27.07.2024

Eggshells: Soak them in hot water and then use them like that. They are very precious.

By Lesia

If you eat a lot of  eggs  during the day, it is really a shame  to waste the shells  by throwing them away.

By doing so, you are wasting a great opportunity to recycle, protect the environment and save some money.

To reuse them better you should immerse them in  hot water  .

But first let’s go in order!

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Whatever dish you prepare with eggs, you can  easily recover the shells  to care for your plants  .

In fact, eggshells can be used, following some instructions, as  a natural fertilizer  for plants.

This is precisely why you can decide to recover the shells by simply  grinding them finely  and then adding them to the  soil  of your plants. You can also use the ground shells around the roots of the plants as  mulch  . This is because shells are considered essential for the growth and development of plants and roots due to their  high calcium content  .

In fact, eggshells contain  93% calcium and 1% nitrogen  , which are vital for healthy soil.

In addition to this, they manage to maintain a correct  pH balance in the soil  .

However, before grinding them, and therefore before using them,  you must first clean and sterilize them thoroughly  so that no type of fungus or bacteria grows.

Clearly you don’t want to add too large an amount to the soil because it could damage it.

After this introduction you are now ready to discover the trick that will make eggshells even more beautiful.

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Eggshells: Soak them in hot water and use them like that.

Before using  eggshells,  you must  wash them and let them dry for at least 24 hours  . After a day, they can be  crushed  to obtain many pieces to insert into the garden, flowerbeds and vases.

This way, the plants will be able to absorb a lot of energy, thanks to the high percentage of calcium contained in the shells. Also, if you usually make compost at home, you can add the ground shells without any problem.

But it is good to remember that there are other methods that can be used. One method, which is foolproof, is the one in which  water must be used  to help the plant grow stronger and healthier.

To do this, many gardeners use a trick that is unknown to most people and that you will now know too.

You simply need  to boil an eggshell  . You can then  use the water obtained to water your plants  . Obviously, you can water both ornamental plants and aromatic and medicinal plants.

Later, in this case too, it is possible  to recover the shells and crush them  to then add them to the soil.

Easy, right? Remember that boiling eggshells also kills any  fungi and/or bacteria  on the shell. This way you can help your plants in the safest way possible.

Boiling shells in water also means dissolving their  mineral salts and calcium  so that they can be added to plants without wasting a single drop.

Now that you’ve discovered how precious eggshells can be, all that’s left is to take care of your plants in the best way possible.

You will find that you will never throw them away again.