As I was peeling some hard boiled eggs yesterday, it prompted me to remember that my mother used to use eggshells to fertilize her houseplants. I remember that she would put the shells in a quart jar and then fill it with water...kind of an eggshell marinade if you will. It was stinky, I remember that for sure!
I couldn't remember if she poured that water on the plants directly, or if she diluted it. How much and how often? So I started googling. Wow did I ever learn some things about using eggs to fertilize!
Lookit....
A raw egg to fertilize tomato plants - http://www.myhomeideas.com/myhome/photos/0,30587,1059508_869992,00.html
Powdered Eggshell fertilizer - http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/51810/homemade_fertilizer_for_outdoor_plants.html
And what my momma did - Liquid Eggshell Fertilizer
http://savannahnow.com/node/281291
I couldn't remember if she poured that water on the plants directly, or if she diluted it. How much and how often? So I started googling. Wow did I ever learn some things about using eggs to fertilize!
Lookit....
A raw egg to fertilize tomato plants - http://www.myhomeideas.com/myhome/photos/0,30587,1059508_869992,00.html
Powdered Eggshell fertilizer - http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/51810/homemade_fertilizer_for_outdoor_plants.html
And what my momma did - Liquid Eggshell Fertilizer
http://savannahnow.com/node/281291
