crumj

Member since: Dec 07 | Invited by: nic | Years gardening: 11 Organic gardener

I’m a librarian, gardener, rocker, and ‘net geek. I garden on about a third of an acre in the suburbs of Portland, OR, where I wage a never-ending war against bindweed, blackberry, dandelions, wild horseradish, and crabgrass. I’ve been gardening since I was a child, but I only got serious about it after moving into my current home 11 years ago.

Gardens

Cottage garden

Zone 8 My front and side gardens are a hodgepodge of trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, and even some edibles. The foundation planting is on the north s...
- 16 plants
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Greenhouse garden

Zone 8 I have an 8x16 foot greenhouse that houses my citrus collection and some other tender plants during the cold months. I heat it with a small portab...
- 5 plants
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Vegetable garden

Zone 8 I grow most of my vegetables in eight 4x8 raised beds on the west side of my home. The soil is a blended soil mix that we purchased about 10 years...
- 7 plants
- 2 journals
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Portland, Oregon

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Rainy Day Gardening

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I love to grow

Citrus (yeah, I know... in Oregon?), carnivorous plants, cottage garden flowers, vegetables, fruits, berries, orchids, and anything weird

Hobbies

I keep a saltwater aquarium, listen to 80s rock (loudly), see Def Leppard every chance I get, and spend way too much time messing around online with various web 2.0 sites like this one