About the paths: I've been mulching and weeding and everything else in there. Also harvesting dandelion, lemon balm, cilantro, and dill as they come up. A lot of work! So last week I weed whacked the paths, and am going to continue to do so. I like it.
Onions: for some reason, they do well for me. I've found they get to their full size if I plant them on the west side of the beds, and keep them weeded well. I don't know anyone else who has success like I do. Must be I am doing something right there, I have no idea what. I thin them during the summer and get nice green onions, too.
I understand about not wanting to bother with the garden challenge. It was quite a lot of work when I did it for you. I noticed I hadn't been tagged.