“I was an early adopter of the large raised Vegepod. A few years later, I added a second large raised Vegepod. They work well. The systems keeps out deer, rabbits, birds and most insects. It is excellent for growing mid to small-sized vegetables and herbs. It is not designed to grow typical tomato plants (too tall and wide) or for spreaders, like cucumbers and the like. Some of the downsides: they are heavy, especially when watered. The legs, however, are thin. As a result, the system must be installed over a very sturdy, level base. And durability of the accessories is an issue - especially as you get into and beyond seasons 2 and 3. For example, the plastic mesh frame pieces (especially the corners) tend to crack over time. The mesh tends to rip over time. The mesh seems to shrink a bit each season, which strains the plastic frame. Something ate through my mesh as well. The misters clog up and I have not found a reliable, easy method to clean them out (I have tried soaking, cleaning, high-pressure air, etc.). Vegepod has excellent customer service and it sells and ships replacement parts, and some third-party equipment will fit as well. But I knocked off a star because every new season I have to fix-up the system.”
“Great product. You went cheap on the cord to hold the top back inplace while working on the garden. Should be a solid bunge cord or zipline parachute cord material and the loop holes or whatnot built into the design or some piece that connects like the top hinges into existing holes to tie the cord into so it just works and it not some rickety junky thing that spoils your brand. Great product otherwise. Paint does rust after a while from water. I think it could be better.”
