Stop throwing your eggshells away! 🥚🌱 Eggshells are packed... with calcium, which helps support strong plant growth and can help prevent issues like blossom end rot in tomatoes and peppers. One of my favorite parts of homesteading is learning how much “waste” can still serve a purpose. 1️⃣ Rinse out your eggshells and remove any leftover yolk. 2️⃣ Place the shells into an old strawberry container lined with a paper towel and allow them to fully dry out. 3️⃣ Once the container is full, crush the shells down into a glass jar using the back of a spatula. 4️⃣ When your jar is full, grind into a fine powder in a blender or food processor. 5️⃣ Sprinkle the powder into your garden beds and mix it into the soil around your plants & watch them ENJOY! 😋 ⭐ Make sure the shells are fully dry before blending so the powder stores well. ⭐ This is not a stand-alone fertilizer. Although it adds a calcium boost, it works best with compost. ⭐️ This works best as a long-term soil amendment, not an instant fertilizer. #gardening #fertilizer #homestead #zerowaste #fypshow more

Turn your eggshells and lemons into liquid gold for... your plants! In this video, you'll learn how to make an organic calcium-rich fertilizer that strengthens your plants, prevents blossom-end rot, and boosts growth — all using kitchen waste. Try this eco-friendly gardening hack and see the difference!show more

Raw eggshells don’t work as fertilizer, but when you... dissolve them with lemon juice, you create soluble calcium that plants can actually absorb. A simple, inexpensive trick that boosts growth and strengthens your plants. #plants #gardening #naturalfertilizer #calcium #organicgardeningshow more

The Garden Wealth in Your Trash ​Stop throwing away... your garden’s future! 🚫🗑️ ​Most of us are literally paying to throw away the best fertilizer on the planet, only to go to the store and buy chemical-filled bags. It’s time to close the loop. ♻️🪴 ​I’ve been testing these 3 natural hacks, and the results are honestly insane. If you want your plants to thrive without spending a dime, watch this: ​1. The Nitrogen "Tea" 🍵 ​Forget expensive nitrogen spikes. Old tea bags + oats = the ultimate protein shake for your plants. It gives them that deep green color and rapid growth they crave. ​2. The "Fizzing" Calcium Hack 🧪🥚 ​Plants struggle to digest raw eggshells—it takes years for them to break down. But when you mix crushed shells with vinegar? You create a bio-available calcium foam that strengthens plant "bones" (cell walls) instantly. Science is cool. ​3. DIY Golden Bone-Meal 🍗✨ ​Don't toss those leftover chicken bones! Cleaning, drying, and grinding them creates a high-phosphorus powder that’s essential for massive blooms and fruit production. It’s garden gold. ​Why this works: ✅ Zero Waste ✅ Zero Chemicals ✅ Zero Dollars spent ​Your garden is a living ecosystem—treat it like one! 🌍💪 ​Which of these are you trying first? Let me know in the comments! 👇show more

This eggshell fertiliser is so easy, and cheap to... make. You basically need to cook the eggshells so you remove any water and contaminants, crush them, put them in and jar with organic apple cider vinegar and then let the magic happen. The chemical reaction that occurs looks awesome but also makes the calcium available to plants in a water-soluble form. This can be used to feed the soil for tomatoes and peppers. Note: it’s strong so it will needed to be diluted to a ratio of 1 tablespoon to 10 litres of water. #plantfertiliser #eggshellfertiliser #plantfood #gardening #gardeningtips #homemadefertilisershow more

If you are pouring milk on plants to give... them calcium it doesn’t work because the calcium isn’t soluble. Instead, if you mix milk with lemon juice, it turns it into a natural calcium fertilizer your plants can actually absorb. Credit: ecoagriculturelab_show more

A single eggshell is made up of roughly 95%... calcium carbonate. 🥚 That’s why oyster shells are a staple in many chicken coops. 🦪 Crushed oyster shells provide the extra calcium needed to keep eggshells strong. 💪show more

Tonight we'll get into the politics but for today's... video I need the gardeners help. We've never done container gardens before but want to trial it this year before possibly expanding next year into the back yard. What type of soil is the best? How many plants per container should I use? Is there natural fertilizer? We'd like a solid plan and have most of the materials before May so we can get them in as soon as possible 🌶🫑🌼🏵show more

Stop throwing away your seeds! If you want to... beat the grocery store prices and enjoy that unmatched "picked from the garden" flavor, you have to try this. Most people don’t realize that the seeds inside your store-bought peppers are a gold mine for your homestead. Here is the step-by-step guide to turning one pepper into a full harvest: 1. Extract & Prep: Slice open a ripe pepper and gently remove the seeds. 2 The "Cookie Box" Hack: Use an old plastic cookie or fruit container as a mini greenhouse. Just make sure to poke drainage holes in the bottom! 3. Planting: Bury them a few cm deep in soil, water them well, and close the lid to lock in that moisture. 4. Patience is Key: It takes a few weeks to germinate, but once they hit 6 inches, it’s time for their own individual pots. 5. The Harvest: When the plant reaches about 15 inches, you’ll see those beautiful flower heads. That’s the sign that your peppers are on the way! Pick them green for a zesty crunch, or leave them on the vine to ripen into vibrant reds and yellows. There is nothing like the feeling of watching something grow from a tiny seed into a meal on your table.show more

