<?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>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:44:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/allotmentlife/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Greens Project Turning My Empty Greenhouse into a Salad Haven 🥗” ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hiya, anyone grow fieldbeans instead of broadbeans (for eating, not as a cover crop?). I'm wanting to plant them in Autumn. Overwintered broad beans shouldn't be planted too early in Autumn due to them]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/greenhousegardening/@chruba/winter-greens-project-turning-my</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/greenhousegardening/@chruba/winter-greens-project-turning-my</guid><category><![CDATA[greenhousegardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chruba]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:00:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqAwL8KcHt4DtfYUatZrYAz6djZLpCdLHzasn18mq1LxdWCuZkptLJjrrivnkR4jucyXp59a5B2ZyNSkxNJNbg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allotment update 10th July 2020 - Something stealing my sunflower tops - comfrey fertilizer - Planting corn and cauliflower ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Something has been stealing all the tops off my sunflowers, does anybody know who the culprit may be ? We have Pigeons, squirrels and rats in the allotment, could it be any on those? The tops are not flowering]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/allotmentlife/@pcste/allotment-update-10th-july-2020-something-stealing-my-sunflower-tops-comfrey-fertilizer-planting-corn-and-cauliflower</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/allotmentlife/@pcste/allotment-update-10th-july-2020-something-stealing-my-sunflower-tops-comfrey-fertilizer-planting-corn-and-cauliflower</guid><category><![CDATA[allotmentlife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pcste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2020 18:23:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgrWe7KyyRHXzeiP1CJfhMppnSKMZVKJNX5Ea9ZKnAK9AYVSUpVwFypE8XLfVaLRjq6Z1Z1w6MsqqJD4X1tz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Photography under lockdown - Mowing the Allotment Orchard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Processed in Photoshop CS6. Oil Paint filter used.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-119845/@pcste/my-photography-under-lockdown-mowing-the-allotment-orchard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-119845/@pcste/my-photography-under-lockdown-mowing-the-allotment-orchard</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-119845]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pcste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2020 01:56:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKabaf2rRAavg5nG6iLEhos6pFCYbmnADDq7LPLnq6iqqSw3ppyEWLtuhFyM4VGFqrudcScTbMJthJj816TUbrqVgrSbYkdaFPmeYndqJxoDDJmg9Yk5DP9Cx91GM8yTeUTuioJhpobqUFfS6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[iphone photography - Pano of Moon, sunset and fire at the Allotment.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo taken with iphone 7 using pano setting , Processed in photoshop CS6.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@pcste/iphone-photography-pano-of-moon-and-sunset-and-fire-at-the-allotment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@pcste/iphone-photography-pano-of-moon-and-sunset-and-fire-at-the-allotment</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pcste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2020 14:37:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFkxbnGCXnHPUK3daVLCQA4oDc4ixutc47tHcYaxPT9CPMswP7gzVeJgEZeRZbSSiRvB4z5Q5yCn95yDYHcsxGZGPJg29QV7tJdwi6KNZgvKabLi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockdown gardening - More pics from the allotment - some pano's & some pics of ants taking over the compost bin...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lets share allotment/gardening pics during convid-19 use the catagory/tag #lockdown-gardening Its a bit dull today but its still great to get out under lockdown. Its still ok to go to allotmments in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/lockdown-gardening/@pcste/lockdown-gardening-more-pics-from-the-allotment-some-pano-s-and-some-pics-of-ants-taking-over-the-compost-bin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/lockdown-gardening/@pcste/lockdown-gardening-more-pics-from-the-allotment-some-pano-s-and-some-pics-of-ants-taking-over-the-compost-bin</guid><category><![CDATA[lockdown-gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pcste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 19:25:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqpx5c7Zikd2HFMqywJNqDeZVr22vYLLq3mmDMvC912rHei7kqhPRi5wkns5hRtwyav7nWGVzApanHaZbk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockdown gardening - Its still legal to go to your allotment in the uk - lets share allotment/gardening pics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lets share allotment/gardening pics during convid-19 use the catagory/tag #lockdown-gardening. here are my pics from this week. Potting in the greenhouse. peppers and cucumbers. splitting a supermarket]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/lockdown-gardening/@pcste/lockdown-gardening-its-still-legal-to-go-to-your-allotment-in-the-uk-lets-share-allotment-gardening-pics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/lockdown-gardening/@pcste/lockdown-gardening-its-still-legal-to-go-to-your-allotment-in-the-uk-lets-share-allotment-gardening-pics</guid><category><![CDATA[lockdown-gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pcste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2020 00:36:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqpx5c7Zikd2HFMqywJNqDeZVr22vYLLq3mmDMvC912rHei7kqhPRetPPpXd6YVoFoFdv8WskMjuPcdK6E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardening - D.I.Y. raised bed frame.]