<?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>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:35:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/grow-food/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Journal, Finishing The Potato Harvest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, hivers and garden lovers! As my followers know, I grow potatoes at the local community garden. The reason why I prefer to grow potatoes there rather than in my home garden is because the soil at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-finishing-the-potato-harvest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-finishing-the-potato-harvest</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amberyooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 02:40:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4WXoaFrydcR9B8AFmpwgG4iZkKVgmnUW44TwAY5uNFHSpRMMRhxDcoFQeeJaMKHkUhkEMRTL8CwPB8tecXXB5gNJBSifhXYPuzMDfJDs3bsCj9ve?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fall Garden Projects Around The Homestead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, hivers and garden lovers! In my previous post, I talked about shredding leaves for garden mulch. That is an on-going project right now, but there are other things that also need to get done before]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/fall-garden-projects-around-the-homestead</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/fall-garden-projects-around-the-homestead</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amberyooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2022 02:17:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4WXoaFrydcR9B8AFmq2o6e4j9rCKZrNDpM5YVofih9AVfnVvK8rX7tVgJzYn3QGrCpbStMiazVwLWK6YzjXSymzz11RVxzqHKnDqmCnaPgAqfW9L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Journal, Shredding More Leaves.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, hivers and garden lovers! We finally got some decent weather again after a week of cold and wet weather that I had no interest in going out into. A couple of days ago, it was cold and windy, but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-shredding-more-leaves</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-shredding-more-leaves</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amberyooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 05:43:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4WXoaFrydcR9B8AFmpp2ykjUNoFdFNskhxmjKRdv3aYGwUVGhCg7zy53ZJVcmAc8fgQETR7C4WFvFesSYFTsDEw5Cj4F1auzcbSbnwF7wC9z6GPQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Journal, Shredding Leaves For Garden Compost.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, hivers and garden lovers! I was going to wait to write this post until I had more pictures, but my progress on this project has been on hold for the past few days due to bad weather. It rained for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-shredding-leaves-for-garden-compost</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-shredding-leaves-for-garden-compost</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amberyooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2022 02:25:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4WXoaFrydcR9B8AFmprPrhSDFf83GPVdb4oNzCfxFmk5JTXH95qBXmFW1hkxg5DA6XKhYBe67CyCKKuLYh2i5fCpDob4okwzZRuKujo4N2yZLwE6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Journal, Cleaning Up The Greenhouse Tomato Plants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, hivers and garden lovers! Last weekend, I decided to start the annual end of season cleanup in the greenhouse. The tomato plants were first on the list because they're done producing tomatoes. As]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-cleaning-up-the-greenhouse-tomato-plants</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-cleaning-up-the-greenhouse-tomato-plants</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amberyooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2022 23:17:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4WXoaFrydcR9B8AFmuRyCd66B3BVNRJCa3s2Zm4h75W7rn91g9xPcRFwokxS5PH3bSo9ucSDSZwKc6VC9P9nCANR7hDviQ8qHTWPdru7eJMUnPKc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Journal, Starting The Potato Harvest At The Community Garden.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, hivers and garden lovers! I finally started digging up the rows of potatoes in my garden plots at the local community garden. I planted 15 rows of potatoes last spring, each row being about 10 feet]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-starting-the-potato-harvest-at-the-community-garden</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-starting-the-potato-harvest-at-the-community-garden</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amberyooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2022 03:15:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4WXoaFrydcR9B8AFmrtFN7UDZJrNkm78Tu1SUWMZJdJ8WaGkDZNFcaXUne7vJQ3ZAw6gMgEVDCAvBKtLAf36Vj9gy8yGKfwZ1WaXKLRcKCyPvi1U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Journal< End Of Season Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, hivers and garden lovers! It's been almost 2 months since my last garden post, I guess I'm way overdue for writing about my garden. This definitely falls into the category of "shit happens".]