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Not bug proof
I’ve had my pod for about 6 weeks. I love my vegepod, I really do, everythigg be grows fantastically, but there’s a problem. When you close the canopy there’s a gap of about 2cm almost completely around. I’ve been battling caterpillars and other flying creatures who are stripping my crop… all my plants were from seeds so not brought in from shops etc… I’ve seen active moths in there in the evening. It’s a real shame, I thought this would be the answer to my bug problem in veggie patch. I give 4 stars as the concept is amazing and the wicking wells really encourage that fast growth. The canopy needs some work however to make it truly pest free
Purchased in .
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Do you know what kind of exclusion tape and how much I would need for a medium pod? My veggies were all grown from seeds so couldn’t have brought in eggs that way. I have seen moths in there in the ev...
Read moreening so the tricksters must just get in. I don’t have any issues with my vegebag as the mesh on that is very fine and the zip completely seals itIt is black and about 2 mm thick. It has a stickiness on one side. One can get from hardware stores.
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Vegepod good. Vegebag no good.
Over the years, I have bought three new Vegepods. The first was in August 2016. I assembled it shortly after, but did not get to fill and use it until August 2019. The second one I bought July 2019, and the third I bought May 2020. I find the fittings and stitching do not last well, otherwise I am relatively happy with the Vegepods.
The Vegebags are a different story. Bought 15 of them in Dec 2019. Bought them to give as gifts but only gave two away. I started using mine March 2020 - planted potatoes in some big ones and tomatoes in two others...
Purchased in for $598.
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Hello Helen, Glad to hear you are happy with the classic Vegepods, but of course sorry to hear of disappointment with the Vegebags. We still do not have stands for these. They are meant to be a low pr...
Read moreice point product so features are limited compared to the classic Vegepods. It does sound disappointing re the condition of the bags though and we are here to help. It sounds like you may be a TV shopping customer from the above notes? We cannot review that invoice number and see any of your details as a direct customer? Have you reached out to the Vegepod support team directly about the condition of your bags? It sounds like it may have been the very first version of Vegebags which were indeed superceded by Version2 within a year due to product improvements - including changing the steel wiring, adding a super hard base to the bottom and making two zip access instead of the one, plus rubber handles with double stitching. We'd be happy to help you with some replacements. Please email with pics and all your details to our info@vegepod.com.au.Thank you Simon H. for Vegepod's excellent quick response, - for listening to and looking into my concerns -. I have a better understanding now. Not a TV shopping customer but peruse Vegepod site ofte...
Read moren because I like seeing what is available. The Vegepods themselves have proven to be a worthwhile investment. Their height is excellent and make gardening easy for me.- 12 reviews
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Replacement base sent
I spent over 4 yrs researching the vege pod. The cost was pretty high for me so I saved and purchased a large pod in 2019 at a Melbourne flower and garden show. On receiving it one suppprt brace was missing and of the bolts weren't made properly, the grooves were missing. Last year when I emptied the pod one of the bases has a crack in it. It probably would have been better value to purchase a cheaper veggie bed from Aldis, the life span probably would have been more than 2.5 yrs.
I have since spoken with Simon and a replacement was sent.
Purchased in for $500.
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Unfortunately retailers like to take hard earned cash but don't deliver. If you had responded to my initial communication in a appreciative manner I wouldn't feel the need to warn others. Those retail...
Read moreers that appreciate my cash I tell them I appreciate their product and service face to face or on their website. I received an email from your office dated 25 Jan to say you were sending a replacement. I would have put this in my review had you decided to do this. I experienced a lot of discrepancies with my purchase of the pod. My review is my experience with you as a customer.Hi Rora
This has been escalated. Please contact one of the owners simon@vegepod.com.au. He said he will be happy to re-review all of this at your convenience and hope to come to a satisfactory conclusion.
Thanks for your feedback
Very dissapointing
This is my third growing season with the large vegepod, and I am getting close to taking it down to the tip. Plastic parts in the lid grow brittle with sunlight, and had to be replaced. The winter cover also tore and I ended up throwing it away.
