I have one extra raised garden bed. What should I put in it?

I would just plant a bunch of bush beans. They grow fairly quick, don’t require much work, and even help return a little nitrogen back in the ground. You can plant them tight and not have to worry much with weeds once they get started.

I typically stick to heirlooms and have had a lot of success with Dragon’s Tongue bush type and Royal Burgundy. Both types have had great yields and eat great as well.

On July 4th, put down pumpkin seeds. You’ll have pumpkins for Halloween

Planted 4

Bush beans

At this point, maybe go with mixed perennial flowers to attract bees and butterflies. Or maybe mixed herbs

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Thanks, I planted 16, thornless, erect varieties last year and this year in 4 raised beds. Started getting a little harvest on last year’s berries now. Apache, Arapaho, Natchez, Ouachita and PrimeArk Freedom. If I manage them correctly, I guess I can look to some pretty substantial harvest down the road based on your harvest. Maybe I overdid it.

I made my raised beds out of Trex deck boards,expensive but durable.Had them 10 years and holding up well.My old house used Wolmanized 2x12’s,lined with plastic,was pia.Made my wife bed for roses with landscape timbers,they only lasted about 5 years.Known people used cross ties but they rot surprisingly fast with soil contact plus I was concerned about leaching of creosote into the soil.
On the plus side I don’t have to fool with tiller,making rows,etc.Raised beds are the only way to go as far as I’m concerned.I like fresh vegetables but don’t like all the work that goes into conventional gardening.