Any experienced gardener knows that not all food waste should go in the trash: some of it is real free fertilizer.
If eggs are a frequent part of your diet, then you don’t need to get rid of the shells.
Some of the waste should be broken into medium-sized pieces and dried. It is advisable to put the rest of the shell through a coffee grinder.
What are some useful eggshell tricks?
With large pieces
Such shells can be safely sent into the ground during the digging procedure, advises the scientist agronomist and landscape designer, expert of the online publication "BelNovosti" Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .
Such an additive will become "long-lasting" and will gradually give the soil its valuable substances. It will also help make acidic soil suitable for growing most plants.
Also, in this form, the shell can be used to protect plantings from snails and slugs.
With shell powder
In this form, you will always have effective fertilizer for many plants at hand. As a rule, 1-2 spoons are enough to provide high-quality nutrition for many crops.
The fertilizer is suitable for tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, cherries, sea buckthorn, cabbage and many other plants.
