{"id":10536,"date":"2016-11-13T09:44:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-13T14:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/?p=10536"},"modified":"2023-06-07T15:55:29","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T19:55:29","slug":"eggshells-plant-care-and-cure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/eggshells-plant-care-and-cure\/","title":{"rendered":"Eggshells Plant Care and Cure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eggs aren\u2019t just for Sunday breakfast and egg shells don&#8217;t belong in the trash! Eggshells are rich in calcium carbonate (CaCO<sub>3<\/sub> aka <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lime_(material)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lime<span id=\"a7mviklo1e\" class=\"abt-citation noselect mceNonEditable\" data-reflist=\"[&quot;b13ggpc4ah&quot;]\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/span><\/a>) helps feed soil and birds; shells also deter pests. Don\u2019t toss fiber egg crate use a plant starter with or without the shells.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4824\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/snippets-of-things-ive-been-reading\/grannaschickens\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4824\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4824\" data-attachment-id=\"4824\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4824\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/grannaschickens.jpg?fit=800%2C641&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,641\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"grannaschickens\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;This is a 1930&amp;#8217;s view of my grandmothers chicken farm.. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Granna&amp;#8217;s Chickens&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/grannaschickens.jpg?fit=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/grannaschickens.jpg?fit=500%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-4824 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/grannaschickens.jpg?resize=300%2C240&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"chicken egg eggshells\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/grannaschickens.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/grannaschickens.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Granna&#8217;s Chickens loose in the field in this old photo.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Crushed egg shells, mixed into soil, add organic matter while leaching nutrients. Chicken eggshells are over 96% calcium, about 0.3% phosphorus, and 1.0% nitrogen. The shell also contains trace amounts of various other minerals such as zinc, iron, manganese, copper, sodium, and potassium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shell Preparation<\/strong>: <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/dailypost.wordpress.com\/prompts\/lofty\/\">Lofty<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sterilize eggshells by baking them at 250\u00b0F \/ 120\u00b0C for about ten minutes or until the shells are dry; avoid browning the inside.<\/li>\n<li>Crush shells in a bag if you have a few, for a larger quantity use a coffee grinder or food processor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">** <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Do you wash or not wash the shell?<\/span> \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/msue.anr.msu.edu\/news\/adding_eggshells_to_compost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michigan State University Extension,<span id=\"al68niavjq\" class=\"abt-citation noselect mceNonEditable\" data-reflist=\"[&quot;f90froato&quot;]\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/span><\/a> it comes down to how much heat your composting process generates,<\/p>\n<p>Per MSU:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c..Cooking eggs\u00a0kills salmonella bacteria,\u00a0so does the hot composting process when the temperature rises above 140-160 degrees Fahrenheit&#8230;\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u00a0Play it safe wash or bake your egg shells before using<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/eggshells-plant-care-and-cure\/eggshells\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10538\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10538\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/eggshells-plant-care-and-cure\/eggshells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/eggshells.jpg?fit=1836%2C1836&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1836,1836\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eggshells\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/eggshells.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/eggshells.jpg?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10538 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/eggshells.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"eggshells\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/eggshells.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/eggshells.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/eggshells.jpg?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/eggshells.jpg?w=1836&amp;ssl=1 1836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #003300;\"><strong>Egg shell benefits<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Once cooled, <strong>use water from hard-boiled eggs provide mild amounts calcium and potassium <\/strong>plant water<strong>. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Increase plant waters calcium and potassium<\/strong>, boil shells in water and let set overnight; strain before using. You could also soak shells by placing them in hot water to seep for a few days. <strong>pro tip: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harvesttotable.com\/2012\/08\/epsom-salt-tomato-and-pepper-growing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">kick it up with Epsom salts<\/a>.<span id=\"a1if8ejm91b\" class=\"abt-citation noselect mceNonEditable\" data-reflist=\"[&quot;s7e86oag3&quot;]\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Foliar spray<\/strong>, use calcium infused water, this helps plants draw calcium into the plant.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Birds need calcium too: <\/strong>Add crushed dried shells to your seed or suet. Female birds need calcium to strengthen their eggshells and recovery after egg laying.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mulching plants:<\/strong> Save your oven dried coarsely ground egg shells and spread around the tops of your patio planters or gardens. Not only does it amend soil but is a beautiful mosaic of color.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add finely crushed eggshells into hole when planting.