Katxena

Member since: May 08 | Years gardening: 10 Organic gardener Folia Supporter Folia Helper

I live in a small townhouse in the Washington, DC suburbs. I have a small front flower bed, a 32-square foot vegetable garden in the backyard, and a community garden plot. I live with my husband and two cats.

Gardens

African Violet garden

Zone 7 I had an idea to start an African violet plant from a leaf cutting, which I posted about in the seed swapping group here on Folia. Later that nigh...
- 6 plants
- 13 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
Baby plant garden

Zone 7 My seed starting operation. In 2008 I started seeds indoors for the first time, and in 2009 I'm trying Wintersowing. Keep your fingers crossed for...
- 0 plants
- 106 journals
- 1 faves
- 4 comments
Frontyard garden

Zone 7 My house was a rental for several years. When my husband and I bought it, it had been many years since anyone cared for the yard, front or back. ...
- 10 plants
- 37 journals
- 0 faves
- 2 comments
Houseplant garden

Zone 7 These are my indoor houseplants. I have a cat that eats plants enthusiastically, so I have to be very careful with houseplants, so as to not poiso...
- 1 plants
- 8 journals
- 0 faves
- 2 comments
Tiny Farm garden

Zone 7 I have two raised garden beds in my backyard. They total 32 square feet of veggie growing space. I also have several containers of various sorts....
- 50 plants
- 520 journals
- 13 faves
- 10 comments
Visited garden

This isn't my garden -- it is an assortment of gardens I have visited. They range from private backyard gardens, to large botantical gardens, to s...
- 0 plants
- 7 journals
- 2 faves
- 2 comments
Worm Poo garden

Zone 7 I had a DIY worm bin several years ago that didn't work out, mostly because I didn't have a good location in which to keep it. Both my husband and...
- 1 plants
- 32 journals
- 3 faves
- 12 comments
[Archived] Container garden

Zone 7 I have a few containers that I use to grow things that (for one reason or another) I don't want to put into my main garden. Usually they are fille...
- 0 plants
- 0 journals
- 0 faves
- 2 comments
[Archived] Learning & Planning garden

Zone 7 I've been chasing my winter blues by reading about gardening. I've read all sorts of things: seed catalogs, weblogs, books, forums, and especiall...
- 0 plants
- 0 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
[Archived] Plot #79 garden

Zone 7 A community garden plot that I'm sharing with my friend L*. It's 20x25 feet (~6x7.5 meters). My 2008 garden was 32 square feet -- at 500 square f...
- 69 plants
- 49 journals
- 4 faves
- 4 comments