Last night, Passover began; and Seder plates on Jewish tables around the world included roasted eggs.
This weekend, around the globe, Easter will be celebrated by decorating eggs.
Eggs figure prominently in the celebration of both Easter and Passover each spring.
Whether you celebrate Easter, Passover, or have a more pagan appreciation of eggs as a symbol of new life in spring, don't throw away those eggshells. Using eggshells from your roasted Seder eggs or your dyed Easter eggs, try one or all of these uses to feed your garden.
• Start seeds in eggshells. You can keep the shells right in the carton, add some growing mix, seeds, and water. Eggshells make perfect little biodegradable seed pots. When you're ready to plant, simply crumble the shell around the seedling so the roots can ramble freely.
• Use eggshells as slug repellant. Break up eggshells and scatter them around the base stems of your precious plants that attract slugs. The slimy ones don't like to cross the jagged shells. Perfect for hostas, lupines, and other plants preferred by slugs.
• Add eggshells to plant water. Rinse the shells, break them up and add them to your watering can. The calcium will leach into the water, adding nutrients when you give your plants a drink.
• Fortify tomato vines with eggshells. Add eggshells to your tomato plants to prevent blossom rot. The calcium will fortify the vines.
• Add eggshells to your compost bins. Your worms and other members of the compost ecosystem will thank you.
Happy Passover.
Happy Easter.
May all your plants be good eggs.••• "Cultivate your corner of the world.
You grow your garden; your garden grows you." •••
• Colleen Smith's gift book "Laid-Back Skier" makes a sweet Easter gift! This whimsical, inspirational book includes lots of ski bunnies and encouragement for life's ups and downs. Watch "Laid-Back Skier's" brief YouTube video here.
• Colleen Smith’s first novel, “Glass Halo”—a finalist for the 2010 Santa Fe Literary Prize — is available in hardcover or e—book.
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