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I planted a few pepper chili plants and 1 eggplant in May in my raised bed, topped with new compost.

It's July and this is what they look like.

Is there any hope? What am I doing wrong?

I found it in my old raised bed. Is this celery? Or just a weed?

Both spigots in my house leak water like this when in use. Does anyone know why or what I can do to fix this? I tried switching out the hose, but the leak remains, in varying degrees.as a result, the ground under this is always muddy.

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Just moved into an open concept house where the foyer and family room share a common ceiling . The foyer area has a chandelier but I'd like to add a new chandelier to the family room.

Will it look crazy busy to have 2 chandeliers in the same shared space? The foyer chandelier is off center (closer to the door) and the family room chandelier will be centered to the family room area, so they won't be symmetrical.

Or, alternatively, I can remove the existing chandelier from the foyer area, and add some wall sconces or table lamp to the foyer table.

I'd like some insights into what would look better - 2 chandeliers close to each other , but not in a straight line , or just 1 chandelier for this space?

I have a fenced backyard and I'm facing several problems in this sloped yard. The back fence runs perpendicular to the slope.

Even though it's not very visible, the yard is sloped towards the woods in the back, as seen by the rainwater runoff channel in the second photo. On the other side of the fence, this runoff has washed away parts of the slope (first pic).

I'd like some pointers on how to manage the rainwater issue. As you can see in the 2nd picture, I tried adding some small river rocks to help with erosion, but the rainwater started moving from that original path and has now carved out a different route. I'm sure I messed up with the rock placement and somehow blocked the path.

Is laying a dry creek bed with smaller stones a better option?

Also, planting along the fence is becoming hard because of the slope. Even if I build a raised garden bed , the rain water still struggles to run around it, and I'm worried that I'll face more erosion issues. We are planning to have the lawn aerated and resodded in some places. Once that is done, I'd like to plant along the fence, but I'm lost on how to handle this erosion.

Hiring professional help is not a possibility, but I'm ready to do some manual labor, so I'm looking for any and all diy tips.

What is everyone else doing in this case ? Please share any ideas on how to plant along a fence in a sloped yard .

I asked Google lens twice and got a yes once and a no later. So, now I'm not sure. The stem looked woody, not hairy. Any guesses?