From the rustic childhood, I remember my grandmother carefully preserved shells of chicken eggs. Chicken, of course, were home, but on the egg shell to do a lot more valuable. For what it is, I did not understand. But now I know for sure that this is one of the most affordable and high-quality fertilizer.
What is the phenomenon of the eggshell. For what is useful and what is contraindicated.
Inherently solid protective shell chicken eggs by 95% is made up of calcium carbonate, the remaining 5% is distributed on Fe, Cu, P, K, Zn, F, Se.
Interesting! The main component of the shell (CaCO3) exerts a beneficial effect on the rate of photosynthesis, improves the metabolism of plants and actively promotes germination. In large quantities, it is harmful to the seedlings.
Due to the high calcium content of this natural supplement will affect the reduction of soil acidity. Therefore, by applying the fertilizer in your own garden and kitchen garden, it is important to remember what plants prefer a low, medium or high acidic soils.
Important! Shell gardeners used in two ways:
- pounded powder (fine and coarse);
- infusion (large pieces of shell, filled with boiling water and insist).
Garden plants, which is contraindicated in an eggshell:
- beans;
- Spinach;
- Strawberry;
- cucumbers;
- Cabbage (can be used in small doses).
Room tsety not tolerate an overabundance of Ca:
- Hydrangea,
- Violet,
- Gloxinia,
- Azalea,
- Camellia,
- Gardenia,
- Pelargonium.
All of these blooming beauties prefer acidic soil, so watering infusion or shells instead of laying drainage detrimental impact on the health of colors.
Uses eggshells in horticulture
Already mentioned above are two main forms of application on the basis of the natural feeding shells. But that's not all. Suggested to apply the additive is as follows:
- In an improvised drainage for houseplants. coarse fractions sufficiently split on the medium and small fill pots bottom by 2-3 cm.
- In a dry feeding of small shell pieces for planting beds in. When planting seedlings in the prepared holes in the bottom or on the sides covered with soil pounded fragments (small!). This supplement will fuel the plant for a long time.
- Shaped flour shell can be sprinkled into the wells of the beds, or on top of the already grown plants. It serves as protection against slugs.
- Decoctions and infusions the shell is carried out watering plants.
Important! Large fragments of shells are used only as a drainage!!! For other purposes need flour medium and fine (dust) grinding! Each form of application of fertilizers should be strictly dosed. We remember that "in the drop - medicine on a spoon - the poison."
How to cook an egg blank fertilizer
Important in the preparation of such feeding - carefully collect the main ingredient. Fertilizer suitable shell from the raw and boiled eggs.
Semi-finished feeding:
- thoroughly rinse / clean the shell of protein that during storage has not started the process of decay;
- quality dry shells. I dry the battery in the saucer, because in our house is not the case that there is just a baking shell. But many offer to collect enough material and baked at high temperature is not in the oven. Drying takes place to a state of strong brittleness.
- The workpiece drive can then minced with a fine nozzle, or through a grinder. Meal ready!
Tip! Store ready-made flour should be tightly closed to prevent dampness. But the dried, milled shells not better take care in a fabric bag in a dry, warm place that has extra ventilation and drying.
What helps, from what will save the egg shells
So why are we so painstakingly collected natural harvesting of eggs, where it may come in handy in the garden and the garden.
Salvation from slugs and snails
Each ulitkovod knows these cute creatures are very fond of calcium fertilization. Snail-prirodniki - is no exception. Pounded flour divert snails, they are likely to crawl on calcium, and after eating, ignore the plant foods. But the average crumb shell, sprinkled cabbage stem, will not get to slug production. Crawling to tie a fork Clam scratched the belly itself and die. Thus it is possible to save the crop from slimy pests.
The fight against Colorado potato beetle
We can not say that the egg shell at the moment to cope with this malware. But regular sprinkling flour on the larvae and growing the bugs sooner or later will lead to their extinction. The same applies to medvedok.
Acceleration of seedling germination
Calcium - a natural doping seed growth. When sowing, casting the seed into the hole and lightly sprinkled its soil, fine powder the top shell flour, and then lay the rest of the layer of soil. So the seeds provided intensive fertilizing, and they will give the shoots.
Get rid of aphids flower
Florists know medicinal effect flour shell, because it is thanks to her, you can rid the room pots with different plants from aphids. Keep in mind that for some flowering sprinkle the pest is necessary so that the powder does not hit the ground, so as not to disturb the acidity.