root damage
Preventing extreme wet-to-dry soil fluctuations
Eggshells can eventually contribute calcium, but hanging shells beside tomatoes will not cure blossom-end rot.
7. They May Be Useful Around Newly Planted Garden Beds
Another practical advantage of hanging shells is simply marking an area that you’ve recently planted.
When seeds are underground and nothing has germinated yet, it’s surprisingly easy to forget exactly where each row begins.
A bright eggshell hanging from a short stake can provide a simple visual marker.
You could use different positions to mark:
Newly planted seeds
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