I've got 9 raised beds 4'x8' by 12 '' deep with strawberries, asparagus, flowers, beans, tomatoes, carrots, beets, cilantro, curly and Italian parsley, sage, lemon mint, spearmint and peppermint, echinaceia, oregano, garlic, chives, and kohlrabies. I have found that if the soil is light it takes alot more watering because of the increased drainage in a raised bed.