<?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>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:09:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/agricultural-mindset/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The maize harvest process ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s the season for harvest, and of course, we’re not left out of the excitement and hard work that comes with it. The corn in our farm has begun to dry up, showing signs that it's almost ready to be]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150280/@iamgracia2/the-maize-harvest-process</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150280/@iamgracia2/the-maize-harvest-process</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150280]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamgracia2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 11:38:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennABN4rnVeXosqWEP8DwkZh27u3fq8WfJMYFqc6prosvqjuGwS2srFMw7b5EBudhhg3YdHSJJTR445F135xAfMCtRhj6YHpZBZZpJr5Xv7ZuVBoVcz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My cocoyam farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I visited the cocoyam farm today, and what I saw truly filled my heart with joy. It felt like a beautiful surprise, especially because the last time I visited, I left feeling disappointed and unsure.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150280/@iamgracia2/my-cocoyam-farm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150280/@iamgracia2/my-cocoyam-farm</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150280]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamgracia2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 21:35:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHeiGiifuzEeACV9fsWZg55SJ8cGgXz9eivVtXVT6qnHGHcejhJbduXWStfGL4qVnLTKy4mB5duhyK4C2Baez8qfoN8cACirAdXYePThm1XnjHUSLvCE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harvesting my Egusi Melon// The process of harvesting and processing it and also their differences in colour.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is melon popularly known as Egusi melon here in my place. It is one of the most important food and cash crops here in West Africa Nigeria. It resembles watermelon both in size and shape, but unlike]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150280/@joshel/harvesting-my-egusi-melon-the-process-of-harvesting-and-processing-their-differences-in-color</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150280/@joshel/harvesting-my-egusi-melon-the-process-of-harvesting-and-processing-their-differences-in-color</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150280]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joshel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 05:44:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCWaBEr3ZoxJKVMLgv5yyff2qLe9N5vEbpcpXkBXpQGC96NBxymXkpDmz5Wo7MAXVMKjpTsv6uyqh9cQLTprF7GSMuzzrcj9uM6ZW9nVHFVvkjG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Mix Farm ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone, hope you are doing very fine and that your day went very well too. Sometimes we need to know how to plant and what to mix, because it goes in helping the plant to grow. Having to mix cassava]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150280/@somuchgrace/i-mix-farm--bob</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150280/@somuchgrace/i-mix-farm--bob</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150280]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[somuchgrace]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:49:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCbeeHc7GQuREkEC9Cij6JM9qm6wiDfLwvK9XV8v1dhE1RofgUi16BafUkdvbjbFrGektk6FYC2nV1AStxprTuyAQTnXHh4nJAoBoQNwT754tHQwfdWrwvEDg9Da3G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Garden//The Joy of having it directly behind my backyard ]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's this feeling joy that comes from having a garden directly behind my backyard. Every time I step outside and see the plants growing, it just gives me that joy. The feeling of knowing that I don’t]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150280/@joshel/my-gardenthe-joy-of-having-it-directly-behind-my-backyard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150280/@joshel/my-gardenthe-joy-of-having-it-directly-behind-my-backyard</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150280]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joshel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 12:09:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCWaBEr3ZoxJKVMhuwxsmojFVMYK6JwsJPyeMVC1dYuC995cgsbpNCrRcWCQ4eJoaprPotsCDP3FU5oBDSY5idvdz9FWFUg2ggeMMUfYXrC7i2i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harvesting my Groundnut and the implication of late Harvesting ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I went to the farm with my mother and younger sibling to harvest our groundnut. The harvesting was supposed to take place last week Saturday, but because we were busy, it was delayed until yesterday. 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This time, I didn’t want to use a hoe to remove the weeds because rice plants are too packed to eachother. So I decided to use my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150280/@joshel/weed-controlremoval-using-manual-removalhand-picking-and-natural-irrigation-channel-into-my-rice-farm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150280/@joshel/weed-controlremoval-using-manual-removalhand-picking-and-natural-irrigation-channel-into-my-rice-farm</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150280]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joshel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 05:29:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCWaBEr3ZoxJKVN7Lu6bRVzXmXuUST8wsfB2isXy5Q5ruSyrPP4E4UfPXGfuPKsPFLBi4os7VZvmHNbqzmgjWYnQQYd8nisnH1rhH5ZVVqc3xPp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Walk on my garden//  Peppers, Tomatoes, Okra blooming on the farm.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning, I decided to take a walk around my garden to see how the plants were doing. 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For those who don’t know it, the palm tree is a special tree that grows]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150280/@joshel/the-palm-kernel-tree</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150280/@joshel/the-palm-kernel-tree</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150280]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joshel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:30:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCWaBEr3ZoxJKVynUL5LMXqCs25bvrsJttV79f7ZtupLX9ii2sry6VB2RASqn9mJV1tPd8ERwXKxcMqJyQNCnQgBtB82DKnovNVFrUfaeDr8ffC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The coconut tree]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s a coconut tree in front of my house that has been there for almost 8 years now. It was planted and watered when needed, and given its space from the outside, it looks healthy enough. 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That if you were not walking into air conditioned offices or tapping away on a laptop in some corporate building you had somehow missed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@miztajovial/no-white-collar-job-no</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@miztajovial/no-white-collar-job-no</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miztajovial]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 08:49:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqwijEL3qmnhz5Lwu9UM4b6nrahBJJXDYW96cuhUwazKo7oVj6PppiSV8kpnJhe1dT9g8Si9rwTSihxJsM2gRL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Applying Organic Manure To Cassava Sprout Inorder To Achieve Maximum Crop Yeild]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Hivers, it's a new planting season and many of the crops in our farm harv already sprouted. For me I cultivated cassava and maize alongside other vegetables. 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Today I want talk about how to cultivate pepper 🌶️ from the nursery. 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