I've been saving my egg shells on the kitchen window seal. My son looked at me the other day with his: "My mother is totally nuts" look in his eyes and asked: " Mum, eggshells, really? Your saving egg shells now? Really?" I would have tried to explain my reasons to him but.... because in his mind, I'm just his crazy mother and no amount of explaining will help....poor kid.
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Egg shells in Your Garden
Egg shells in Your Garden
Crushed egg shells add valuable nutrients to soil. Calcium is essential for cell growth in all plants. Calcium is especially important for fast growing plants because they quickly deplete the surrounding soil of calcium. Egg shells should be washed before you place them in a compose or into your garden.
Make sure you crush the egg shells before you add them to your garden. Egg shells that are not crushed will break down very slowly.
Ways you can use crushed egg shells in your garden:
- Instead of throwing eggs shells away, put them in the bottom of plant pots instead of stones. Egg shells are much lighter than stones and they are a great source of of nutrition.
- Place egg shells in a circle on top of the ground surface around tender plant stems such as peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, cabbage to deter slugs and cutworms.
- Place egg shells in the soil near tomatoes. Calcium is very useful to tomatoes because the extra calcium will help prevent blossom end rot.
Can egg shells be used along with coffee grounds?
Yes. Egg shells provide calcium to your garden while coffee grounds provide a high content of nitrogen to your garden. Calcium and nitrogen supplements (egg shells and coffee grounds) will help keep your garden soil and plants healthy.
