that has become very popular as many people are downsizing their properties or renting.  You can get creative with growing everything from vegetables to gorgeous flowers without back breaking work.

Smaller Plants Such as Strawberries and Herbs

If you simply want to grow herbs or strawberries, then something like this 5 tier planter that would sit nicely on a patio or balcony would work well.

5 Tier Strawberry or Herb Planter

I have been on Both Sides of the Fence - Rented and Owned and Still Love the Idea of Container Gardening.  

I love flowering shrubs and bushes, and don't want to take up my tiny semi-detached yard with a veggie garden even though I do love the idea of growing my own food.

Using raised garden bed kits or containers that take up the vertical space is the ideal way to preserve whatever yard you do have for other things.

Keeping Veggies Close to the House with Deter Critters

Keeping a raised veggie garden in containers close to the door will deter critters compared to the back of the yard.

The veggie garden doesn't have to be that unsightly spot that you wall off.

Get creative and make it a focal point on your patio or balcony, or patio privacy idea and enjoy!

Using this 4 foot vertical planter as you can see in the picture would not only grown veggies, herbs or flowers, you could use it as a living privacy fence on a balcony or patio.

Create your own little oasis of privacy and greenery while at the same time growing your own food.

I figure I could grow quite a bit with the tomato style planter above and then this 4 foot vertical raised garden bed for herbs and the strawberry planter for my berries.

Using vertical space allows you to utilize small rental spaces to the max without damage to property.

So, if you rent, don't let that deter you!  You can still enjoy a garden and fresh veggies.  I found the best place for most of these products was online.  My local garden center simply didn't have the raised garden boxes or kits, but they had the seeds.  So I will get the kits online and the seeds and plants at the garden center.  My patio will be in full growth this year!