First Step: Is to rinse out the two halves of eggshells that you have left over from breakfast or baking a cake. Note: These eggshells don't have to be divided exactly. Put the eggshells into a container, I use a butter bowl that comes from the grocery store, or you can use a milk container with the top cut out. If the eggshells break don't throw them out, keep them because they are useful in other ways in the garden.


Second Step:  These eggshell halves will create a natural seed pot for planting your flower or vegetable seeds. Take a tool with a sharp point and make a small hole in the bottom of the eggshell halves for drainage. I also use the eggshell containers to put the eggshells back into in which I also make a hole in the bottom for drainage.


Now you can sow your seeds into these eggshells and start growing your plants. After your seeds start sprouting and the weather is warm enough you can transplant them into your garden. You do this by gently cracking the eggshell so that the roots have a way out into the soil.


Note: Don't worry about the eggshells, they will decompose naturally adding nutrient into the soil, and it's all organic.


Third Step: The eggshells that have cracked and are useless as seed pots, you can spread the pieces around into garden to ward off insects, and such because the eggshells have sharp edges that the bugs don't like. Mix the broken eggshells into the soil and around your plants, this will discourage slugs, and cutworms. Also sprinkle them around your plants base. If the pests can't get to your plants they can't eat on them.


Fourth Step: You can add eggshells to the garden when you are tilling the soil, this will add calcium to the soil. Also you can put the extra eggshells into your compost bin or pile. Eggshells will also discourage animals and birds from coming into the garden because eggshells have a sharp edge on them.


Some people like to use eggshells as a disposable funnel for garden chemicals, Just bore a small hole in the bottom of the eggshell and use it. I don't necessarily recommend this way, but it is one way.

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