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If you eat a lot of eggs during the day, it is really a shame to waste the shells by throwing them away.
By doing so, you are wasting a great opportunity to recycle, protect the environment and save some money.
To reuse them better you should immerse them in hot water .
But first let’s go in order!
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Whatever dish you prepare with eggs, you can easily recover the shells to care for your plants .
In fact, eggshells can be used, following some instructions, as a natural fertilizer for plants.
This is precisely why you can decide to recover the shells by simply grinding them finely and then adding them to the soil of your plants. You can also use the ground shells around the roots of the plants as mulch . This is because shells are considered essential for the growth and development of plants and roots due to their high calcium content .
In fact, eggshells contain 93% calcium and 1% nitrogen , which are vital for healthy soil.
In addition to this, they manage to maintain a correct pH balance in the soil .
However, before grinding them, and therefore before using them, you must first clean and sterilize them thoroughly so that no type of fungus or bacteria grows.
Clearly you don’t want to add too large an amount to the soil because it could damage it.
After this introduction you are now ready to discover the trick that will make eggshells even more beautiful.
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Eggshells: Soak them in hot water and use them like that.
Before using eggshells, you must wash them and let them dry for at least 24 hours . After a day, they can be crushed to obtain many pieces to insert into the garden, flowerbeds and vases.
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