Comments on The Compost Bin: What's Decomposing - Egg Shells

Jenna, thanks for visiting. And I hope you're nex...

2007-07-02T15:16:00.000-04:00

Jenna, thanks for visiting. And I hope you're next omlette finds it's way into your garden. :)

Wam, great idea with the pizza box. Our town recycling won't take pizza boxes either. I may have to copy your idea, thanks!

Jenna, on the topic of newspaper in a compost bin....

2007-06-30T21:22:00.000-04:00

Jenna, on the topic of newspaper in a compost bin... I generally try to recycle what I can, which includes newspaper; however, I do compost up my used pizza delivery boxes which they won't recycle here in Cincy.

I take a razor knife, cut them into 2-3 inch strips, then soak the strips in a gallon or two of rain water over night to loosen up the glue. Once soaked, the pizza box strips are then seperated into the individual sheets, torn and thrown into the bin. They are generally unrecognizable within just a couple days.

Wow. I feel like I'm WAY behind th erest of the cl...

2007-05-21T14:01:00.000-04:00

Wow. I feel like I'm WAY behind th erest of the class. i keep finding new things to toss in my composter. Last week it was finding out I can shred newspapers and toss that in, this week - eggshells. I've gardened since I was little, but these things never even occurred to my feathered brain.

Thanks for the heads up. My garden - and my pantry - thank you.

Everyone is in such a rush for me make compost. R...

2007-05-17T11:58:00.000-04:00

Everyone is in such a rush for me make compost. Relax people, my egg shells will decompose even if I don't crush them. :)

Although, I do see the point of needing compost quickly. And that's why I'm looking into a compost tumbler.

Crushing them before adding to the heap does speed...

2007-05-17T11:54:00.000-04:00

Crushing them before adding to the heap does speed up the composting process :)

I think crushing eggshells is a great idea... only...

2007-05-16T22:12:00.000-04:00

I think crushing eggshells is a great idea... only I never get around to doing it so they just get tossed in as is. It does take a little longer to compost but faster than I seem to take to crush them...

opal, the kids like eggs in a hole, my wife likes ...

2007-05-16T18:55:00.000-04:00

opal, the kids like eggs in a hole, my wife likes poached and I usually make a garbage omlet and add all kinds of veggies, leftovers, etc. Good thing I was a short order cook during high school.

Crafty, I just put my shells into my kitchen compost crock and eventually they make it out to my compost bin. No washing, drying, crushing or any extra work necessary. If a bird snags one then good for him. :)

I let my egg shells dry out on the counter first. ...

2007-05-16T18:09:00.000-04:00

I let my egg shells dry out on the counter first. When they are dry they crush up very easily and I add that right into the compost.

It's always nice to meet other composters. How do ...

2007-05-16T16:23:00.000-04:00

It's always nice to meet other composters. How do you eat your eggs? Boiled, scrambled, poached? My parents are fans of scrambled eggs.

Ki, that's part of the reason why I just toss them...

2007-05-16T09:12:00.000-04:00

Ki, that's part of the reason why I just toss them in the compost bin. This way the calcium goes into my compost and not into a bird's belly. :)

I heard on "You bet your garden" radio show that m...

2007-05-16T07:53:00.000-04:00

I heard on "You bet your garden" radio show that most soils are calcium deficient so you should keep all your egg shells to place in the garden. So I did.

I placed them first around a tree the paperbark maple I have had such bad luck in growing...lost 4 previously and I noticed to my delight that the eggshells were being nicely incorporated into the soil. I was looking out the back door one day at the maple and noticed a bird flitting around the base of it. After a little while it picked up a piece of eggshell and flew off. The birds were taking the shells to eat! I guess they are calcium deficient too!

Well, at least the tree seems to have made it ok despite the lack of eggshells.