Welcome June. Summer is almost here. We had 203 1/2" rain fall Saturday morning in about 45 minutes. We are still in a drought, but the rain we got over the last 10 days was blessing. I'll return back to the chiropractor next week. I'm still walking and working in the yard often. Enjoy the new week.
Howdy Rick - Yes, the roof is up high. It's always in that over hang area.. Some years they choose different spots.. I wouldn't use powder- that seems messy.. We go with the spray and hubby blasts the entire hive.. One thing about wasps and bees, they're most active and vicious in the middle of the day.. Best to wait until evening after the sun goes down.. They seem sluggish during the evening hours (like 6 or 7).. My husband is getting older too, so it makes me nervous him being up on an extension ladder.. Geez, the stuff people have to put up with in the summertime.. I use to like growing veggie plants in containers.. The tomatoes, cucumbers and zucchini go crazy once they get started.. We'd have so much, couldn't use it all.. Had to give much of it away.. Can only use so much salad.. It's about 1 am so will say good night..
Hi Ric. Its getting rather windy and rough outdoors as a change is blowing in. No rain yet but I think that will arrive later in the day. Oh, well it’s officially our first day of winter so we must expect this type of weather. Sure sounds like you have those bees under controll now. I wonder if they chose the garage because it’s cooler in there during the warm weather. I read that they also attack certain types of trees too. Sounds like Summer is a gardener too as the advice she gave you about buying a tomatoe and taking out the seeds and drying them to plant is also a good idea. Just put the seeds on some kitchen paper towels on the window sill to dry (indoors). The paper absorbs the moisture then dries so it’s easy to remove the seeds when they are dry. You can do that with cucumbers too. You could also try growing sweet potatoe/Yam in water indoors too. All you need is a jar and water. Pop the potatoe in the jar with water put it on a window sill with plenty of light and after a week or so it will send out roots and sprout leaves. You can either use it as an indoor plant or plant it in a larger pot outdoors and it will eventually produce more fruit. Very interesting to watch it grow. Time to move on. Have a pleasant evening/night Ric.
Hello Rick-- Do you have a curio cabinet? I have one and this kitty figurine is in it. The same exact one. Thought I'd show it to you. It's full of figurines that I bought over the years- mostly of cats and kittens.. What have you been doing? Are you still battling those carpenter bees? We never had those before- don't want them either.. The biggest problem here is those darn wasps.. Every year they make a nest some where around the top of the roof, where the eaves are.. Then somehow a few of them make it into the house.. Such a pain in the rear, because I'm allergic to the sting.. They'll probably be building a nest soon- I'd say sometime in June when it starts to get hot.. Their nests are hard to get to because they're up high.. It's been warm here, but not really hot yet..
Good morning Ric or I should say good evening. How did you spend your day? Anymore problems with the carpenter bees? I guess they have to make their home somewhere and they liked the look of your garage. Now I have some screw eyes that I could have given you but then you are now using the vinegar method.
Is that a tomatoe seedling that has popped through the soil? Oh, well done. Just keep it slightly moist (not dry out) and with a little sun it should thrive. We don’t have the carpenter bees here. They prefer the north of the country where its not as dry. We have lots of honey bees and they are the ones that sting. I haven’t seen as many around this past season. It’s supposed to rain later this afternoon. At present it’s cloudy and dull. Have a pleasant evening/night and a great weekend.
