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Veg didn't do well in raised beds
I moved a year ago, inheriting several raised beds which had obviously not had much organic matter added to them for a long time. I put in a few bags of farmyard manure from a garden centre and also quite a large quantity of alpaca poo given by a neighbour. Despite this, apart from courgettes and runner beans, the veg - fennel, carrots, beetroot, were very small in size. Any ideas about why this would be? I did water in dry spells.
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I suspect you haven't watered enough - raised beds dry out very quickly. The depth of soil might be a factor too.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The weather has been really odd this year though, and has created some quite strange effects, so it may not be your growing conditions at all.
You sound like you're doing the right things and you have had some success, so try again next year, space the thirsty plants a bit further from the more sensitive ones - fennel, for example, is a difficult one to grow at the sort of size you see in supermarkets. Until you've got about 5 years experience, it's hard to distinguish what is a problem with your soil or microclimate and what is just weather.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
I suspect they were too close. Just keep trying different veg over the seasons & keep adding compost or manure in late autumn/early winter - I'm biased toward the no-dig method so personally I'd just lay it on the surface. Also don't grow stuff you don't like to eat - sounds obvious but many do - and don't fret if you have disasters either. Everybody does.
This may be of interest:
https://charlesdowding.co.uk/
It can all be very confusing until you get the hang of each plant
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...