Vegetables Gardening - Growing Organic Vegetables

Hello All,
I'm new to the group. We just bought a new place this past summer and I'm hoping to finally get to put in my dream garden. We're USDA zone 4 in Upstate New York near the Adirondack Mountains at about 1250 ft (380m) on a hill of sandy loam on top of shale. Gardens will be in a couple of clearings in what is otherwise forest. It's usually very wet with long, hard winters. I planted a few fruit trees and berries this year and enough basil for pesto but the vegetable garden didn't happen. I'm planning raised beds. Big issues here are short growing season with few bright sunny days, weeds, critters (deer, rabbits, and groundhogs), and fungal diseases.

one thing I'm interested to learn from all of you raised bed gardeners in wet areas...what kinds of materials are you using for your raised beds? I have some fairly significant back issues, am tall to begin with, and would like to make mine a bit taller than average and I'd like them to last.

best wishes to you all,
Bryant

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