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EGG SHELLS I'm trying to remember what i was saving them for?? Maybe the tomatoes plants? crush them and sprinkle them on the soil?? Please someone Help!!! Is their anything else they are good for other then putting in my compost. Thanks

didnt know you can put egg shells into compost. . . crush them good i'm imagining?

Egg shells are calcium which are good for tomatoes to help prevent blossom end rot.

Put them in the compost pile.

Thank you All, Tamara Thats what i was saving them for lol.

Hi ladybug!

I save crushed eggs shells and put them in the beds where my Hostas are. It helps to keep the slugs from ruining my Hostas!

i save mine too and crush them and put them around my peppers and tomaotes (actually dig them in a bit, not just laying on the ground....) for blossom end rot. if i have any extra (i've been saving all winter!) i'll throw them in my compost.

I like to save them, and put them in a ziplock gallon sized baggie, and then whack~'em and smoosh 'em, get my frustrations' out, and just crush them..
*they do break thru a bit thru the plastic baggie,
but not too much, and make sure I whack them in different spots so it doesn't wear a big hole in one spot..*

Wow Weezie, what a great stress reliever! I've been putting mine in the Ziplock "Double Guard" bags because they have two layers and then using my rolling pin to crush them. It never occured to me to take out all my frustrations by whacking them! I could use my meat tenderizer mallet.

I chop my eggshells to a powder in my Vita-mix and use 1/4 c. in the hole I plant my tomatoes in. I also use a little eggshell powder with some brewers yeast, lecithin, garlic powder and vitamin C powder and give my cats a teaspoon of the mix every day. It helps deter fleas and gives them really healthy looking coats.

Ohhhhhh yeah, I'm a nice person...
and I can be so nice cause I'm wackin' my eggshells in the background!!!

Obwan,

I thought I was the only one to use a Vita-mix to crush my "dry" composting materials. I'm glad to hear that I'm not alone. As an alternative, I also run egg shells through my chipper/shredder before adding them into my compost pile. I never thought to use them straight as a soil amendment.

Weezie, I believe this is true even when you're NOT wackin' your eggshells! When I first joined you made me feel so comfortable about asking questions, I felt right at home and that was such a good feeling! You've also helped me many times since then.

Patti,
I just ...

I can not stop talking about gardening...

And mostly, I was new too looking for info and when no one
acknowledged you, it was disheartening..

Wow Weezie, it's so nice to know someone from the same planet!

I think that is right about the egg shells cutting up their bodies, patches. Wonder if the same applies to snails??

Owlette

I don't remember whare I heard that but it made sense to me so I stored in my little brain in case I ever needed it! I don't know if it applies to snails because they have a shell which might protect them.

Hello All, I'm so glad I posted this You all are full of all kinds of info its great!!! I been telling my down stairs neighbor to keep her shells for her garden since she will be having alot of tomatoe plants and she make sauce and canning it too. What else can she do. Do you need to cage them when you plant them same as with peppers ? How do i know if i need to use a lime in the garden and really how much not good with ft and per in stuff and i have a 5 pound bag of bone meal and can't remember where to use it!!!! Thanks all!! Dee

You can cage tomatoes or you can trench them or you can even hang them upside down. Tomatoes are pretty hardy little plants as long as you keep the moisture just right lol. That's were I have trouble.

A soil test will tell you what you need to amend your garden. The university cooperative extention will usually do them for you for a minimal cost. And they will help you decipher the information once you get it too.

You need to know what kind of soil each one of your plants like. My peonies for example like 6.5 pH for their soil. While the Chinese Lanterns like a slightly alkaline soil and just will not grow without it. And the roses like a bit of acid in their soil. So it depends on which plant what you need to do to amend the soil.

Egg shells and coffee grounds mixed together the worms love it.
ranger

Thanks ranger! I just started my worm bin a few months ago. I have plenty of coffee grounds to add to the bin along with my other garbage, but now I'll start adding some of my crushed egg shells too! Got to keep those babies happy!

Thanks for the egg shell info. I am new to gardening and will use the shells for my tomato plants. Someone mentioned pepper plants, would the shells be good for any type of pepper plants? i.e. bell v. chili or both


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lawl. i thaught worms were just good for fishing! What on earth do they do for gardens?

Oh Boy!!!! The casting that worms leave are IT!!
Worms are a continuous composting machine. The more organic matter you feed your soil the healthier everything in the soil will be. They produce a very balanced PH material, aerate the soil and break down everthing in sight (they have no eyes) as they move trough the earth. As small as they are they actually move large stones as they aerate and create chambers for root production. Look around or just "GOOGLE" "worm castings".
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