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have a big problem at the allotment from pigeons stripping brassicas as soon as we put them in the ground. So i decided to build a frame to cover my raised bed. I bought some 15mm flexible plastic tubing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/allotmentlife/@pcste/gardening-diyraisedbedframe-wop70adsze</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/allotmentlife/@pcste/gardening-diyraisedbedframe-wop70adsze</guid><category><![CDATA[allotmentlife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pcste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2019 01:01:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5CEvyaWxjaEspP4ut8ZX3idcWMP6NHJq33CqDw7v1sNy6pVq2myFJ6QMfKYkGRwMKpU3zKMq76FzM36C6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allotment update 30/05/2019 - Rotivator now working, potato's and sunflowers planted.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A robin came to visit while we were digging.A bit more work done in the allotment. We managed to fix the rotavator. It had a damaged fuel tank so we took the tank off an old petrol generator and bodged]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/allotmentlife/@pcste/allotmentupdate30052019-rotivatornowworkingpotatosandsunflowersplanted-2o4rnb44gr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/allotmentlife/@pcste/allotmentupdate30052019-rotivatornowworkingpotatosandsunflowersplanted-2o4rnb44gr</guid><category><![CDATA[allotmentlife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pcste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2019 22:53:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/DVAkPJXe6RxZhybqjkbrYABArjtLxXAT7NAKsGj6Rt7985ziFmphmsXhg5YHLx3idcxHXXYR91iWeA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My iphone photography - Sunset at the allotment.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photographed with iphone SE using pano mode. Posted from my blog with SteemPress :]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/allotmentlife/@pcste/myiphonephotography-sunsetattheallotment-lm7j882tga</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/allotmentlife/@pcste/myiphonephotography-sunsetattheallotment-lm7j882tga</guid><category><![CDATA[allotmentlife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pcste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 21:29:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/DVAkPJXe6RxZhybqjkbrYABArjtLxXAT7NAKsGj6Rt7985ziFmphmsXhg5YHLx3idcxHXZiu24KnTG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My iphone photography - Monomad - Minnie]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my entry for the #monomad challenge. Photographed with iphone SE , lightly processed in Photoshop CS6. Posted from my blog with SteemPress :]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@pcste/myiphonephotography-monomad-minnie-xii1kzj4gh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/monomad/@pcste/myiphonephotography-monomad-minnie-xii1kzj4gh</guid><category><![CDATA[monomad]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pcste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2019 22:01:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2Qhhdda6Qnbf46bfh1Wn29suSEQ423FFDdPoMheVyQGTWUVyNnH1jd35fv9iBM77dGAtesqC2FBGdyKH8Dnn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This week at the allotment - Sowing seeds, preparing the new greenhouse, digging and tidying.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weve still been getting frosts so ive held off planting and sowing too much at the moment. Took a trip to the garden centre to get some seeds and plants...... tomato's potted on. Sowed some seeds : Tomato,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/allotmentlife/@pcste/thisweekattheallotment-sowingseedspreparingthenewgreenhousediggingandtidying-obtu3j7hb8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/allotmentlife/@pcste/thisweekattheallotment-sowingseedspreparingthenewgreenhousediggingandtidying-obtu3j7hb8</guid><category><![CDATA[allotmentlife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pcste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2019 19:46:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/DVAkPJXe6RxZhybqjkbrYABArjtLxXAT7NAKsGj6Rt7985ziFmphmsXhg5YGydKuz9TXdoJRC2J9hY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Its time to get things growing in the allotment again - New polytunnel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Its been a long winter this year in the UK. We are still not out of the woods, still getting the odd ground frost but its time to get things going as the allotment is looking a bit of a mess. I decided]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/allotmentlife/@pcste/itstimetogetthingsgrowingintheallotmentagain-newpolytunnel-xm6u23d5wd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/allotmentlife/@pcste/itstimetogetthingsgrowingintheallotmentagain-newpolytunnel-xm6u23d5wd</guid><category><![CDATA[allotmentlife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pcste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2019 15:05:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/DVAkPJXe6RxZhybqjkbrYABArjtLxXAT7NAKsGj6Rt7985ziFmphmsXhg5YGydKuz9TXdm6SSNPk22?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My iphone photography - sunset, plane and shed.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo taken with iphone SE. Processed in Photoshop CS6 : Tone adjust, brightness & contrast adjust, vibrance adjust. Posted from my blog with SteemPress :]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@pcste/myiphonephotography-sunsetplaneandshed-tnniw6i2g4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@pcste/myiphonephotography-sunsetplaneandshed-tnniw6i2g4</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pcste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2019 00:19:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2Qhhdda6Qnbf46bfh1Wn29suSEQ423FFDdPoMheVyQGTWUVyNnH1jd35fv9i48X7yMz8KT9nToGrvoa7YQL6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HOMESTEADING BLOG FOR MONTH OF JANUARY]]></title><description><![CDATA[You would think at this time of the year there wouldn’t be much to do down on the plot but you would be wrong. January is a good month to get things sorted out for the year ahead. I cleaned all the tools]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@janver06/homesteading-blog-for-month-of-january</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@janver06/homesteading-blog-for-month-of-january</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janver06]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 01:26:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9oD5mr4YTdB85aHSkNWZTBhmhGNVf4yvq8TpDftmpYt9Eqdy7Vpc6QFWhVTRBD58rTrmf2xTM3LYv7w7imyzqaDn6VWr4ht?