<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:04:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@costopher/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Greenhouse 9/6/19]]></title><description><![CDATA[What a difference two months make! From those puny little tomato plants to 5 foot plants that are 1-2 weeks away from giving us the first ripe fruit! I think that the rockwool slab system I'm trying out]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hydroponics/@costopher/greenhouse-9-6-19</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hydroponics/@costopher/greenhouse-9-6-19</guid><category><![CDATA[hydroponics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[costopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2019 10:34:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovR9nqdfv3Y8CNCRjnFccHCnhpYckt81THF8LE3QmB7TaCtaWa33zREFDkB9fNY8v2FAgTUr4tWZc7G8EBidgVoZY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outside plants 5/6/19]]></title><description><![CDATA[So...it's been 2 months since the last post about the outside plants. What happened since? The cherry bloomed and set millions of fruit but most of them dried off. Still have quite a few left, way more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@costopher/outside-plants-5-6-19</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@costopher/outside-plants-5-6-19</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[costopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2019 13:28:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovrd7bMKtrGkrhZ1Sugg1JUxPykjswEi89d7z5vfdM9Jy1z39kLhT2NvYVHWnwEVr82MEgLQtDz2XCFiFGfBfQaj8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First beer + First Greenhouse harvest 12/4/19]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yeah, it happened :D First greenhouse beer in this growing season! This was from Blacksheep Brewery . It did not have the milkshake look at all but it was a really, really good beer. I've got the first]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempub/@costopher/first-beer-first-greenhouse-harvest-12-4-19</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempub/@costopher/first-beer-first-greenhouse-harvest-12-4-19</guid><category><![CDATA[steempub]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[costopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2019 19:49:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovoMignXAP33tKBSeNcKxauFdik4dMJSbwwZp4c62RMsedKNLjU5pMFBUhPETYhrYBG4KWP2tWT7aH8R6vy2zQPv6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outside plants 6/4]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spring is officially here according to my plants. The weather seems not to have received the notice as we had a couple of nights of negative temps. My pear is in full bloom. The bees are all over it and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/plants/@costopher/outside-plants-6-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/plants/@costopher/outside-plants-6-4</guid><category><![CDATA[plants]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[costopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2019 10:42:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovUVxkSGFpyAnFKRbLjk3C7mhLJcxXNAsR96skQRbKk9ybxgc3wqSmkExU4p6CRDXFjmw1nHiELPygPLuUFWLXuK4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenhouse - we're back in business!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alright! New season; let the games begin! Temps have been stable for the last week, they didn't drop under 8C during the night for the last few days now so I got trigger happy and got most of my seedlings]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hydroponics/@costopher/greenhouse-we-re-back-in-business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hydroponics/@costopher/greenhouse-we-re-back-in-business</guid><category><![CDATA[hydroponics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[costopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2019 20:58:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovoAwHMUqgAAcV1YeFRjbNSF55mJVfk4FQx3VoaBdYDcsinXZ5NJkJ3q2HLxRcautCSjLHpJYUHETBN5dr4QSYrLn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sourdough #3 (fail) and finally #4 Success!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last weeks bake was another fail, but only because it wasn't thoroughly baked and maybe a bit over proofed. I've used the same recipe again: 270g 100% hydration starter, 300g white wheat flour, 40g whole]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/breadbakers/@costopher/sourdough-3-fail-and-finally-4-success</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/breadbakers/@costopher/sourdough-3-fail-and-finally-4-success</guid><category><![CDATA[breadbakers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[costopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 07:54:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovUaBWZCThKwowreZoeVBfwj2mCacnynCt3R2vdDhow4wELiyWqbHxY8vjKVqADymXSwvkm54exuc9yvcZZebj5cS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First ever grafts]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've got myself a little grafting tool. These things used to be expensive but, luckily for me, not anymore. I'm pretty impressed by it so far. I've got 3 different blades for various style of cuts. I've]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/grafting/@costopher/first-ever-grafts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/grafting/@costopher/first-ever-grafts</guid><category><![CDATA[grafting]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[costopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 20:56:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovqQAcr3LZNqLMHwZGWbetv2HbGYoqataGf4AL69jNL3GZZEHnTuv7WUev5bpLRTLL8us9Loq5MQrdG2cpVfJi6Nz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheapo germination grow lights]]></title><description><![CDATA[The seedlings I've started last week are reaaaaaally leggy. Some of them might even be too leggy to be viable but we shall see. Wanted to do something about it and did not want to spend anything, nor repurpose]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hydroponics/@costopher/cheapo-germination-grow-lights</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hydroponics/@costopher/cheapo-germination-grow-lights</guid><category><![CDATA[hydroponics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[costopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 21:07:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovqeeyHDuTGgZfdaWTPyH1EXL4GsXD6vJwf3PPwMc396jbPg32UFFfsaffEDLKitTQ64z26QRAXQTN2i5EtEPW5t2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sourdough (fail) #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is another go at baking a nice and fluffy sourdough bread from the beer starter and ... I kinda failed again, heh. The recipe I used was 270g 100% hydration starter, 300g white wheat flour, 40g whole]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/breadbakers/@costopher/sourdough-fail-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/breadbakers/@costopher/sourdough-fail-2</guid><category><![CDATA[breadbakers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[costopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2019 20:55:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovbZKuuNaWL7oCcXAAKvsuFkZCdpk3TtpK6TLC1DRp2o5NvJ8C7Q4B4z4uix2Sojg9pBi2RpVFv6fDRhZ2Qtv2Dr6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenhouse setup changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the warmest February in history around here I felt like I need to get my (green)house in order so I got it ready for the new season. I've decided to get rid of all the Dutch buckets and swap