I don’t think you’d get good drainage by just leaving the plug out. I think you’ll have to drill some holes in them or you’ll be dealing with soggy soil a lot of the time.

I have seen the Tartar raised beds at a Tractor Supply shop nearby. They are nice looking, but I am not sure they are worth the price.

I have a couple of stock troughs that I’m using as raised beds, but I put holes into the bottoms of both of them. Last year, I grew Jerusalem artichokes in them.

If there is a Home Depot in your area, take a look at these: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Oldcastle-7-5-in-x-7-5-in-x-5-5-in-Tan-Brown-Planter-Wall-Block-16202336/206501693

you can stack them to make a deeper bed. All you need to do is place them and insert lumber into the grooves. You can drive some rebar down the center to hold them in place if you like. We have used them to build 3 ornamental beds with 2x12 lumber. You just need to cut the lumber to the correct length.

Here is another alternative with pallets:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ya7r420KQZs

Pallets are often free, if you can find them.

Hi Jean, We have a few of those tanks that worked well the last couple of years. Honestly unless you find someone who will sell you a leaky tank cheap it is a pricey way to create a garden bed. We lucked into ours and had a special place in boundary between us and neighbor that made it make sense. After you get the tank the soil mixture is another investment.

I used stock tanks at our old house. One finally had the best black raspberry plants ever, and another - tomatoes. I never could get anything else to grow there.

They are used here pretty often. Typically galvanized water tanks. Pricey but they last indefinitely and are attractive and of a nice height to work with. Have used them out in the garden, as a border (movable) and as a secure containment for bamboo for privacy screening.

But they definitely need more than just the plug removal for proper drainage!! And I suggest lifting them slightly as well.

Im too old to build more wooden boxes that rot. Ive got the tanks and can't take them back

I wish I had access to good compost. I just can't see drilling holes in THREE brand new stock tanks. Not at my age..

Now Hubby gathered up stuff from the woods to fill the bottom of my big FOUR FOOT DIAMETER .... round , rectangle shaped. hardware cloth lined, heavy wire fencing landscape fabric lined......last spring. Stuff did really well.

But it was a pain getting to them. They are edged by a metal garage and some put up cattle panel on other side. I have to slide alongside them and not fall into them. All are on a hill.

I have to move three of these mesh bins so Hubby can park our utility trailers.I Will prob whine and fuss all the while

I hate it here....

No real place to grow my veggies.Its very upsetting going from a 50 ft SQUARE garden surrounded my hateful aggressive Bermuda grass To this hell hole rocky graveled small lot..

I was outside yesterday trying to plant more garlic cloves that have sprouted and I have to fight graveled dirt....kneeling on a steep concrete driveway I finally rounded up some 8 inch concrete blocks and planting the garlic in them, fuming all the while..

Those cabbages, collards in those two stock tanks are the same size as from last fall

No my local TSC doesnt have those Tartar raised beds

Thanks for letting me vent and I envy y'all with just plain somewhat flat good yards.

Blessings to all