Eggshells: Which Plants Are Beneficial and How to Fertilize

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Feeding is gaining popularity among enthusiastic summer residents, who do not always get the maximum benefit from natural fertilizer. Eggshells are not suitable for all plants, so it makes no sense to apply them everywhere.

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Crops that respond positively to eggshell fertilization include:

• cabbage;
• tomatoes;
• peppers;
• eggplants;
• beets;
• onions;
• carrots;
• turnips;
• currants.

Before use, the shells are ground using a coffee grinder or other convenient method. Pour into a container, pour warm water and cover with a lid.

The mixture is placed in a dark place for 2 weeks. A sign that the fertilizer is ready will be a cloudy color and an unpleasant odor. The solution is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:3 and the plants are watered.

There is a more complicated but more effective recipe. Take a 100-liter container, fill it 1/3 with chopped greens without seeds, add 1 kg of sodium humate and 600 g of eggshell powder. Pour water and leave to infuse for 2 weeks, stirring regularly.

The finished solution is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:10. Use during watering as a top dressing.