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HOMESTEAD TRAVEL WITH FAMILY TO VISIT ONE OF THE MOST VISITED FARM IN BULACAN, THE THREE LUCKY MOUNTAIN]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone! This is a truly great and awesome experience with family to visit "Three Lucky Mountain Farm" in Bulacan,PH. You will meet different people in different places all over the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@janver06/new-year-travel-with-family-to-visit-one-of-the-most-visited-dragon-fruit-farm-in-bulacan-the-three-lucky-mountain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@janver06/new-year-travel-with-family-to-visit-one-of-the-most-visited-dragon-fruit-farm-in-bulacan-the-three-lucky-mountain</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janver06]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 08:19:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9sBCypbtZPdyGaA7YNc8KvEuJqL7BiKrbDTaRLGvbVfcvMuAU17KzafX1pWpc6F4u4JyPTdkwZTWyh7DX4CChYCTjopwCAr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[POTATOES SELCTION GUIDE FOR HOMESTEADERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi homesteaders Ola steemians. A simple guide when selecting potatoes. POTATOES 2017 I have decided on two types of potato this year, my first choice was Red Duke of York Potatoes for my first earlies.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@janver06/potatoes-selction-guide-for-homesteaders</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@janver06/potatoes-selction-guide-for-homesteaders</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janver06]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2017 07:37:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9v5BRRpR5t1DVjnQvoQahiZEERrSqVBVQcPinayrBax3FQkg4cTuF4mpeFBkvLmoomsSgpneFoqGMnBHYSha4U4mW8aYM1G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can feel it starting to turn with the sun being lower in the sky, and temperatures are dropping. It was nice to get a warm cup of tea to warm the hands up.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was happy to see that low pressure (forming typhoon) had not done much damage to the plots, you never know if you are going to have a shed standing after a windy night. I have been busy down on the plot]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@janver06/you-can-feel-it-starting-to-turn-with-the-sun-being-lower-in-the-sky-and-temperatures-are-dropping-it-was-nice-to-get-a-warm-cup</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@janver06/you-can-feel-it-starting-to-turn-with-the-sun-being-lower-in-the-sky-and-temperatures-are-dropping-it-was-nice-to-get-a-warm-cup</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janver06]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2017 00:16:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9r4AoLwaa2wRLgDszH9VFhT5csf5qgb3URL93Mx2accyK67Sn7Ep6e3QsHRv23uH6rDMtRXEU4gwYB2m7kobayrAZZZYH8z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's that time of year again when everything starts down on the plot.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daffodils, Tulips, Blossom, tadpoles and sun; that's what says spring to me. It's that time of year again when everything starts down on the plot. I have been making the most of the light nights by going]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@janver06/it-s-that-time-of-year-again-when-everything-starts-down-on-the-plot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@janver06/it-s-that-time-of-year-again-when-everything-starts-down-on-the-plot</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janver06]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2017 01:04:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9reSV577fRopqXPVeNWNN5qx3QxBYBeL9BZXt8Fbj4VcguoPPutnskZ1jAurHeD3CAuHaKfNPkViJvVHoP54wUuZGJgYrNS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[OCTOBER IS HALFWAY OVER SO I NEED TO PLOT A PLAN, an outline what to do next and what have done.]]></title><description><![CDATA[OCTOBER I can't believe that OCTOBER is nearly over. Here are some of my top tips to finish the month off down on your plot/garden. 1- Lift main crop potatoes and store in lightproof potato sacks, they]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@janver06/october-is-halfway-over-so-i-need-to-plot-a-plan-an-outline-what-to-do-next-and-what-have-done</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@janver06/october-is-halfway-over-so-i-need-to-plot-a-plan-an-outline-what-to-do-next-and-what-have-done</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janver06]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:01:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9qYtG97uvTtWhgYjDR3C8EqZd2tuVuHeEcCCBtdx4kd1mRAAEeRhYGtXNA4h1b65CvKrQRVnMctttuDR7AMhr1bU8fMYkdU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raspberry harvest...]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/redsaturdaymorning/@moonpunk/raspberry-harvest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/redsaturdaymorning/@moonpunk/raspberry-harvest</guid><category><![CDATA[redsaturdaymorning]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[moonpunk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2017 11:53:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMspggvorT1y9K4w88eaL4GRx7WVUdWpWjwZvGSf6QdqEEYmKzTYFaPY8tqHrARZ5Ai1ynb18LNykKbPsnh7HitBtYH6dFHuS3G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>