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Maybe you are among novice gardeners and watch with a certain envy the growing successes of the more experienced. Or perhaps you have gathered some skills over years of gardening, but that doesn’t stop you from searching for interesting and unconventional methods that can further improve your results. Whether you belong to the first or the second group, we have an interesting tip for you on how to use eggs when growing plants.
Add eggs and reap admiration
Using eggs when growing plants may at first glance seem strange, but if you realize what eggs are made of and what the individual parts’ composition and properties are, you will understand why they can be useful. The yolk is a ready natural supplier of calcium and eggshells are great as fertilizer.
To improve the soil’s properties and nourish it, proceed as follows:
- put a little soil in the bottom of the pot
- crack a raw egg into a bowl, mix it and add it to the pot, and
- also add the remaining soil to the pot so that it covers the egg layer.
Effects of eggs on soil quality
You may be wondering what it’s good for and what will actually happen afterwards? It’s simple: natural processes will take place in the soil, the egg will of course begin to decompose and this will result in the gradual fertilization of the prepared soil. You don’t even have to use a fresh egg; you can also use an egg that is spoiled and that you would normally throw away immediately.
Into this improved soil sow seeds or plant seedlings, depending on which type of plant you want to grow. Interestingly, according to some opinions, a banana, for example, has a similar effect to an egg.
Among the relatively well-known and very effective natural fertilizers are, for example, chicken droppings, nettles and wood ash.
Thanks to the nutrients in the soil, your plants will do well and will be strong and healthy.
