One of the fertilizers we use in our vegetable garden is egg shell. My mother would crush it with her hands and sprinkle it around the plants. But thanks to internet because I learned another method to use egg shell fertilizer, the egg shell water!
We never run out of eggs. Every morning, we eat eggs that's why grinding egg shells has almost become a routine for me every afternoon. First, I wash the egg shells to remove the slimy egg white before drying them under the sun. (Removing the egg white helps the egg shells to dry faster and make the shells really dry so it is easier to grind.)
Second, when the shells are dried, I grind them with a mortar and pestle until the texture becomes almost powder-like.
Third, I add a couple of scoops of grinded egg shell into a 6-Liter bottle and let it sit for one day before using it to water the plants. The water should get cloudy especially when you shake the container.
I've been doing this for almost two weeks now and I think the plants like it. The egg shell is rich in calcium which is needed by plants. You can reuse the powdered egg shells in the bottle a couple of times and only replace it when the unpleasant smell is gone. :)
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I never heard about this, but I will surely remember this for when having a garden in the (Hopefully near) future. Thank you for sharing this <3
You're welcome! Good luck on your future garden! ☺️
iv heard about this.. some plants really like it.. thanks for sharing!
My tomato and lemon plants love it ☺️
Wow! I'm gonna try this for my plants. Mag-iipon muna ako ng egg shells starting today. 😄
Thanks for sharing this, baka magustuhan din ng aloe vera plants ko to. ❤
Welcome po. hehehe wow, dream ko magkaroon ng aloe vera plant para unli aloe vera gel. 😆 Nakakarelax magdikdik ng egg shells..feel ko parang nagmemeditate ako. hahaha
Ayy hala, another good idea! 😍
Parang bet ko nang subukang magdikdik at isabay sa meditation ko ngayon. Hehehe
hehehe try mo po. 😄
sinasabay ko gawin to kapag pinapatugtugan ko ung plants. hahaha
Nung may mini food forest pa ako, gumagawa rin ako nito. Hinahaluan ko ng apple cider. Hindi ko na maalala kung para sa pagwi-wither ng mga dahon ng sili yun o para hindi mamatay ang mga halaman ng kamatis after mamunga. Either way ipinangdidilig ko rin talaga sa lahat ng halaman ko yung calcium water na yun.
Oo, salamat talaga sa internet. Hahaha. Dami natututunan, pati paghahalaman. :)
wow apple cider! May napanood ako na video sa kamatis nya nilalagay ung egg shell water with vinegar. Teka..may dinidilig na pwede magwiwither ung dahon ng sili?
Nainis nga ako bakit hindi tinuro sa amin dati sa school ang pagtatanim. Buti talaga may internet. Sa internet ko lang din natutunan magcrochet. hahaha
Sa amin, tinuro naman ang pagtatanim s school pero hapyaw lang. Walang tips and tricks kagaya ng garlic spray, urine solution, eggshell water at kung anu ano pa. Haha.
Di ko na maalala kung ano yung ginawa kong solusyon dun sa nagwi-wither na dahon ng sili eh. Yun yata yung joy+water na panlaban sa aphids. Haha
Sana all. hahaha Naalala ko nung elementary pinaglandscape kami mga 2 times. Sana pagtanim nlang ng makakain ang tinuro. Pag naalala ko yun, natatawa ako kasi nagkalat lang naman kami imbes na pagandahin. 😂
Tama ka, joy + water pwede anti-aphids. 👍 Nilalagyan ko din ng oil para daw tumagal ung solution sa mga dahon. hehe