We live in southwest Virginia where clay prohibits us from having a great in-ground garden. This year we moved from an earth-tainer approach to growing our peppers and tomatoes and rather than build wooden raised beds, we went with this. It has been wonderful (once it finally showed up--but customer service was great throughout the wait). As I type this, our garden is thriving, and we're planning the purchase of more of these beds so that we can expand our garden next year. I highly recommend this!