Wondering if all the talk about using eggshells in your garden is all it’s cracked up to be?
Not only that, but some plants don’t like eggshells in the soil.
“Plant roots absorb mineral nutrients as dissolved ions,” agrees Durford.
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So how do you get the benefits?
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What Plants Don’t Like Eggshells?
“Rinsing [eggshells] is important to avoid salmonella contamination,” says McDonald.
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“Applying finished compost to vegetable gardens is always a healthier idea in my opinion,” says McDonald.
Another reason to compost eggshells is to minimize pests from hanging out in your garden.
He adds that baking them at a low temperature reduces the chance ofsalmonella risk.
Eggshells provide important nutrients to the compost and it reduces food waste ending up in landfillsa win-win.
