The Benefits of Composting for your Garden! 1. Adds nutrients to the soil. 2. Introduces valuable organisms to the soil. 3. Recycles kitchen and yard waste. 4. Reduces landfill waste. 5. Good for the environment! Source: thegreencities.com/lifestyle/5-benefits-of-composting Give it a try! Great for your garden and plants while helping the environment at the same time!…Continue Reading “Benefits of Composting”
The first thing that will catch your eye here at Earth Creations Landscaping is our fabulous Koi pond! It is surrounded by vibrant colors of tropical plants that include Plumeria, an assortment of palms, Banana trees, Elephant Ears, Red and yellow Cannas, variegated Ginger, and a host of other perennials and annuals. Even though…Continue Reading “Check Out Our Office Pond in July! Want One for You Too?”
If you think you have an infestation of lacewing, look closer! Lacewings make lunch of those harmful bugs that munch on your landscape plants, such as “aphids… mites… caterpillars, leafhoppers, mealybugs and whiteflies.” So, if you see them, know that they are not harmful to your plants, but are there to feed on something that…Continue Reading “Lacewings! A great addition to your landscape!”
In this video we are adding crushed eggshells to add calcium to the soil of our organic garden here at Earth Creations Landscaping around the tomato plants and cucumber vines. We wanted to share this video with our blogging audience, which was first posted on our Facebook page on 4/12/18. The direct link can…Continue Reading “Eggshells for the Garden!”
Wasn’t sure when the honey was gonna arrive. On 12/13/15, instead of going out for awhile, Luis arrived with the honeycombs LOADED to the max with local raw honey! Luis did the work of removing it from the house being renovated and then watched David and I remove the honey from the combs. Wow! that…Continue Reading “Harvesting Honey!”
Your body contains more than 100 trillion bacteria of which 85% is that of beneficial bacteria. Our eating habits have lessened the good bacteria and increased the bad which causes all kinds of health problems. Probiotics are the way to go to add beneficial bacteria into your system. Fermenting cabbage, kale, collard greens and other…Continue Reading “Probiotics!”