Egg shells in Your Garden Why should you put egg shells in your garden? Crushed egg shells add valuable nutrients to soil. Calcium is essential for cell growth in all plants. Calcium is especially important for fast growing plants because they quickly deplete the surrounding soil of calcium. Egg shells should be washed before you place them in a compose or into your garden. Make sure you crush the egg shells before you add them to your garden. Egg shells that are not crushed will break down very slowly. Ways you can use egg shells grounds in your garden:
Can egg shells be used along with coffee grounds? Yes. Egg shells provide calcium to your garden while coffee grounds provide a high content of nitrogen to your garden. Calcium and nitrogen supplements (egg shells and coffee grounds) will help keep your garden soil and plants healthy.
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