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Title: Worth a shot?
Post by: markymark on January 01, 2004, 14:39:34: Can't vouch for this, but as a totally organic gardener might be worth a shot? Or maybe one of us has already tried it?

Put broken egg shells into a watering can, fill with water and leave overnight. This will extract the nutrients making an excellent and cheap plant feed.

Hope everyones hangovers aren't too bad this morning! :-/
Title: Re: Worth a shot?
Post by: budgiebreeder on January 01, 2004, 15:00:22: Egg Shells I find have quite a number of uses.
Microwaved they provide useful nutriants at this time of year for my birds.
As you say in your watering can ,but I leave them whole as they don,t block it up quite so much.
I use the water from boiling the eggs ,when cool,to water my house plants.
they can be crushed and put round tender young plants as a barrier for slugs .But this isn't foolproof.
Title: Re: Worth a shot?
Post by: markymark on January 01, 2004, 15:06:45: Just knew our budgiebreeder would have a use for egg shells! ;)

Might have a bash at sticking them in the watering can after all, just to tweet me veg......tee hee ::)

Pretty damp, cold and miserable this morning here. You knee deep in white stuff BB? :)
Title: Re: Worth a shot?
Post by: budgiebreeder on January 01, 2004, 15:15:27: NO! It's all gone and I was going to have a snowball fight this afters.Last night it came down in those great big flakes that look as if they are going to stay.Fireworks were going off at the same time what a sight.( i'm easily pleased).
Title: Re: Worth a shot?
Post by: budgiebreeder on January 01, 2004, 15:22:57: Re-cycle,Re-cycle,Recycle any more tips????????/
Title: Re: Worth a shot?
Post by: The gardener on January 02, 2004, 13:30:41: I'm not a chemist or expert on 'brewing' but I think I would be careful with the watering aspect around 'lime haters'

I think this would produce an 'alkaline' solution.

Just a thought!!!!