The Omega Rocks: The Last & Ultimate Barred Plymouth Rock Flock

[1muttsfan]

Unfortunately the voles got into my garden and killed almost all of my potted plants under the snow.

 

[speckledhen]

One of my favorite flowers, probably partly because it's the first you see in the spring

Here, I see wild violets and the earliest daffodils. I do need more crocuses, now that you've reminded me.

Unfortunately the voles got into my garden and killed almost all of my potted plants under the snow.

Ack, those evil voles! We battle them all the time here.

 

[NanaK]

Unfortunately the voles got into my garden and killed almost all of my potted plants under the snow.

Sorry about your plants. They are bad here too.

Last year just before harvest time they got in my carrots. Ate half of the bed underground and left the greens. Left the garlic and onions on each side alone. So this year I planted garlic all around my carrots. Just started to thin for baby carrots. So far, so good! I will pull the rest soon when I harvest the garlic.

 

[speckledhen]

Sorry about your plants. They are bad here too.

Last year just before harvest time they got in my carrots. Ate half of the bed underground and left the greens. Left the garlic and onions on each side alone. So this year I planted garlic all around my carrots. Just started to thin for baby carrots. So far, so good! I will pull the rest soon when I harvest the garlic.

This year, I'm trying to plant basil in between all the tomato plants to keep out hornworms. I read that it deters them. I guess we'll see. I planted over 50 tomato plants we grew from seed the day before yesterday. That's in addition to about 10 others that we bought at the county co-op.
The Omegas are 5 weeks old tomorrow. Amazing how fast this has gone by us.

 

[NanaK]

This year, I'm trying to plant basil in between all the tomato plants to keep out hornworms. I read that it deters them. I guess we'll see. I planted over 50 tomato plants we grew from seed the day before yesterday. That's in addition to about 10 others that we bought at the county co-op.

That's alot of tomatoes! You can/freeze? I am down to my last case of home canned tomatoes.
I grow my own from seed too. They've been planted out a few weeks now. I have a few little green 'maters forming.
Nematodes have been sneaking in around the garden so I started planting french marigolds a few years ago. Seems to be helping plus they are pretty. Good luck with the basil. Hope it helps.

The Omegas are 5 weeks old tomorrow. Amazing how fast this has gone by us.

Wow! It is! Sometimes I wish they could stay at the fuzz ball stage just a bit longer. They grow so fast.

I have to run errands today. I'd much rather be in the garden.

 

[speckledhen]

That's alot of tomatoes! You can/freeze? I am down to my last case of home canned tomatoes

We do, yes, but mostly we just have them for slicing so we can put them on our burger patties or chop them for our ground beef bowls (we're mostly carnivore). I haven't had pasta in years and years so my own canned tomatoes are pretty much gone now, the last few jars pilfered by my older son. If we have a huge surplus, we'll likely can them and/or give some to a nice neighbor lady who used to buy eggs from me when I had extra.

 

[speckledhen]

Some video evidence that they may be taking over the world!

 

[Rusty Hills Farm]

They are incredibly FINE!



Rusty

 

[speckledhen]

They sure have a lot of personality! Thanks, Rusty.