What do you do with your egg shells after you crack them?

[Jesseschickens]

Well if you just through them out or feed them to your hens rethink! you could be saving the earth and growing thoes girls more food. We are fast approcing planting soon but plants grow faster when its warme rso start your plants in side in half egg shells. Rinse them out let them dry and then you can start a plant in them! Just stick the egg shell with your sprout right in the ground. The egg shell bio-degrates and your plants will thrive.Better yet your girls will come begging for that fresh produce wile your eating it!

 

[AmyRey]

The egg shell decomposes THAT fast in dirt?

They always seem to be one of the last things identifiable in my compost pile.

 

[Fred's Hens]

I don't know how much I am "saving the earth"

but I simply dry them, crush them and feed them back.

 

[Jesseschickens]

they wont take to long to decomost but it is a good way to start plants in and esaly transport them to there whole in the ground better than having to take the sprout out of a small plastic container just stick it right in the ground!

 

[Micklemoose]

I prefer to use empty beer cans to start my seedlings. The aluminum is better than steel cans in that it doesn't rust, and looking at all those empties gives me a sense of accomplishment.

 

[clayb226]

I think this is a good idea, I am always looking of ways to recycle things, and help teach my offspring to live off the land. This is another reason why I am trying to grow all my own food at home, or at least as much as possible until I can get some acreage.

 

[chickiepie]

Even if you don't use them as pots, you can crush them up and throw them in the hole with a tomato or pepper start. I met an 'old timer' once who told me he always throws in crushed egg shells (for calcium) and a banana peel (potassium?) when he plants. I have been doing that ever since....it seems to help, my plants have always done well.

 

[jynnjynn]

I just rinse them out and toss them in the compost.

I also have a relative who likes to blow out my blue EE eggs and paint and glaze them to make Christmas ornaments.

 

[jktrahan]

We put them back in the egg carton and back in the ice box until we toss them into the compost bin at the end of the week.

 

[sheaviance1]

I feed them back to the girls, grind them into powder and put in the holes when I plant tomatoes, and have often wondered if there is a way to make them usable by the human body as a calcium supplement. I haven't got up the nerve to try it yet.