For the garden and plants there are endless resources that we can use and give greater fertility to your soil and the growth of plants, fruits and flowers. If you want them to grow in the best way, here’s how a fresh egg can be an incredible natural fertilizer.

With an ingredient that you surely have in your home, you will be able to increase the production of your plants and vegetables to take full advantage of them.

Eggs

The egg, a superfood for plants

Egg contains high amounts of calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, vitamin A, B, D and E, selenium, iodine and protein and much more! It is for these reasons that it is considered a superfood and is an ingredient to include on your plates for better health. What if you used it to fertilize the soil for your plants?

It is recommended to use it for your soil because all these nutrients can provide a lot to the land and the crop. It is important to know that by burying a whole egg near your plants, you will be able to benefit more from your plants and their virtues.

Ingredients:

– A plant
– Soil
– A flower pot
– A chicken egg

Preparation

  1. The first thing to do is to pour a few centimeters of soil into your pot
  2. Then you need to place the egg inside the pot
  3. Once you have it you will need to fill it with some more soil
  4. Place the plant you want to plant or transplant
  5. You need to fill it with soil until you reach the base of the pot
  6. This egg will stay for about 8 months inside your pot and will feed little by little throughout this time.
Eggshells

Other Uses of the Egg in the Garden

You will have understood: the egg is a source of nutrients and calcium carbonate for our soils and are therefore ideal fertilizers for the earth. Discover a different way to use it and obtain a natural D system fertilizer.

Eggshell tea for watering plants

This infusion is very nutritious and will be ideal to use to hydrate our plants. This method should be adopted every 10 days.

Ingredients

– 10 eggshells
– 5 liters of filtered or mineral water
– A saucepan
– A bottle or container with a lid
– A pestle
– A mortar

Preparation

  1. The first thing you need to do is crush the egg shell very finely with a pestle and mortar
  2. You must then place the shell and the water in a saucepan and put it on the fire
  3. Once the eggshell and water mixture boils, turn off the heat and remove the container
  4. Wait for the mixture to cool and store it in a bottle or container with a lid for use later
  5. You can keep this mixture for around 3 months and pour it little by little over your plants to fertilize them and provide them with many nutrients.
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