Deirdre O Meara 
As summer approaches, gardening enthusiasts are always looking for ways to enhance their flowerbeds and make them bloom with colorful flowers. A TikTok user, @gardenshare, who is known for his gardening tips, has now revealed a hack that can help you achieve this. He suggests that instead of throwing away eggshells, you can use them to give your soil a nutrient boost.
According to @gardenshare, the first step is to dry out the eggshells. Once they are completely dry, you can crush them into a fine powder. This powder can then be mixed with soil or placed at the bottom of plant pots. The gardener also claims that coffee granules and banana peels offer similar benefits.
In a TikTok reel, @gardenshare demonstrates how to make homemade eggshell calcium fertilizer nutrient soil. He advises people to dry the eggshells in the sun, store them, and then crush them in a blender. In the video, he is seen pouring the crushed eggshells into a box with some soil from his garden and mixing them thoroughly. He then divides the mixture into various plant pots, ready to add flower or vegetable seeds.
Experts at Gardenesque have confirmed that eggshells are an excellent source of calcium for plants. The shell of a chicken egg is made up of about 96% calcium carbonate (CaCO3), which is an essential plant nutrient that moderates soil acidity. Fast-growing plants tend to deplete the soil of calcium quickly, so eggshells are an ideal supplement and feed for outdoor flowers, vegetables, and fruit trees in your garden. Gardenesque suggests crushing the shells using a mortar and pestle during the winter months and sprinkling them over the container or garden border where you will plant come springtime. Alternatively, you can add crumbled eggshells directly into the bottoms of your planting holes.
Fans of @gardenshare’s quick and easy tip have already shown their appreciation for this hack. The video has gained more than 475,200 likes and 6.5 million views. In the comments section, other TikTok users have shared their reactions. One user wrote, “My grandmother did this, and her vegetables in her garden grew nicely.” Another user commented, “I save ALL my eggshells from winter so I can do this for my garden. Glad others know to do this.” A third user added, “Awesome.” However, someone else suggested, “Or you can just compost them and bypass all the extra work.”
As more and more people are turning to gardening as a way to relax and spend time outdoors, this hack is a simple and effective way to enhance your flowerbeds and make them bloom with colorful flowers. Instead of throwing away eggshells, you can now use them to give your soil a nutrient boost and create a beautiful garden that will be the envy of all your neighbors.
