Viewing post #861748 by BlondieRides

Shadegardener said:I have heard that about banana skins and I do know that worms love bananas. Ah! good hint about the citrus peels - never thought of that! I don't mind putting the egg shells into the garden. I crush them in a plastic bag with an old rolling pin (if I'm not inclined to use a mortar and pestle) and sprinkle them around with coffee grounds before I mulch. I wear garden gloves most of the time due to poison ivy seedlings that pop up here so it's not an issue for me.

I dry my eggshells in the oven after cleaning them, them run them through the coffee grinder. I'm thinking of asking a local diner if I can give them a bin for egg shells.... Don't want to overdo it too much. We use about 4 teaspoons of coffee a day.