The Incredible Egg

I've learned so much about eggs in the last week and wanted to share what I've learned so far. Not only is the egg you see here really good for you, the shell has multiple uses as well! The easiest thing to do, is to throw the shell into a compost bin to add a bit of calcium to the mix. I also found out you can grind up the egg shell or smash it into small pieces and plant it with your tomatoes. Apparently, when tomato plants are deficient in calcium they get what I think is called blossom rot. To prevent this from happening you incorporate the crushed egg shells into the soil and the plant will get the calcium from the egg shell as it decomposes. Pretty cool, huh? And you know what's even cooler? You can also crush up the egg shell and sprinkle it on top of the soil to prevent slug, snails, and some other creepy crawly I don't remember the name of, from destroying your garden. As the pests slide over the eggshells it gives them small cuts all over their body and they dehydrate and die. Now that is an all-natural pesticide. It gets rid of the pests AND makes the soil more nutrient-rich! Win-win. I also learned that you can use the half shell to plant seedlings indoors. The great thing about this is that once they are ready to transplant, you just drop the whole thing in the ground, just like the peat-pots you get at the store, except the eggshells are free! Eggs are amazing. Just make sure to wash out all of the egg white before doing any of this, as it will attract larger and more destructive pests.