Don't throw away eggshells - turn them into fertilizer to make your flowers grow fast

Friends who have been growing flowers for a while must have put a lot of effort into their plants and flowers, right? Huahua understands - the energy that goes into growing flowers is almost the same as raising a child, and it really is exhausting. But then again, without putting in some effort, how could you grow healthy, sturdy plants and flowers?

Now that autumn has arrived, it's different from spring. Spring is generally the growing season for plants, and they need a large amount of nutrients to support their growth, whereas in autumn plants need nutrients mainly to replenish what they need after the flowering period has ended. There's another reason too: in winter, many plants enter dormancy, and before entering dormancy they store up the nutrients they need to get through the winter on their own, so that they don't end up short on nutrition during winter.

Besides applying the usual organic fertilizer or phosphorus-potassium fertilizer to plants, Huahua also knows that some friends sprinkle eggshells on their plants. Many people don't know why eggshells can serve as fertilizer for plants, and don't really understand how to use eggshells to fertilize plants, so today Huahua will talk to everyone about eggshells and flowers.

Eggshells are actually rich in nutrients, so eggshells can also be used as fertilizer for plants. Huahua has learned that someone once did an experiment, and plants fertilized with eggshells grew better than plants without eggshell fertilizer. That's enough to show that eggshells really do have a certain effect.

So how should we use eggshells as fertilizer?

It's actually just a matter of crushing the eggshells and placing them on the potting soil in the flowerpot. Those who are more attentive can crush the eggshells fairly finely and bury them in the soil, or just sprinkle them on the surface of the soil.

No matter what method is used to apply "eggshell" fertilizer to plants, we first have to understand which plants are more suited to eggshell fertilizer. After all, every plant has different habits, so we need to figure this out.

Huahua will tell you: actually, acid-loving plants are more suited to eggshell fertilizer. We often see that some uncle has a potted orange tree at home with a few eggshells tossed into the pot - that's exactly why!

When using eggshells as fertilizer, we must pay attention to the environment, because eggshells may still have residual egg white liquid left in them, and if you're not careful they can attract bugs. So it's best to choose a spot where sunlight can filter through and where there is good ventilation.

Finally, Huahua also wants to remind everyone that when growing flowers normally, eggshells should not be used as the main fertilizer. This is because the nutrients contained in eggshells are relatively limited, and they may not be able to meet the nutritional needs of the plants. Just use a little eggshell now and then in daily care - most of the time you still need to use fertilizer.