Let's see your raised beds. I need ideas

I currently have a few strawberries planted in one of my beds. I will likely be switching them over to my larger planting areas for the alpines as an “edible shrub” and my other unknown berries to my vertical planters once I get them rigged up
Vertical planting tips and ideas

It seems like you have a bit more land to work with than I do. You might look into sourcing some 10"-24" hdpe culvert pipe, cutting it in half (twice as much length for the price!) and elevating it off the ground with concrete block, brick etc, with one end higher than the other to allow for drainage and placing a layer of diatomaceous earth as a water retaining “French drain” underneath the top soil layer which could wick that moisture from the DE. If I had more room that’s the route I’d take for strawberries. It could even be placed against a fence as a “strawberry espalier”, with each piece of pipe draining to the one below. I guess in a way that is a novel raised bed idea in itself.

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