It’s pretty amazing going outside and picking for a meal :)
It is a lot of fun, isn't it? 🙂
I'm pleased with the tomatoes, they seemed a little slow, and I was relieved when I saw the fruits forming. I immediately fed them a great can of organic plant food! They can get very tall, you're right, getting long enough canes can be a challenge.
The garden at the back of the house is terraced, with two levels. The lower level is about three feet high, so yes I guess it is like a raised bed. It's great for crops where you want to cut and come again because everything is in easy reach.
I'm not doing too bad with weeds this year, I quite enjoy going out in the early evening with a glass of wine and hoeing between plants - I find it very therapeutic. I'm changing what I want to grow, though, I think next year I'm going to have a big strawberry patch and other soft fruits - raspberries and gooseberries (I love gooseberry crumble).