A couple of weeks ago I did a post about recycling to build your chicken coop. It's a smart thing to do but it is also very fun and can also be sort of an artistic release. I touched base on the many uses of egg shells; sort of like recycling them also. Since then, I came across a list that has even more uses. Please bare with me - some are the same but for those who missed the last post, they are all new. The list is coming your way right now.
1. Use as a seed pot. Crack the shells open, rinse them, place them back in the egg carton, and fill the half shell with dirt. Then plant your seeds. When it is time to transplant into the garden, plant the whole thing {just gently crush the sides and bottom of the shell}–you won’t disturb the root system of your delicate seedling and the shell will easily compost.
2. Make your own houseplant fertilizer. Allow eggshells to soak in water for 3-4 days, then use it to water your plants.
3. Add boiled eggshells to coffee grounds before brewing to decrease the bitterness. Make sure to used boiled eggshells only to reduce the presence of bacteria.
4. Boost the calcium in your tomato plants. Just place crushed eggshells in the hole when transplanting tomatoes–the extra calcium in the shells can help to prevent blossom-end rot.
5. Deter slugs by sprinkling crushed eggshells around your plants. They won’t slime their way across them so it creates a barrier between them and the plant.
6. Compost them. Simple, understated, effective. Enough said.
7. Clean stained tea pots. Put crushed eggshells, a little dish soap, and water into a teapot. Swish it around and allow them to sit overnight. In the morning, dump the mixture, and you should have a clean teapot.
8. Clean your garbage disposal and pipes. Run eggs shells through the garbage disposal and down through your pipes. They act as fiber for your pipes, scraping the sides, and removing deposits as they travel.
9. Feed them to Fido. Eggshells make a great calcium supplement for dogs. Bake eggshells at 225 degrees for 30 minutes to destroy bacteria, then pulverize them and add them to the dog food.
10. Give the crushed shells to right back to your chickens. Make sure they are from eggs that have been hard boiled and rinsed to avoid introducing bacteria to the birds.
And if that isn't enough for you, get artistic. I mean, really artistic1
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