I love the raised beds for a number of reasons, but mostly because I didn’t have to till the ground and i don’t have to worry about my soil which is very heavy. In fact, in the brook in my front yard, you can dig out clay.
I also have that black walnut tree to deal with.
I do recommend them
I dug and cleaned the last of the Garlic this afternoon, Spanish Roja and German Red, both stiff neck varieties and The other 5 types are curing for storage. The things that grow well for me are truly growing well for me this year like strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, potatoes, corn, kohlrabi, weeds, carrots and pumpkins. BTW... I dug a hill of volunteer potatoes and there must have been 50 medium sized tubers...