Fruit / vegetables on a raised bed

Hello everyone! I am probably going to create a bed with fruit/vegetables in my garden next year. For this, I thought about whether to make it as a "raised bed". This idea came partly because we have a dog who should not necessarily get to the beds and secondly to make it a bit easier on the back. Has anyone already had experience with such a bed? I am looking forward to many, many suggestions!

What is a raised bed?

Hello Holzzauber,

I don’t have any direct experience with a raised bed yet, but I have planted vegetables in window boxes last year and this year. A window box is even further removed from a "real" bed than a raised bed, but it worked and is working again. Last year I had tomatoes and spring onions as well as some herbs. The tomato plants didn’t grow as tall as in a real bed but still bore some fruit. Herbs and spring onions grew normally. This year I’m trying with chilies and so far it looks pretty good. Unfortunately, I don’t know how it would work with cucumbers/potatoes/etc. :D

How do you plan to set up the raised bed? Because if you build a proper wooden frame around an existing bed and fill it with soil, the plants don’t have any disadvantages. You just have to make sure to use the right wood so it doesn’t rot immediately and you can enjoy it for several years.

Best regards,
Micha