First year productivity was OK. Afterwards I was careful to follow instructions and restore soil etc., but I have seen big declines in productivity since. I suspect the the pod is optimized for dry, hot weather and simply does not cope worse in a moist temperate environment - or at least is a step dow...
Read moren from the simpler, cheaper, and robust alternatives. Worst of all, the plants in the pod seem more bug prone than those in the rest of my garden - I'm now resorting to sprays and the like which I'd rather avoid. I wish I saved my money for a solid raised bed with cover.Purchased in .
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Hello and thanks for your review to enable us to respond and indeed educate all.
As you noted productivity was high in first year and then declined, then something is clearly going on and we'd love to...
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Frame connectors poor quality
I have owned the Vegepod for approximately 3.5 years. Whilst the overall design is good the vegecover frame connectors are made of poor quality material and is NOT durable. They started cracking into the 2nd year of use and is now most connectors are no longer usuable requiring replacement. I had it in a partially shaded area. I would have expected better quality given it's price.
Purchased in .
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Hi Paul, After 4 years some of the older models have been known to crack and they are easily replaced. We have increased the UV stabiliser and thickness of those parts too. Please contact info@vegepod.com.au
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- 2 reviews
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Great product
I am 76 years of age but l was not sure of one part when putting it together so rang and left a message no response from them so I studied the parts on their website and worked it out. It was very easy to put together by watching the videos after me doing all the base my son came and did the canopy and the stand which was great. Now to see with the veggies
Purchased in at Sydney Wide Chiropractic.
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Great product with a couple of caveats
I've had a lot of success with my two large Vegepods over the four or five years I've had them. In general the putting together and construction are good and as a growing environment it is capable of great results. However I've also encountered some of the issues raised by other reviewers. In particular the size of the canopy. One was fine; the other quite tight. It went on but put some of the joints under stress. After a couple of seasons two of the joints gave up the ghost. Hence, the photo. So, canopies can on occasion be too small. One of t...
Read morehe sprinkler setups was supplied dodgy but I preferred not to use them as it can lead to mould growth on the cover mesh. As with most veg growing it is best to water in the morning. Always save money and weight by mixing in mostly perlite and some biochar. Unlike recommended by Vegepod it is not necessary to replace the growing medium every year. I get good results by revitalising and replacing the lost organic matter with compost, rock dust and pelletized chook manure once a year. One last tip: in really hot weather don't bother with shade cover you can buy from Vegepod for $45. Just throw over your shade cloth and peg it down.Purchased at Vegepod.
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Problematic
On principle the vege pod looks great. Upon receiving the boxes. Put the frame together found the watering hose missing and the tubes were sent within days great! I say only to find the netting did not fit. Requested replacement which was received but attempts to stretch the cover as advertised in the video was hopeless as it’s application required the strength of superman to fit it in the frame. At this stage there is a gape on two sides.
Not sure how other people get it together.
TS
Nsw
Purchased in for $600.
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Faulty stand
Buyer beware! I purchased this after quite a bit of research. I thought I was buying a good product. When putting the stand together x2 of the bolts were faulty and needed retapping. One of the screws was also faulty. One of the cross bars was scratched and sticky. Customer service was average. I sent an email and had no reply so I phoned 2 days later when frustrated as some holes didn’t align (I had already sent the bolts off to be retapped) and the only solution offered was for me to pull it all apart and then they would replace it. I decline...
Read mored because it just meant more of a delay in planting out the seedlings I had and I had already invested in getting it fixed. They really need to sort out their quality control and customer service. Just look at the previous reply’s on here and that’s what you should expectPurchased in for $609.
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Hello Anonymous,
Sorry to hear of frustration with a couple of faulty parts. Certainly not the usual and we should have replaced post haste. Did you get sorted in the end? How has it been since?
thank
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was hoping for better veggies!
Set up my vegepod at my cabin in southwest British Columbia. Didn't need the irrigation line as we get lots!!! of rain.. Herbs grew really well but alas the slugs managed to find their way in and ate my cabbages which initially looked great. Tried some cherry tomatoes but the 2 plants outgrew the large size container.
