Gardener with basket of egg shells spreading crushed shells around tomato plant - VH-studio/Shutterstock A quality eggshell contains about 2.2 grams of calcium carbonate, the compound that gives them ...

Finely crush the eggshells to release calcium faster—perfect for tomatoes, peppers and leafy greens. Add crushed shells to your compost bin; they’ll break down and enrich your soil over time. Sprinkle ...

Spring is just around the corner, and gardeners should start saving their leftover eggshells now as they can help plants grow stronger and stay disease-free at this time of year.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brown garden slug with antenna on a green lettuce leaf. - Jeffrey2/Shutterstock Slugs and snails are legless, slimy mollusks that ...