Most people crack an egg and immediately throw the shell in the trash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But those leftover shells can actually have several useful purposes around your home and garden.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Eggshells are mostly made of calcium carbonate, which is one reason gardeners have been using crushed shells as a soil amendment for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are some clever ways to reuse them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83c\udf31 Add them to compost<\/strong> \u2014 crushed shells can contribute calcium and minerals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83c\udf45 Help your garden soil<\/strong> \u2014 mixing crushed shells into soil can add calcium over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83e\udeb4 Start seedlings<\/strong> \u2014 cleaned eggshell halves can work as tiny biodegradable starter pots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udc26 Provide calcium for birds<\/strong> \u2014 finely crushed, cleaned shells can be offered as a calcium source for some garden birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83e\uddfd Use them as a gentle abrasive<\/strong> \u2014 finely crushed shells can help scrub certain hard surfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83c\udf38 Support soil pH management<\/strong> \u2014 because eggshells contain calcium carbonate, they can gradually raise soil pH, although they work slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u267b\ufe0f Reduce kitchen waste<\/strong> \u2014 instead of sending every shell straight to the trash, you can put them to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One important warning: don\u2019t assume eggshells are a miracle cure for plants or pests.<\/strong> They break down slowly, and many popular online claims about eggshells are exaggerated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And if you\u2019re thinking about eating eggshell powder for calcium<\/strong>, be especially careful. Improperly prepared shells can carry bacteria, and too much calcium can be harmful. Food sources or professionally recommended supplements are generally safer choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sometimes the things we throw away are more useful than we realize. \ud83e\udd5a<\/p>\n\n\n\n Which eggshell trick surprised you the most?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Most people crack an egg and immediately throw the shell in the trash. But those leftover shells can actually have several useful purposes around your home and garden. Eggshells are mostly made of calcium carbonate, which is one reason gardeners have been using crushed shells as a soil amendment for years. Here are some clever …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19466"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19468,"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19466\/revisions\/19468"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}