over]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hydroponics/@costopher/greenhouse-setup-changes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hydroponics/@costopher/greenhouse-setup-changes</guid><category><![CDATA[hydroponics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[costopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 21:06:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovbU4W5H1JHaXg7uwk6kbZhWEuCacrgdER9fwmxLa4YhUJHpH2o4WvfMdF2rbfsim3KCGBULfQjY8skB1S4kpLh4J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sourdough to sourbeer to sourdough]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is an epic 60 years old journey. Epic, even if I'm the only one to call it so. For me it starts with this bad boy. A lovely, crisp beer. This beer's story though, starts a while back, 58 years ago]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/beer/@costopher/sourdough-to-sourbeer-to-sourdough</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/beer/@costopher/sourdough-to-sourbeer-to-sourdough</guid><category><![CDATA[beer]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[costopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2019 18:18:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovpQ6cm1Bcet2gD3dhnMLDHEAhdQzJ4kTBGC8xZ6ozX4raoTRuuYqw2GvbNqQUNnqgWwGBvcbiT3rFPckyyX9tz6A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[More espaliering + grape vine propagation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I was planning to fill the whole fence with espaliered trees but I wasn't that lucky. It got pretty cold today and I ran out of steel wire so I was only able to do one tree. Unlike the cherry tree,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tree/@costopher/more-espaliering-grape-vine-propagation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tree/@costopher/more-espaliering-grape-vine-propagation</guid><category><![CDATA[tree]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[costopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2019 17:09:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovacweiuMWT6KjJGYvHbutYkFDWb9mDB36YzFWs6yHprR7M17qtvKk2q43hus9coDAWBMEvfvgBJPCH1AqM2zyoXt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Espalier-ing fruit trees.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A while ago I had my old decrepit fence removed and replaced all wooden posts with concrete ones. Instead of adding fence panels I've decided I would try and fill the space with a living fence. 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Got a thin head that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/firstofjanuary/@costopher/happy-new-year-cucumelon-sour</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/firstofjanuary/@costopher/happy-new-year-cucumelon-sour</guid><category><![CDATA[firstofjanuary]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[costopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2019 15:54:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2ufhwNgM3qHKGxq8wdcWAiFpcm29FF1vQ7VZHkTuxDBVxat4pgj4VspLk3up1gpknpM4oSY4u?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy St. Nic's and crazy December strawberries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like the title says, happy St. Nicholas day to all of you, regardless if you celebrate it or not! Am a bit old for it really but hey, Nic knows what to get adults too, heh! I cleaned the strawberry bed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/december/@costopher/happy-st-nic-s-and-crazy-december-strawberries</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/december/@costopher/happy-st-nic-s-and-crazy-december-strawberries</guid><category><![CDATA[december]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[costopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 12:28:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovf1WZqH6ECvEwEtzMeQ2mSZY5xRuFU7FyPz6NN5LEfPqSvpo4ftamkK2dUu1xGQfLxu64eEeVzbLmfJkQdYU3LJ2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rosemary prunning]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the pruning season and I haven't really done any of the trees or fruit bushes. I did have a quick go at cleaning 2 rosemary plants though. First was the largest bush I have. It looked in a great]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/greenhouse/@costopher/rosemary-prunning</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/greenhouse/@costopher/rosemary-prunning</guid><category><![CDATA[greenhouse]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[costopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2018 18:18:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovdsGpibp53E8jS9atWnk41jFRk5ZMFDSQubw3BqyU2oirLEi5A8qjYTx5P5czGwxhk3eiwPKBEKaxF4VspbxXnTG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[December stuff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi all! Haven't posted in a reaaaaally long time now. Today I've taken all the plants out of the greenhouse, should have done it a while ago but didn't get round to it. Got a last crop; these toms will]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/greenhouse/@costopher/december-stuff</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/greenhouse/@costopher/december-stuff</guid><category><![CDATA[greenhouse]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[costopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2018 16:09:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovpQ83mEoS4LSUNTR5nLPZrcgSgAaMBweDw7deXy7bz5DmMfPRm55H1XdtKSbL97jiiT83Wj9rhSZtj8fzvM9WoWN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outside 28-08-18]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grapes, baby! This is the first year I've had this plant so it's great to see it fruiting. The kumquat dropped all of its fruit... this is the only one I found and it is tiny, I doubt that it will start]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@costopher/outside-28-08-18</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@costopher/outside-28-08-18</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[costopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2018 19:58:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovo9sZKwANA7kPjuM3rM3V5duoPA4sGgehYZXakziFd6QjeT8eSq1FiRrSYs43DWbCeuZxXQrNX33KdmATbqwY74i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenhouse 18-08-18]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a while, close to two weeks now. I haven't really done anything in the greenhouse except picking some of the veg so everything became really over grown. Just look at this one plant; so many]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/greenhouse/@costopher/greenhouse-18-08-18</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/greenhouse/@costopher/greenhouse-18-08-18</guid><category><![CDATA[greenhouse]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[costopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2018 19:52:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovf85pZDDzFWFWBBhcZSqNgTetygP3ayVvttzv9xTtYfF4sCUtGUpYUPQQmcpeqAHodEWrzHLcFmS9HhCDcix3zUe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenhouse 03-08-18]]></title><description><![CDATA[This plant is insane when it comes to side shoots. It's the Sunbaby. They're growing from any part of the plant..from the stem, check; leaves, check; fruit trusses, check again... it's really annoying.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/greenhouse/@costopher/greenhouse-03-08-18</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/greenhouse/@costopher/greenhouse-03-08-18</guid><category><![CDATA[greenhouse]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[costopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2018 18:24:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRove4pQEdRnK6oLxCW5JyRMozRqYutXvSqXgVBGgs39xxq43w1zNZSHhacDvZUxGXEoj6Vy9oKJ6aBYgNk2pQQg8ht?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>