Did you ever use egg shells for starting plants ?..organic and plant whole thing!!

by Sister Jean Posted 2012/04/11 01:19:36

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	yes	17 votes	35%
	no	18 votes	38%
	good idea	10 votes	21%
	None of the above	3 votes	6%

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EmoMcParland 2012/04/13 07:06:47

no

I can't grow anything ever impossible never.

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POWERSHAKER 2012/04/12 05:21:22

no

I've never used them. Nope. I don't even know how to use them to plant things.

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Temlakos~POTL~PWCM~JLA~☆ 2012/04/11 17:47:06

good idea

+1
Never thought of that one.

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Get Bashed 2012/04/11 15:26:02

yes

+1
I use everything I can in our garden!

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Mimosa 2012/04/11 15:14:39

no

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my dad used to mix them in with the coffee grounds. He used it for plants and for coffee.

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Elz 2012/04/11 14:35:57

no

+1
what do you mean? for a garden or something?

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Seonag 2012/04/11 13:58:28

yes

+1
When I ate eggs, I did.

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AM 2012/04/11 13:02:51

no

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But I do crush them and use them to fertilize tomato plants..pure calcium they love.Banana peels diced and mixed in the soil of rose bushes are another wonderful source of organic nitrogen.

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goatman112003 2012/04/11 12:08:58

yes

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The egg shells when crushed raises the pH of the soil which is desirable for certain plants and aids in drainage of clay like soils.

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Lucas 2012/04/11 11:54:50 (edited)

no

I won't ever

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Andy 2012/04/11 11:53:59

no

+1
I have heard of others doing it ... I have not

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Singerar 2012/04/11 08:44:48

yes

+2
I use them in my compost then put in the soil.

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hari 2012/04/11 07:48:23

no

+1
goes in garbage

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S. Gompers 2012/04/11 07:44:52

no

+2
I throw all the shells in the garden and plow them in in the spring.

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sglmom 2012/04/11 07:42:56

yes

+3
Actually .. organic waste does go into the Manure Pile (we do compost it .. )
IT is definitely a rich fertilizer after it ages properly ..

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VERYwiseguy 2012/04/11 06:24:43

yes

+3
Learned that from mom ions ago.

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SoCalEx-Dem 2012/04/11 06:14:49

yes

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Yes I have also coffee grounds and fish heads.

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addie 2012/04/11 04:04:33

None of the above

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I do not understand the question, but my mother puts eggshells in the dirt of her house plants, or she does something like that. I do not have plants, I try to avoid nature.

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MO.gal 2012/04/11 03:46:08

good idea

+3
Thanks for a great idea, I'll try that.

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Sister ... to MO.gal 2012/04/11 15:03:43

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kick2head 2012/04/11 02:41:47

good idea

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I have generally used peat pots to start them. I will try the egg shell idea, thanks for the idea.

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cjd 2012/04/11 02:35:19

yes

+4
yes I learned that from my grandma

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Jay0Byrd 2012/04/11 02:15:06

yes

+5
And after they sprout and are planted, we use used coffee ground as a natural bug repellant.

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stevmackey 2012/04/11 02:13:38

no

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But my family after the war used them with chicory to stretch the coffee grounds. The only coffee that came close to that muddy flavor was Luzzianne.

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Jan Haskell 2012/04/11 02:09:58

yes

+3
Yes, my mom always used them to start her "Creeping Charlies". It sometimes smelled a little like sulfur, but it seemed to work!

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jennie 2012/04/11 01:59:01

no

+3
Nice idea.

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Jack's Pearl 2012/04/11 01:53:31

no

+4
I should have selected "good idea!" Cause it is. TY SJ. I will keep that in mind. How cool!

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Sister ... to Jack's ... 2012/04/11 15:04:34

+1

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Quazar 2012/04/11 01:50:15

no

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Usually a big pile of cow poop will do just fine.

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HippiesKnowAll 2012/04/11 01:26:07

yes

+6
Yes, and I also use coffee grounds.

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SA 2012/04/11 01:23:55

good idea

+5
Thanks for the idea!!

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Sister ... to SA 2012/04/11 01:25:18

+7

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randy 2012/04/11 01:23:08

None of the above

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Sort of. I bury coffee grounds, eggshells and fruit and veggie peels in between my plants in the garden. Soil gets better every year.

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Sister ... to randy 2012/04/11 01:24:55

+4

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randy to Sister ... 2012/04/11 01:27:04 (edited)

+5
I put water with my leftover coffee in the pot and water them with that as well. Roses seem to really enjoy a "cup of joe" now and again!

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wildcat 2012/04/11 01:21:37

yes

+5
we tried that this year. They are growing great right now, it is still a bit too early to put them in the ground.

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Sister ... to wildcat 2012/04/11 01:22:38

+4
same here

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wildcat to Sister ... 2012/04/11 01:32:45

+6
We often wash the egg shells and bake them in the oven on low temp for a few minutes and then feed them to the birds. The calcium helps the mother birds' eggs.

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Sister ... to wildcat 2012/04/11 01:34:15

+5

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