Katxena

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

  • Katxena's Baby plant garden

    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...

    • 22 plants
    • 106 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 4 comments
  • Katxena's Frontyard garden

    Frontyard garden

    Zone 7 My front yard is a mess. My house was a rental for several years. When my husband and I bought it, it had been many years since anyone cared for ...

    • 12 plants
    • 28 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 2 comments
  • Katxena's Houseplant garden

    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
  • Katxena's Plot #79 garden

    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...

    • 51 plants
    • 44 journals
    • 3 faves
    • 4 comments
  • Katxena's Tiny Farm garden

    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....

    • 59 plants
    • 485 journals
    • 12 faves
    • 10 comments
  • Katxena's Visited garden

    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
    • 6 journals
    • 2 faves
    • 2 comments
  • Katxena's Worm Poo garden

    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
    • 23 journals
    • 2 faves
    • 0 comments
  • Katxena's Container garden

    [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
  • Katxena's Learning & Planning garden

    [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

Germantown, Maryland

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I love to grow

Brandywine tomatoes, kohlrabi, and greens (especially Swiss Chard)


Hobbies

knitting, crocheting, reading, sewing, artist trading cards


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