<?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, 21 Apr 2026 17:38:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/growingislife/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Healthy Garden Competition: Artichokes]]></title><description><![CDATA[August 2011 I just came across a gardening competition run by @dobartim. I’ve been a strict organic gardener since 2008, and a not so strict one for a decade before that. I’ve grown artichokes here in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@goldenoakfarm/healthy-garden-competition-artichokes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@goldenoakfarm/healthy-garden-competition-artichokes</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goldenoakfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2018 21:26:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCBRzTxRJWxpz7qLMdK4Nq6Ha3QAmrmWNLCRk9evcR3Rc1CBvBoHQgJUGHunmceaxg6tuZ6xGFjxaWDYaLrkc4js8ZzXMhaggUcx4cS3fPG5xBjUnyQuWRseDwH8xQkpcnRq3FFNfKFQr1u1af1eTUy3c1gz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luffa: Whether Eating Or For Bathing/Cleaning- It's Perfect For My Homestead]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of three Luffa plants I have around the homestead. This year I added three Luffa gourd plants to the Golden D Homestead. According to Gardening Know How Luffa (Luffa aegyptiaca and Luffa acutangula),]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@goldendawne/luffa-whether-eating-or-for-bathing-cleaning-it-s-perfect-for-my-homestead</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@goldendawne/luffa-whether-eating-or-for-bathing-cleaning-it-s-perfect-for-my-homestead</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goldendawne]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2018 12:00:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZjSFMGbjpRDWfuiqA43tBrTQ6nXdfVditAzj48wraMu6rTSRbyHa14YB8KonM5imMGTZb5AQ248n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ground Garden Is In: Peppers, Gherkins & Pole Beans Plus The Greens' Barrels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ground Garden Is In... This weekend I was offline a LOT... sorry for that; but this is the weekend I've always planted the main part of my garden- now known as the Ground Garden. I have so little room]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@goldendawne/ground-garden-is-in-peppers-gherkins-and-pole-beans-plus-the-greens-barrels</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@goldendawne/ground-garden-is-in-peppers-gherkins-and-pole-beans-plus-the-greens-barrels</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goldendawne]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2018 14:30:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQSGmW3VVTnXeR8mBVJPTcvxTCPq64fS9LJevVN9Yjo33S5C3DrCyEpZSXU39snt7oSFkqjfXyp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Iris of Golden Oak Farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The main iris bed had not been weeded since 1999. Our WWOOFer Nate helped me renovate it in 2013. In 2014 I had 2 flowers, both the yellow type. I have an abundance of the light/dark purples. I'll have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@goldenoakfarm/the-iris-of-golden-oak-farm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@goldenoakfarm/the-iris-of-golden-oak-farm</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goldenoakfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 09:22:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCBRzTxRJWxpz7qLMdK4Nq6Ha3QAmrmWNLCRchiiaKA2i7thgzX69fZB9qdR1eqBT5Tm8xJ4GmthNVF5ktW8Q9FXwNzL2fv8Aop9honmBCXJNow4w7UsxrGvfbB7vPAqV9dyP52HKBR7xnE2nKq2zeVmKazA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[About Using Hay for Mulch]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been using hay, NOT straw, for mulch since my first vegetable garden in 1992. I know a lot of people say not to use it, it causes weeds. But my experience has been, that if it is put down properly,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@goldenoakfarm/about-using-hay-for-mulch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@goldenoakfarm/about-using-hay-for-mulch</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goldenoakfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 09:36:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy25nVVH4pVp6Xny26SbYvm7Y5uY3FhadYuSv9BxhHwAPfRpsE2TPAaf7y5G6hHb5HzjigpeYijYKEusz3LLuAmf1QQ9ZvgBPPmFAUyBie?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fencing the Big Garden]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we resurrected the Big garden in 2008, we didn’t have a lot of money so we used 1” chicken wire. As it measures 60’ x 42.5’ for well over 200 linear feet, not an insignificant amount of money. I had]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@goldenoakfarm/fencing-the-big-garden</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@goldenoakfarm/fencing-the-big-garden</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goldenoakfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 09:35:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiSjmvfoesdMdZknwYWyxRJRgr4CkyKwWrhAtcrw6W4WuJLTWniJJAyFT9BZY4FmrzNBYrJsJM6nWDPzapy71YhRaAuH1Z8siSEpGn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Blossoms are Open]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/flowerphotography/@goldenoakfarm/apple-blossoms-are-open</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/flowerphotography/@goldenoakfarm/apple-blossoms-are-open</guid><category><![CDATA[flowerphotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goldenoakfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2018 14:51:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFnX8xbokSmq9oqDceBgQzpGepQst6j4KydxV7SN7QPs6iunSkrKNACGg3EA2nvwrJ3hhgUiu7gBbFwuGQqtbQhpDv7TRkJcovpMXMu1DG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Violets of Golden Oak Farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Johnny Jump-ups/Heart’s Ease in the New Herb garden I’ve collected a lot of different violets over the years. 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By using the tag #taketimetosmelltheroses, it can]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/taketimetosmelltheroses/@goldenoakfarm/taking-time-to-smell-the-roses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/taketimetosmelltheroses/@goldenoakfarm/taking-time-to-smell-the-roses</guid><category><![CDATA[taketimetosmelltheroses]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goldenoakfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 08:54:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqjwxfz8GNQQU7Rv6mDu9Mbhf9eZ574HSezY3JNd4vcpi2g9ZKvRk1TRhGQq7gahfaUoA1KYwJetzYnd98GAohhjf4yur4scV1efidmniYtkRyKU6MCCKPcLKdBZ813fACXToMnJZcmeFx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lilacs, Lily of the Valley, and an Anniversary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today is our anniversary. When we married, I used lilacs and lily of the valley from my garden for my wedding flowers. Every year we watch to see if the flowers will be open by May 9th. 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