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Eggshells are plentiful in any household with chickens. But when you think about it, eggshells have many more purposes than just protecting the eggs! Just like anything else, eggshells can be "repurposed". Here are a bunch of different tips to use eggshells for!
Compost: Eggshells add calcium and minerals to any compost pile!
Pest Control: Eggshells sprinkled around the edges of plants and plants beds will deter slugs, deer, and other garden pests.
Seed Starters: Use part of an eggshell to make a biodegradable seedling starter. Just fill with a little dirt, plant your seeds and transfer straight into the ground when you plant the plants outdoors.
Cleaner: Crush eggshells (And add to dish soap) to create an abrasive cleaner good for cleaning pots and pans, and other grimy dishes.
Treat Itchy Skin: Dissolve an eggshell in apple cider vinegar to use on itchy skin.
Hardening Shells: Wash thoroughly and crush or grind, then add to chicken food to make harder eggshells in future eggs.
What do you do with eggshells?
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I use them as seed pots for seedlings.
I have a mason jar I am filling with crushed egg shells. When I plant my tomatoes I will sprinkle some in the bottom on the holes. Hoping to ward off the dreaded blossom end rot I have had the past two years.
I have a mason jar I am filling with crushed egg shells. When I plant my tomatoes I will sprinkle some in the bottom on the holes. Hoping to ward off the dreaded blossom end rot I have had the past two years.
I have spinkled crushed egg shells and my Tomatoe planet to give them calcium. But when Our garden was infested by aphids the Tomatoes never got any infested. Maybe that was because of the egg shells. Interesting thought. You did mention they ward of thing in the garden. Thank you
I’ve always heard that putting egg shells in your garbage disposal sharpens it.
I usually just toss my egg shells in my compost pile..
Here is another list. http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/blogs/save-money/reuse-eggshells-460809
I read a real long & through list sometime this week about what all you can do with eggshells but I cant seem to find the one I was looking for.
Thanks for these tips. I am going to put them in my soil.
Interesting! To store eggshells for the garden, do you have to wash them off first before “storing” them for later. Sorry, this might be a rookie question!
Great ideas! I tried 3 containers to plant in the shells, but nothing happened on any of the 3, sad but it didn’t work for me.
So I’m going to just save them and add them to the garden!
I’m intrigued by the apple cider vinegar + eggshell for itchy skin. What kinds of itches does it help? How much cider per egg shell? I don’t have chickens, so I would be using the shells from my store-bought eggs if I decide to try this. I have eczema, though, and I imagine vinegar might irritate that.