Nest year will wrap some copper around the legs so the slugs won't climb up and in and will stick to small growing veggies and herbs.. Even though it wasn't a great success it was still fun trying
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- 2 reviews
LOVE THE CONCEPT BUT THERE ARE A FEW FLAWS
Was very excited when I found the Vegepod. Received it quite quickly and started to put it together only to discover that one of the corner struts was bent on the trolley with wheels. customer service was great and they sent out a replacement straight away. Then it was time to put the actual pod together where again I found there was a piece missing. Luckily I found a similar piece at Bunnings because Vegepod never did send out the missing piece, even though they said they would. Now after three weeks I see the wheel area connections are now r...
Read moreusting. It’s such a great idea and my Vegas are growing but a few simple things could make this really good. For the cost of it - it’s not cheap I’m disappointed. Was going to buy another medium sized and small Vegepod but don’t think I will if things start to rust after only 3 weeks. DisappointingPurchased in for $600.
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Hi Leahbel thanks for the commentary and sorry to hear wasn't quite perfect. We have also changed the wheels this year to improve anti-rust.
Hope the veg is growing well!
Thanks
- 16 reviews
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Great concept but not pest-free
After thorough research, I decided a Vegepod was the only solution for my exposed, windswept balcony nad I'm happy that I made the right choice.
Pros - The canopy fixes very firmly into the clips and doesn't budge. On the Facebook group, I've seen reports of possums, deer and even a bear trying to get into the Vegepod without success. The self-watering system works well so the Pod doesn't need watering very often. The canopy does a very effective job of protecting my delicate seedlings from high winds.
Cons - The ads suggest the Vegepo...
Read mored is pest-free but that is not the case. There is a finger-width gap between the canopy and the base, and a gap where the hose enters, and aphids can enter through the mesh, but predators like ladybugs won't find their way in (and of course, neither can birds). You need to b alert for pests as with any garden bed. The watering is done with a mister fitted to the top of the canopy. It's very difficult to set it so it waters evenly, and some owners don't use it for that reason. However, as you don't have to water frequently, hand-watering isn't a big job. Tips for assembly: watch the videos before you start, it will save you a lot of head-scratching. The canopy fits very tightly over the frame and needed two people to wrestle it into submission. I bought a small Vegepod because I wasn't sure it would work. However the small one is really too small to grow much, unless you're able to use it without the canopy (so you can let plants trail over the edge or grow up on a trellis). I now wish I had taken the plunge and bought a Medium one.Purchased in .
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canopy material too small
This is the second large Vegepod I've bought. I was happy with the first but this last one has left me depressed. Since it took weeks to be delivered I've tried my level best to fit the material over the canopy frame rather than request a replacement. I've been at it for two days.
I am not sure a custodial sentence is appropriate, but whoever made these frustratingly small pieces of material needs to at least do a couple of days hard labour, as I have done.
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Wow Chris, one may suggest a bit of a harsh marker.
You state you're happy a first pod, yet with one issue with a second you feel compelled to give Vegepod a drastic 2 star rating for all.
Did you co...
I was venting, and since it took so long to get the Vegepod delivered (not your fault, I know) I didn't see any point in asking for a replacement and waiting another 3 weeks unless it was absolutely n...
Read moreecessary. After 2 days of wrestling with the damned thing, it has finally stretched enough to get it over the frame. The frame is now slightly distorted, but I can live with that. If I'm the only customer who has had this problem don't worry about it, my kit was an outlier. Otherwise, consider this useful feedback. Maybe you need to change the specs a bit. Re my depression - it lifted when I wrote my whiney review!Fair enough! If it ever gets too tight again please get in contact and we can help sort.
Appreciate your notes thanks!
- 4 reviews
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Disappointed, bugs still eating my plants
I saw an ad for the vegepod where it made claims about pest free growing with the cover, so I invested over $500 to get the large one with the stand. It was a bit of a nightmare to assemble the base as it did not line up but finally got it. Bought quality soil and put my plants in. The plants are growing okay, not any better than the ones that I have in raised garden beds, but was horrified to find that something is eating the plants.
