A food with numerous properties: let’s talk about eggs .
If you have a garden or yard , when you eat eggs , don’t make the mistake of throwing away the shells !
In fact, these can be used in various ways.
All it takes is a little imagination and patience to have healthier and more beautiful plants .
Curious? Here are all the alternative uses of eggshells !
Warning : to solve serious problems relating to your plants, always ask a florist or professional gardener for advice .
Create a fertilizer
Are you looking for a fertilizer that can encourage the flowering of your plants and make them even more beautiful? Then this trick is for you.
Take the shells of at least 10 eggs and soak them in about 2 L of water .
Then, wait at least 24 hours . After this period of time, filter the mixture, keeping only the liquid part.
Your fertilizer is ready: you can use it as watering water for your plants.
Eggshells , in fact, contain high concentrations of calcium , a substance that helps and stimulates flowering .
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Keep snails away
Your garden is a little damp : it will surely attract many snails .
These little animals often feed on the leaves of some plants (particularly vegetables ), weakening them and encouraging the development of diseases.
How to solve? All you need to do is crumble some eggshells and scatter them all around the most attacked plants.
In fact, the snails are unable to overcome the barrier made up of small pieces of shells and will go and look for food elsewhere!
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Improve drainage
Do your plants suffer from water stagnation ? You must take action as soon as possible, before they cause rotting of the roots .
Instead of the usual pebbles , placed on the soil or at the bottom of the pots , you can place small pieces of eggshell .
These, in fact, favor drainage and also the passage of air.
As a stimulant for new shoots
If you intend to germinate a seed but don’t want to wait too long, this trick is for you.
Take half an eggshell and fill it with soil .
Then, bury the seed inside .
Thanks to the high concentrations of calcium , which passes from the shells to the soil , the seed will germinate faster.
Once sprouted, remove it from the shell and move the seed to a more suitable place.
Remove stray cats
Anyone who has a garden or a courtyard will find themselves dealing, every day, with stray cats who sometimes leave their excrement right next to the plants .
Is there a way to keep them away? Absolutely yes!
Scatter small pieces of eggshells around the plants : cats have very sensitive paws and don’t like walking on sharp things .
As a result, they will go elsewhere to make their excrement !
Help vegetables grow
Thanks to the high concentrations of calcium , eggshells help plants grow.
Vegetables in particular benefit from it : mainly tomatoes , peppers and aubergines .
All you need to do is sprinkle small pieces on the soil where you planted these plants : the result is guaranteed!
Lower the pH
Acidophilic plants benefit from soils with an acidic pH .
If your garden soil is excessively basic , you can make it more pleasant for your plants by lowering its pH .
Doing it is very simple: mix some eggshells into the soil and, in a short time, the pH of the soil will change.
Enrich the compost
Creating the right compost sometimes requires special attention .
You’ll be on the safe side with eggshells : add them to the compost to obtain calcium -rich compost .
This substance is, in fact, fundamental for that type of compost that is used as fertilizer .
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