Depending on the size of the container and the weather conditions, some vegetables may need watering every day. The best way to water is by hand, using a watering can or a garden hose sprayer attachment. If the hose sits in the sun, be sure the water has ran long enough to cool before applying it to the vegetables. Hot water does not stimulate root growth. With the arrival of spring not only are the trees and flowers coming to life, but the insects are also.
Carpenter bees appear to be gearing up for another season of aggravating homeowners.
Carpenter bees resemble bumble bees, but they have abdomens that are entirely black and shiny, whereas bumble bees have yellow hairs on their abdomen. The female will tunnel 18 to 24 inches along the grain of the wood, in which she constructs a nesting gallery. Inside the gallery, she places a mixture of pollen and nectar, deposits an egg, and then seals the portion of the gallery. She repeats this process until the gallery is filled with individual cells. The eggs hatch into larvae that develop throughout the summer, and emerge in late summer or early fall.