I love this article from Hudson Valley Seed Co on Square Foot Gardening! Will have to give this a shot in the raised bed next year.
Are you looking to maximize your garden space and yield? Try Square Foot Gardening, a straightforward method for turning your garden beds into a grid for simple spacing. Square foot gardening is very easy to to with a raised bed system. It gives you real, visible guidelines to be able to plan your garden every year. Plus, the dense planting required for this method helps suppress weeds!