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-end-of-season-update</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-end-of-season-update</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amberyooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2022 22:00:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4WXoaFrydcR9B8AFmptkput99WtepDe3RJJw2JyH6YbghJsvgEGGAW8pziE9XQeX88p4Xn5z4g5GJeSep8fECcmgno9KRJAobWwmNfMZ8uc5D2jY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Journal, Garden Pictures For The End Of July]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, hivers and gardeners! This post is just a picture update of my home garden for the end of July. Everything seems to be growing pretty well right now. We've had a reasonable amount of rainy days,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-garden-pictures-for-the-end-of-july</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-garden-pictures-for-the-end-of-july</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amberyooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2022 05:20:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4WXoaFrydcR9B8AFmruRX6afwWCVn1EDXHWgcMMJCrjeyF8idyed3LhmJrGhcowipy9Rwn7gLRx5sBfyMKHsjmdsxayZUF5gGwLKsyGG69D8i54r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Journal, Community Garden Plot Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, hivers and gardeners! I should have written this post a couple of days ago, but things have been a bit strange here lately. I took these pictures on Sunday, and here it is Wednesday now... As most]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-community-garden-plot-update</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-community-garden-plot-update</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amberyooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 03:03:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4WXoaFrydcR9B8AFmrtFFP9MBdjyRwfzdm2YoxNRHEXGtnAfA3JNEGmRTPa9t3gEbgtad9mbfoePQMdBYFAKu6JHAv7Bc8s9pjTDm16kytdZL7vv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Journal, Mid July Home Garden Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, hivers and gardeners A few days ago, I wrote a post about my community garden plots, so today, I'm going to write about the progress of my garden at home. I'm growing my tomatoes, beans, and summer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-mid-july-home-garden-report</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-mid-july-home-garden-report</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amberyooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2022 07:13:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4WXoaFrydcR9B8AFmpUVmWSCtgAN3k9zNfb4ThAjRNrBqJNPj9hxJdvWeQFi2Vq6u8mBmFScHxECRE1pz9Z78oNgVuCGtmCwcPannrDnJhHumtLn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supporting The Tomato Cages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, hivers and gardeners! I use the standard metal tomato cages to support my tomato plants as they grow. All of my tomato cages are the heavier wire ones, I replaced all the cheap ones over the past]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/supporting-the-tomato-cages</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/supporting-the-tomato-cages</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amberyooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2022 06:08:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4WXoaFrydcR9B8AFmpp31fDvndyGKYThHEkTvhnwSEHRNAfgbX1akY5Tq7m98A13pvpnG1H4cABTNvYFAPpqSQeNU79pUNVFDc5f2Tp6YMdbYJ9U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Journal, End Of June Garden Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, hivers and gardeners! It's just about the end of June now, so I wanted to give you a little "show and tell" of my gardens at home. The plants are growing pretty well right now, although]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-end-of-june-garden-update</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-end-of-june-garden-update</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amberyooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:53:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4WXoaFrydcR9B8AFmpp31fDvndyGKYThHEkTvhnwSEHRNAfgbX1akY5Tq7m98A13pvpnG1H4cABTNvYFAPpqSQeNU79pUNVFDc5f2Tp6YMdbYJ9U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Journal Update For Early June]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, hivers and gardeners! This is my first garden post of the summer, and I have a lot to talk about. I've written several posts about my greenhouse, and starting the tomato plants, but I haven't written]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-update-for-early-june</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/garden-journal-update-for-early-june</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amberyooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2022 08:20:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4WXoaFrydcR9B8AFmpaB3gzrjqgNijHK9vau8rgZYPRZLYNgtcYRySix4woBWUpmAK6VmTARFEX6qskSuzsXidQJsgLhvEje9FLpNLgdAyjVRwBk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tomato Plant Update, 5/31/22]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, hivers and gardeners! This post is an update on my tomato plants that I've been keeping in the greenhouse. My last garden related post was 10 days ago. Since then, things have either been hectic,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/tomato-plant-update-53122</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/tomato-plant-update-53122</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amberyooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2022 08:15:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4WXoaFrydcR9B8AFms7W84VXSmXp6FYh1j7W71YhiXqKFiYJsPtva1hm5o3dyjzDnSbjTR843hFrQUtiNsqYtL4TxVB2enLiqJz1SJkGrahsDkir?