We decided to add some more round, reddish stepping stones (pavers) out front, in a mulched area near the hose. Did not realize that they are no longer easy to buy singles. When we built the house 30 years ago, every gardening department had them.
LOL - I could get 168 or them for $2443 (!!)
Post a pic in a local FB group - maybe someone has a few to get rid of. I wonder if the round just became less popular. I don’t know that I’ve seen many round pavers.
Funny you should say that. I do have my eye on these (which coordinate with a low retaining wall in the front yard)
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Impressive work on the raised bed herb garden! My wife repotted some geraniums today, for company that is coming next week.
Strawberries in progress and GIANT parsley reemerged from last summers plant - I’ve even already trimmed it twice - and I’m in northern Ohio!
It may be trying to form a flower stalk. If so maybe time to pull it and replant.
Parsley is an annual in the North, growing from spring until freezing weather. In milder climates, it is frost-proof and lives through winter. The second spring after planting, the plant blooms, goes to seed, and then finally gives out. When you see it send up a flower stalk, it’s time to yank the plant because at this point the leaves will taste bitter
Growing Parsley Plants | Planting & General Growing Tips – Bonnie Plants
Today Mr. B and I went to the hardware store to buy some pond stuff and walked out with 2 free tomato plants. They were giving each paying customer a plant. Early Girl, so not that exciting, but free! 
So far the flavor is good. I’ll leave it a bit longer and take note of any changes.
We have yetanother freeze warning for tonight and I despair of ever sowing anything. The ground is still far too cold for peppers, beans, tomatos, eggplant — I picked up transplants but they are getting leggy due to the wait. Hopefully this is the last hard freezein 7B.
I had to cover up my not yet planted plants/baskets that I gathered all in an area on the patio last night along with my strawberry plants which come back on their own. Will have to do the same tonight then hopefully in the clear. It was 40 when I woke up so they probably would have been ok but I wasn’t taking chances.
the barely new tiny leaves on the hydrangeas all died in the last freeze, and have just started new growth so I threw sheets on all of them. DH came home and asked if “all the little ghosties” in the yard need Halloween candy, lol.
We were unable to find the round paver stones in red I mentioned wanting upthread. The round concrete colored stones I found were unappealing for use with our mulch. So I went with square (12x12) red, bought home 10 of em. My gosh, I think they are just about the heaviest things anywhere that you can buy for $1.77 each (or LOL, less if you buy 168). If only groceries were that affordable 
Not sure where we discussed this, so posting here. Update on vinegar as weed killer: it does work! I ordered 45% acetic acid on Amazon. Sprayed the weeds on the gravel strip, and boom! The weeds are brown and shriveled.
I haven’t gone through this entire thread, so excuse me for that, but has anyone made a hugelkultur raised bed? We bought ten acres that we are converting to forestry property, and have a large area for planting.
Thinking we will dig down a foot or two, pile decomposing logs and dirt up about three feet above the ground before planting our vegetables. Apparently this is a great way to utilize your organic material, retain moisture and grow fast growing crops for years.
We can’t decide what vegetables to plant.
Will yours be mounded?
I haven’t heard of that term before but looked it up. It is a recommendation for most raised beds to use things like a layer of cardboard, sticks, leaves - ground matter before adding soil. As you said when it decomposes it helps the soil.
I planted my community garden raised bed today. I have garlic growing, and added cucumbers, 5 tomato plants (each a different variety), several types of peppers (jalapeño, black Hungarian, lipstick peppers, poblano), shallots, carrot seed and some zinnia seed, and some fennel. SO glad to have it in! I have 3 small Raised beds at home too.
My pic doesn’t show much except the garlic on the front and the cages in place (plants are there too) and the trellis for cucumbers.
It won’t actually be a mound with sloping sides, but level, as we are going to put logs on all sides and make it in a box. The mounds look very messy, and we’re going to try to make it look appropriate. We have a whole plan of mesh on the bottom to prevent rodents, cardboard to prevent weeds, large logs packed with soil to fill gaps, smaller logs and branches packed with soil, and then mulch or whatever the best material is for planting.
Your garden sounds like a wonderful mix of tasty veggies!
Regarding what to plant, I tend to grow things of high value (like herbs that cost a fortune at the store) or something that tastes so much better when it comes directly from the garden (tomatoes and cucumbers).
Be prepared to defend your plantings! Deer, rabbits, and slugs are the main enemies of vegetable gardens in our neck of the woods. Slug bait takes care of the slimy crawlers, and chicken wire netting can deter rabbits, but nothing seems to stop the deer. They would not touch herbs or cucumbers but tomato flowers seem to be their delicacy. They only eat the flowers, which of course results in zero fruit