The cover has been on the whole time, apart from the few minutes where I water the plants. The clamps us...
Purchased in at TVSN (TV Shopping Network) for $538.80.
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Hi Deborah,
Thanks for giving us an opportunity to clarify things. Let's go through point by point. Did you ever contact our customer service to discuss btw?...
Read more 1) We do say that it stops the vast majority of pests and this is 100% true. As you allude to, pests can be brought in by soil for example (irrespective of their graded quality), the tiniest of aphids (size of pinheads) are going to get through any mesh (even Vegepod's super fine grade) etc, and some can even slip under the canopy between the wall and canopy but there are ways to avoid that. There are great FAQs around this on our website too. 2) Unsure as to why you had problems lining up the base and it "being a nightmare" for you. A strong emotive word there so clearly frustrated and we are sorry to hear that. This is highly unusual and indeed contrasts greatly to our typical rave reviews saying how clever it is without requiring any tools (please see on here and on the Vegepod Owners FB page - not run by us mind you) and how the instructions are very clear. We do have assembly videos on our site too which makes things fail-proof. Perhaps you did not go to those? If you'd like to expand on those initial troubles we will review it with you. Thanks. 3) You are clearly frustrated by pests which we can help with. Remember "just putting netting over normal beds" not going to get you like for like as you infer. We trust you will get to notice and appreciate all the features and benefits as you delve deeper into the actual gardening use of it (eg: the microclimate, the hinging, the self-watering wicking wells, the irrigation misters, the no weeding, the no harsh elements, the raising of the bed, the anti-flooding overflows, the food safety, the portability, the durability etc etc). Please call us in future and we can talk you through it all Deb. Have a great growing season and we look forward to hearing from you soon.- 32 reviews
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Limited life of some components, flawed design
I purchased a large vegepod with a cover from a Mitre 10 store in February 2016. I closely followed recommendations to raise it (using besser blocks and sleepers), and a mixture to fill it with. Vegepod staff were very courteous and helpful with this (and a missing parts issue).
However plants did not thrive: the perlite in the mix and in the water catchment attracted mould, the use of overhead irrigation encouraged fungal diseases and weed growth in my SE Qld location, and it attracted large numbers of bush cockroaches which I have since learn...
Purchased in at Mitre 10 for $349.
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Hi Wary,
Thanks for the courteous and well explained review and giving the opportunity for us to educate all.
Yes, the model five years ago had stainless bolts which eventuated being “not so stainles...
Questions & Answers
We have excessive water in our vegepod. Any ideas on how to fix it?
Can I put the canopy on the side of the medium vegepod instead of the back
Hello Marilyn, The canopies can be hiinged on any side at all for all sizes. The hinge clips are interchangeable for all sides!
thanks
james
Thank you
The nozzles on my Vegepod drip water and do not spray although they have been tightened and loosen.
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Details
Features:
- The Vegepod Raised Garden Bed Kits are contained, making it easy to control the growth and quality of your veggies away from the ground and pests.
- It’s self-watering - a wicking system waters the plants from below the bed, letting your greenery last weeks without needing to be watered.
- A protective polyethylene knitted mesh cover protects your crops from pests and UV, and also regulates temperature by letting water and air get through.
- An overflow hole helps prevent the flooding of soil, so you’re not left with over-watered plants.
- This kit comes in a small, medium, and large size.
Points of praise:
- A number of reviewers reported that the pod’s mesh cover effectively protected their plants from the elements, and particularly helped seedlings survive even in high winds.
- They also said that the kit was easy to put together, even for gardening and DIY novices.
- According to reviewers, the pod’s self-watering worked well, which made maintaining their gardens very low maintenance.
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Hi Helen, thanks for the 4 stars overall and thanks for enabling us to respond and educate all on Vegepods and pest control.
Read morets. Every big animal such as possums, birds, pets, bandicoots, butterflies, snails, locusts etc etc. are all out.Vegepods commercial grade clipped down farm mesh does stop “nearly all” pes...