Showing posts with label eggshells in the garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eggshells in the garden. Show all posts

Friday, May 31, 2013

Don't Throw Those Eggshells Away



Save them for your garden!  That's right, your tomatoes will love them.  Grab a container and save them throughout the year.  I recommend drying them first and than storing them; otherwise, you could end up with a rotten egg smell.  I sit mine outside on sunny days to dry or stick them in the oven after cooking a meal to dry out.  They don't need to be in the oven long or on a high temperature.  Once cooled, crush them and put them in a plastic bag or container and store them in your freezer or the refrigerator.  You can use a rolling pin to crush them.

Once garden season arrives, crush a few aspirin or calcium tablets and sprinkle it along with the crushed eggshells in the hole when you plant your tomatoes.  I also sprinkle some around the soil once I get the tomatoes in the ground.  I actually do this throughout the growing season.  The eggshells will help give your tomatoes a calcium boost, and help fight off blossom end rot.   It's also suppose to be a deterrent for slugs, cutworms and snails.

Do you use eggshells in your garden?  How do you deter blossom end rot?