Use the eggshell to make a seedbed

Instead of resorting to seedlings or plastic pots, reuse eggshell or cardboard packaging to create your seedlings

eggshell seeding

The idea of ​​making a seedbed using eggshell may seem unusual, but you'll find it makes perfect sense. Eggshell is rich in calcium, potassium and magnesium, minerals that help fertilize the soil and enrich the earth. Thus, when using these husks as seedbeds, a part of these nutrients passes into the soil and helps to nourish your seeds during growth.

Best of all, after the seeds have germinated and grown a little, you can transplant the seedling into a bigger pot with the eggshell and all - just crush the shell and plant your seedling along with the little pieces of your sowing. The eggshell will mix with the soil, fertilizing the soil from the new pot.

How to make a sowing

The video below teaches how to make a sowing using eggshell and also brings the technique of preparation for a sowing with toilet paper rolls. Both forms are simple and provide a friendly destination for these two common residues. Check out:

eggshell seeding

To start, break the eggs carefully, leaving only a small opening at the top of the shell. You can also use a (sterilized) stylet to open the shell when using the egg.

Whenever you want to reuse the eggshell, leave it clean and store it in the refrigerator, preferably in the egg carton. Once you add a good amount, put soil inside the eggshells and gently introduce the seeds of your choice by hand or with tweezers.

If you want to ensure a higher success rate, you can put two or three seeds per husk, as it may happen that some of them do not take root - more than that is not indicated, since if all the seeds do, the accumulation of seedlings can interfere separation at planting time.

To plant more than one type of seed, an important detail is to carefully write the name of the chosen seeds on the husk. So you don't get confused when replanting your eggshell seedbeds.

After placing the seeds in the soil, cover with more soil and remember to water the seedbed carefully. From there, keep to the same routine, leave your eggshell seedbeds in sunlight for as long as possible and, to hydrate, water them with a teaspoon of water every day (or when you notice that the ground is dry ).

For those who live in apartments, a tip is to cover the egg box with an old shower cap and always place it in a window with plenty of sunlight. In this way the system will work like a greenhouse. During the day, the seedlings obtain sunlight and, for the night period, they will have retained the heat to obtain the necessary moisture.

When the plants germinate and reach a reasonable size, remove the seeds from the egg box, make the hole in the soil or pot where you will replant and crush the shells in the opening, taking care not to damage the roots of your seedlings. In addition to being easy, the calcium found in eggshells also works as a fertilizer.

In addition to the shells, the egg tray is another support option for germinating the seeds. The cardboard packaging is the most suitable, as it is enough to cut the pieces destined for each one of the eggs and use them to plant the seeds. Then, the procedure is the same as used with eggshells, but when transplanting the plant to the ground it is possible to place the cardboard part directly in the hole. The method of preparation in this case works the same as the sowing made with toilet paper rolls.

If you are going to use the egg box as a seedbed, it is still possible to use the shells to make eggshell flour, the use of which makes the soil richer.



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