<?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 20:37:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/invasiveplants/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[My RE&E Journey in Auz & Te Waipounamu: Day 16, Akaroa Wonderland]]></title><description><![CDATA[What a bounce back day! We wandered off to Hokaroa, and the 7th Generation Peninsula Tour. This was our tour guide, who's family traces back seven generations on the peninsula, hence the tour company name.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@bobbyb58/my-reande-journey-in-auz-and-te-waipounamu-day-16-akaroa-wonderland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@bobbyb58/my-reande-journey-in-auz-and-te-waipounamu-day-16-akaroa-wonderland</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobbyb58]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Nov 2023 08:08:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqRD1MDvzcpLUeVtR4wT1e9HKsdSopYQf85VuKX955mvvP3s6VrZSM32akWM6BdgwF4zVUgEKVYXF898vPtz7zr4tao3cK6K9bZWsbSTMykuRyxr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be Present and Truly Listen ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week on my summer holidays: It started raining early in the morning, and the idea of getting sun at the beach was unavoidably postponed. Despite the rain, I decided to seize the day, it was time for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@liliana.duarte/be-present-and-truly-listen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@liliana.duarte/be-present-and-truly-listen</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[liliana.duarte]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 15:37:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNho1d5owNvLc9kLkZETgqoQLu9zcBbNBbDDEp9W4DbuZJue72AuqyY1pbHzgQaWiyEnMqxnx2cVq8wKt6wEfZyfXL4WG4qYpo1FJF5gd575vLqyhxvwCUk2RT4xx6uDnbf8n2CnJ6hgkT6vmAaE5uKZxPxqBQf8M8Ysc9C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardenjournal: on clearing invasives, managing weeds and other spring preparations ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've mentioned before that when I bought my house it had been totally neglected for 10 years and only the alien invasive plants had thrived. It's taken years to clear out my yard and get a productive vegetable]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@nikv/gardenjournal-on-clearing-invasives-managing-weeds-and-other-spring-preparations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@nikv/gardenjournal-on-clearing-invasives-managing-weeds-and-other-spring-preparations</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nikv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2022 19:42:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPgkhenVVBV8vyad8SVjhgron8cwf7sReZyXwL4gEGX72TCkFfNwFmKdvy67t8TQAMgp7nBK471U7ydVaWSffwAHQz5YAwFB6bT6hBGD5E2S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have had so much rain]]></title><description><![CDATA[That everything is growing faster than my husband can keep up with The rocks and broken up concrete I want to use to the raised beds are buried under brush growing up quicker than my husband can keep up.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@tecnosgirl/we-have-had-so-much-rain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@tecnosgirl/we-have-had-so-much-rain</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tecnosgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2019 17:04:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovoMTWToeES7HB8S2xiFn5E5wqUJAb9vvJx1XJwXph5Xuu5oxoeLoVod7xanXtAnZWAQyUUw2FPAYjztoLqN8DoP4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Removing dead and invasive trees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spring is here Which means working on our property to make our homestead the home we want it to be. If you follow me you know we have some dead trees that need to be removed and some invasive trees that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@tecnosgirl/removing-dead-and-invasive-trees</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@tecnosgirl/removing-dead-and-invasive-trees</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tecnosgirl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 21:34:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgskW8qdPdvSqcwwJTvbiCMpGmRey1Rtd8H5qogJdauYnH1bAdi3fqRZ8dBhk1Neek4UmABgEixm4xGxtifUrAEpkVRjPvnG6XhLPs1oX8PQgCU67L37PHYFTSADjeGybh6jhFRyzX9wJEhJEmL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ipomoea part one: Invasive plants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Morning glories all fall into the Ipomoea family and after the heavy rains of the last 2 months, the invasive members of the family have grown madly and they are all flowering. Morning glory is a serious]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/plants/@nikv/ipomoea-part-one-invasive-plants</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/plants/@nikv/ipomoea-part-one-invasive-plants</guid><category><![CDATA[plants]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nikv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2019 14:52:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWYoVnvqzszEmi98ejzs5mQTUyqanj4KegD7U7biXwqdct3VZvY3cZnoBZHA7jAg2Ys3cc5ggvc5y8u9hqKV9kA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The invasive plant saga: phase 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[I got all my chainsaw massacres finished yesterday, all fingers and toes still there, no damaged extension cords and by the end of it, I think I had gotten better at calculating the cutting angles. 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It's been raining]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/plants/@nikv/dealing-with-the-invasive-plants-and-more-chainsaw-adventures</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/plants/@nikv/dealing-with-the-invasive-plants-and-more-chainsaw-adventures</guid><category><![CDATA[plants]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nikv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2019 18:25:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy2ofdgrJNxeZC3WCHPBwR7MjUDzY4kBNr81MTYf1t952ow5VknZZKYqGwdgiu4n4cudM77wYoYCuJjY3kE8KeKU2TeGjVCyLr8aCpc7oiFWpGUxBEEJJWUvGe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Invasive plants - Lantana camara]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lantana camara is considered one of the 10 worst weeds in the world because it is poisonous to livestock, can survive even in arid environments, taking over many areas completely and wages chemical warfare]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/plants/@nikv/invasive-plants-lantana-camara</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/plants/@nikv/invasive-plants-lantana-camara</guid><category><![CDATA[plants]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nikv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2019 18:08:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q9YmZotYW31ovTJ3zyQvtPuYr5gxx3khWkktm9VBzwvvgokU4H1yDsh4BuXNWVQo3FqTidZVxSKABY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Invasive plants: Dodder]]></title><description><![CDATA[This particular strain of Dodder is Cuscuta campestris and it is originally from North America. 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Solanum]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/worldwildflora/@nikv/wildflower-series-silver-leaf-bitter-apple</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/worldwildflora/@nikv/wildflower-series-silver-leaf-bitter-apple</guid><category><![CDATA[worldwildflora]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nikv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2018 16:24:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q9E82c4u79AmDXDGbu51mbtYjJAPxjdezvpmX3vwaQizd3YoyU3LLsmEEkNbn1AM43oWut4hWf8FQa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Native Plant Gardeners, Beware...]]></title><description><![CDATA[English Ivy Google photo ... of garden centers who advertise "wildflowers"! Following is an email I'm writing to a few garden centers I looked at online, recently. "WILDFLOWERS does not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/planetstewardship/@goldcat/native-plant-gardeners-beware</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/planetstewardship/@goldcat/native-plant-gardeners-beware</guid><category><![CDATA[planetstewardship]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[goldcat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 17:32:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZywWRibbhWPFjoVkh3X3jGyUWtjbVATqTx4CE82EzirmvJzTy1v311mgt6vUmaqBRpBySJUXhx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clearing Japanese Honeysuckle and finding Grape vines and a strangely shaped tree branch]]></title><description><![CDATA[So today my husband and son were out on the property working Japanese Honeysuckle is the bane in our existence. 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