Tomato – Egg Shell Fertilizer
Q: I would like to plant some tomato plants. Would egg shells be a good fertilizer?
A: Egg shells contain calcium, which tomatoes need in moderate amounts. Crush them into small granules so they dissolve in the soil more quickly. Tomatoes also need nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, which the eggshells do not provide
TAGS:
-
Advertisement
-
Follow Walter
-
Advertisement
-
-
January calendar
January is typically the coldest winter month. Still, you can accomplish such garden tasks as sharpening...
Get The Checklist
-
-
-
name that plant
Post your puzzlers and help others with theirs.
Start Here
-
-
Trending Posts
-
1
Stinkhorn mushroom – Identification and Control
-
2
Okra -Edible with Bumps on Pods
-
3
Aquaponics Training – Where to Find
-
4
Rose Trees – Winter Care
-
5
Encore Azaleas – Did Not Bloom Second Time
-
1
Encore Azaleas – Did Not Bloom Second Time
-
2
Staghorn Fern – How to Re-pot
-
3
Okra -Edible with Bumps on Pods
-
4
Tomatoes – Indoor Growing in the Winter
-
5
Bulbs – When to Plant in Fall
-
-
Walter’s Bookshelf
Browse and purchase gardening books by Walter Reeves, plus select titles by other authors.
View books -
Popular topics
Soil Spring Summer Seed Winter Fall Flowers Weed Fertilizer Disease Shade Temperature Pots Oak Pine Pruning Mulch Watering Container Maple Compost Birds Herbicide Tomatoes Azalea Moisture Poison Pears Hydrangea Glyphosate Caterpillar Pests Cherry Roundup Irrigation Pre-Emergent Pesticide Stone Dogwood Peach Spider Pine Straw Greenhouse Magnolia Squash Squirrels Beans Lemon Travel Japanese Maple