Question - rotten eggs

[genhawk21]

Over the winter we actually got overrun with more eggs than we could use and unfortunately let them get unsafely old instead of passing them on. "No problem," I thought, "I'll put them outside and then mix them into the raised garden bed in spring." Which I just did yesterday. What an adventure. I did not know they explode like grenades!

So the question: now my raised bed stinks like you wouldn't believe. Anyone happen to know from experience how long it'll take for this smell to die down? There are probably about 50 bad eggs in there. It doesn't really matter I guess - the ship has sailed - but I'm just curious.

Also, don't do this yourself! Unless your garden is far, far away.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Yikes. Those eggs are full of bacteria. I know that smell.

Can you dig them out? I don't think I'd want that near my vegetables.

 

[genhawk21]

Yikes. Those eggs are full of bacteria. I know that smell.

Can you dig them out? I don't think I'd want that near my vegetables.

Well there's nothing in the box this year - I don't know if we'll plant anything later or not until next year. So no veggies are threatened at this time. That would be gross!!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Don't compost eggs. They are pretty much like an actual body. They decompose, they don't compost. People do add the eggshells to compost, and at times opened eggs, but not the whole egg, but you have already learned that lesson unfortunately.

I would assume the smell will go away in a week or two as the contents fully decompose.

 

[genhawk21]

I would assume the smell will go away in a week or two as the contents fully decompose.

Haha ok, I normally wouldn't compost eggs or meat, it just for some reason made sense to me to put them in the unused garden box! Live and learn I guess. Thanks!

 

[rosemarythyme]

I compost egg shells, never occurred to me to do whole eggs or rotten ones. Now I know not to! Sorry you found out the hard way.

 

[Folly's place]

Really gross! Don't let any of your animals near this, because dogs, at least may eat them, and then you will be REALLY sorry!
And no veggies out there this year!
Mary

 

[OlympicChick]

When I was little my friends and I would throw the rotten eggs at fence posts to watch them explode. What fun!