<\/strong> Finely crushed shells break down the fastest; tomatoes and peppers love this technique. <strong>Pro Tip: Add one cup each of bone meal and kelp meal, along with Epsom salts, to get your plants off to a healthy start.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #003300;\"><strong>Egg shells act as a pest deterrent<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Deer dislike the smell of albumin<\/strong>, place shells around their favorite plants. <strong>Word of caution, egg eating vermin might be attracted to the area, not recommended near homes. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Placing <strong>coarsely crushed egg shells around the base of plants<\/strong> to discourage slugs and snails has been common knowledge but debunked here: http:\/\/www.allaboutslugs.com\/eggshell-myth-busted\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>Don\u2019t toss the fiber egg crate<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Repurpose the egg crate<\/strong> when planting your starters: mix plain unflavored gelatin with enough warm water creating a mix that suspends seed without them sinking. Combine gelatin mix with seed then fill a condiment squirt bottle; plant seeds by filling egg cups using the bottle. Alternatively, you could spoon fill the egg cups then spread seed by hand.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use whole eggshell as seedling starter. <\/strong>Poke a small drainage hole in the bottom of shell, place one shell in each egg crate cup, fill with seed starter mix, plant seeds, and watch them grow. Transplant direct into the soil; tap shell to break up a bit, allowing room for tender roots<strong>. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Final thoughts about gardening and calcium<\/strong>. Your local extension service will soil test to determine what amendments are needed for optimum plant growth. Large calcium deficiencies will need more calcium than slower release crushed shells provide. Follow the advice of your local extension service.<a href=\"https:\/\/dailypost.wordpress.com\/prompts\/lofty\/\">Lofty<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"abt-bibliography\" class=\"abt-bibliography noselect mceNonEditable\">\n<div id=\"abt-bibliography__container\" class=\"abt-bibliography__container\">\n<div id=\"b13ggpc4ah\">\n<div class=\"csl-entry flush\">\n<div class=\"csl-left-margin\">1.<\/div>\n<div class=\"csl-right-inline\">Lime (material) &#8211; Wikipedia. Lime and Calcium. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lime<\/a>). Accessed November 13, 2016.<span class=\"abt-url\"> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lime_(material)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a>]<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"f90froato\">\n<div class=\"csl-entry flush\">\n<div class=\"csl-left-margin\">2.<\/div>\n<div class=\"csl-right-inline\">Adding egg shells to compost. MSU Extension. <a href=\"http:\/\/msue.anr.msu.edu\/news\/adding_eggshells_to_compost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/msue.anr.msu.edu\/news\/adding_eggshells_to_compost<\/a>. Accessed November 13, 2016.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"s7e86oag3\">\n<div class=\"csl-entry flush\">\n<div class=\"csl-left-margin\">3.<\/div>\n<div class=\"csl-right-inline\">J2 W. Epsom Salts as Fertilizer. Tomato and Pepper growth and Epsom Salts. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harvesttotable.com\/2012\/08\/epsom-salt-tomato-and-pepper-growing\/#comment-902518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.harvesttotable.com\/2012\/08\/epsom-salt-tomato-and-pepper-growing\/#comment-902518<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"qjtlp0t3j\">\n<div class=\"csl-entry flush\">\n<div class=\"csl-right-inline\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eggs aren\u2019t just for Sunday breakfast and egg shells don&#8217;t belong in the trash! Eggshells are rich in calcium carbonate (CaCO3 aka Lime1) helps feed soil and birds; shells also deter pests. Don\u2019t toss fiber&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":10538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1106,926,91,893,591],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-prompts","category-diy","category-garden","category-organic","category-soil"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/eggshells.jpg?fit=1836%2C1836&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1qEFP-2JW","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1671,"url":"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/biochar-revisiting-something-old-introducing-it-in-a-new-form-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":10536,"position":0},"title":"BioChar&#8230; something old, it in a new form","author":"Bodynsoil","date":"October 11, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"BioChar... something old, it in a new form One of my monthly magazines had a very interesting article on BioChar, a charcoal made by burning plant material in absence of oxygen, the resulting residue is high in nitrogen.\u00a0 The article in Ode Magazine detailed how Danny Day \"discovered\" plants growing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"BioChar Someone old is now new","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_sVKcBs4vE78\/TLJ4V1DWoeI\/AAAAAAAAA_A\/cw-GLSz5ghM\/s1600\/firepitwrb.bmp","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5530,"url":"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/biochar-benefits-garden\/","url_meta":{"origin":10536,"position":1},"title":"BioChar Benefits Your Garden","author":"Bodynsoil","date":"March 6, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"BioChar Benefits Your Garden I just opened an issue of Organic Gardening, the first article I stumble upon is about BioChar titled \"What is Biochar.\" When I first saw the piece, it seemed like I was looking at a popular advertising campaign's \"most interesting guy in the world,\" that got\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;garden&quot;","block_context":{"text":"garden","link":"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/category\/soil\/garden\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Craig Sams Carbon Champ via Organic Gardening BioChar Benefits Your Garden","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rodalesorganiclife.com\/sites\/rodalesorganiclife.com\/files\/images\/carbon-champ-780_0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5416,"url":"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/organic-lawn-care-tips\/","url_meta":{"origin":10536,"position":2},"title":"Organic Lawn Care Tips","author":"Dave H","date":"May 27, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Last year's dry summer spelled trouble for our lawns here in Vermont, especially in our very dry sandy area. 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