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Last Carrots From 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, hivers and gardeners! I have a refrigerator in my basement that I use for storing the potatoes and carrots during the winter. I still have a fair amount of potatoes from last year in the fridge]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/the-last-carrots-from-2021</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/the-last-carrots-from-2021</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amberyooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 05:40:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4WXoaFrydcR9B8AFmpY1ze4stfGuwnkfkHYYcMmmHJjmrJm5eABoqWC4JTB3GG2zPgxUGQUhdBWRWrpcQJetS47dx9HYBAgFsXVsm9EZhAdGEqft?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Repotting The Tomato Seedlings In The Greenhouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, hivers and garden lovers! Today turned out to be a good day to do some work in the greenhouse. I have all of my tomato plants out in the greenhouse now, and even the smallest plants have been growing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/repotting-the-tomato-seedlings-in-the-greenhouse</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/repotting-the-tomato-seedlings-in-the-greenhouse</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amberyooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2022 04:26:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4WXoaFrydcR9B8AFmpyG6NaS1qwDrSVZNNMaTMoAvTzmeMgmvRkv5NNhchG3CM3kYZ9g4qZvuR7TPqxeqj6U7GjBmHMB1HDsUiWubuaCtSL72QSz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenhouse post #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, hivers and garden lovers! In my first greenhouse post, I wrote about getting the tomato plants started, and transplanting a few of the paste tomato plants into the big pots in the greenhouse. The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/greenhouse-post-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/greenhouse-post-2</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amberyooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 03:30:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4WXoaFrydcR9B8AFmprQE8Nd3Hw3foY3jJbjVPyuwHTT79ijdzX1sgP57ZfvV6uWeMRdkh6dnHJHinE7bGN1S7zkmbMuBZskAjWMq4wWXZbsxiCE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Greenhouse Post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, hivers and garden lovers! I know I've showed a couple of pictures from in the greenhouse already, but this is my first post for this year specifically about the greenhouse. In my last garden post,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/first-greenhouse-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/first-greenhouse-post</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amberyooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 02:30:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4WXoaFrydcR9B8AFms3PVvx4fCKMuu22ZnDveK8MwV94EkZkSyZ6pEjXbJHpCmjpEdiJkP5DNPYib4bNCHP8egcqBLnDePF9dtnYpabeFFUsCyvn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring Garden Pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, hivers and gardeners! For today's post, I'd like to show you a few pictures from my gardens. It's still too early in the spring in the area where I live to start planting seeds for most of the types]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/spring-garden-pictures</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/spring-garden-pictures</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amberyooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2022 06:59:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4WXoaFrydcR9B8AFmrvbQue1bwyhmZNa7LftTwazzL6B5U5i7x2HwcsbYDfA9v6APjY1oMvpLWut5yaxNZUR6hvjDUqUYKcek5oT2H1cEX8f4GTG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Progress On The Tomato Seeds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, hivers and garden lovers! This is my second post about starting my tomato seeds. So far, my luck with the seeds hasn't been too bad. As I said in my last post, I planted 6 seeds each of Amish Paste,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/progress-on-the-tomato-seeds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@amberyooper/progress-on-the-tomato-seeds</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amberyooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2022 01:58:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4WXoaFrydcR9B8AFmq1cfAhXK9qGm8HNmQJgkaTdpyVmQ2XbbyPqEHE5GC8Vm7TGPm2aco3hdEzPcVepW37Va9TGiATmXncm1cKTwdxYZANZz2pv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>