Which flowers are suitable for fertilizing with eggshells?

Using eggshells as fertilizer has been a folk practice since ancient times, mainly for large potted plants like orange trees, and the method is rather rough. Some flower growers also ask which flowers like eggshell fertilizer, and this question needs to be considered comprehensively.

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Eggshell fertilizing

First of all, it can be confirmed that eggshells used as fertilizer do have a certain fertilizing effect. Previously, some flower growers conducted experiments, and the results showed that flowers given eggshells grew better than flowers without eggshells.

But even so, we need to use eggshells reasonably. At present, there are mainly three ways to give flowers eggshells. One is to directly place eggshells on the surface of the flower pot, generally seen in large courtyard potted plants, mainly orange trees. Another is to crush the eggshells and put them into the flower pot. The last one is more particular: grind the eggshells into powder and then mix them into the flower pot.

Eggshell fertilizing

No matter which method is used, it is certain that it benefits the plants, but we need to apply it reasonably. For example, if the flower pot is relatively small, it is not suitable to use large pieces of eggshells. If it is kept indoors, it is also not suitable to use eggshells.

So what kind of planting situation is suitable for using eggshells? A relatively spacious open balcony, or a courtyard, or plants grown in the ground, etc. The reason for saying this is that the egg white attached to the eggshells will rot, and if there is too little potting soil and not enough ventilation, it is easy to breed bacteria and small flying insects.

Let us return to the topic: which flowers like eggshell fertilizer? If we must talk about plants, it should be plants that like slightly acidic soil. This is also why in folk practice, potted orange trees often have eggshells placed in the flower pot.

Eggshell fertilizing

Finally, flower growers need to be warned that if we merely want to use eggshells as fertilizer, rather than because the plants or flowers need it, it is not recommended for flower growers to use them, because most flower growers nowadays grow flowers on enclosed balconies, and reliably using inorganic fertilizer is much less troublesome and labor-saving than this kind of homemade fertilizer.

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