Throwing away your egg shells is wasting the best... source of calcium.show more

If your Alocasia is suffering from root rot, here’s... how I’m attempting to save mine 🪴 STEP 1 – Remove the plant If the stem feels loose, wobbly or mushy at the base, carefully remove the plant from its pot so you can inspect the damage. STEP 2 – Find the root growth points Look closely around the bottom of the stem for small bumps. These are potential points where new roots can emerge, so it’s important to preserve them. STEP 3 – Remove the rot Using a clean, sharp blade, cut away the mushy, rotten base. Remove all the affected tissue, but be careful not to cut too high and remove the healthy root growth points. STEP 4 – Let it callous Leave the cut surface to dry and callous for around 24–48 hours. You want the cut to dry out and form a protective layer before placing it into your growing medium. STEP 5 – Go corm hunting! This step is optional, but always worth checking your old soil for corms. I managed to find NINE! Hopefully, that’s nine more potential Alocasias to grow. STEP 6 – Prepare your new setup Once the cut has calloused, find a clear jar and fill it around halfway with a lava rock mix or LECA. STEP 7 – Position your plant Carefully place the Alocasia into the jar and add more growing medium around it to support and stabilise the plant. STEP 8 – Add some water Give the medium a good watering and leave a small water reservoir at the bottom of the jar. Make sure the cut base of the plant isn’t sitting directly in the water, as we don’t want to encourage more rot! STEP 9 – Find the perfect spot Place it somewhere with bright, indirect light, warmth and high humidity. Keep an eye on the moisture levels and give it time to hopefully develop a new root system. Now it’s a waiting game! Hopefully, with a little patience, we can get this Alocasia Polly back to full health. 🤞 Have you ever managed to save an Alocasia after losing all its roots? I’d love to hear how you did it! #alocasiapolly #plantcare #plantcaretips #plantsoftiktokplants #plantsshow more

🪴 THE POT YOU PUT YOUR PLANT IN MATTERS... WAY MORE THAN YOU THINK! A plant in the wrong pot can become a constant battle with watering, root rot, drying out, and even temperature stress. Here’s how I choose my pots: 🏺 TERRACOTTA: Best for plants that like to dry out between waterings. It’s VERY porous, so moisture evaporates through the sides and the soil dries faster. Great for succulents, cacti, snake plants, hoyas, and other plants that hate staying wet. The downside? You’ll need to water more frequently so avoid putting anything moisture sensitive into this material!!! 🪴 PLASTIC: Holds onto moisture longer because it doesn’t breathe. This is great for plants that prefer consistently moist soil or for anyone who tends to forget to water. It’s also lightweight, inexpensive, and doesn’t heat up or cool down as quickly (except black plastic pots which conduct heat in direct sun) 🤍 CERAMIC: Glazed ceramic behaves much more like plastic because the glaze prevents water from evaporating through the pot. Unglazed ceramic is more breathable! Ceramic is also heavier, which can be a huge advantage for large plants that get top heavy! 💧 DRAINAGE I don’t care how gorgeous the pot is… if there’s no drainage hole, I don’t want my plant living in it. A decorative pot without drainage can work as a cachepot: keep your plant in a nursery pot with drainage and drop it inside. So before you buy a pot because it’s cute, ask : Does this plant like to dry out or stay moist? Does the pot have drainage? How quickly do I want the soil to dry? And is this pot going to get HOT? Because sometimes the best thing you can buy for your plant isn’t another fertilizer or fancy soil! It’s the right pot. 🪴 #planttips #howto #gardeningtiktokcontest ##gardening#gardenshow more

Eggshells are a rich source of calcium carbonate, comprising... 35-40% of their weight. Eggshell powder is a cleaner alternative to most calcium supplements. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to make your own:show more

The ground has been baked so dry and rock... hard that the Red Kites are coming down in my garden to eat the leftover cat food I put out for the foxes. Earthworms and beetles make up a major part of a red kite's diet and, just like our hedgehogs, they can starve in prolonged hot dry weather. Their natural prey is inaccessible, as it has burrowed deep down into the earth, where the soil is still moist. Our hedgehogs are now starving too, so as well as clean water, please put out a dish of dry cat/kitten food each evening. Any type or flavour, as long as meat is the first listed ingredient. Thank you.❤️show more

Higher fertilizer prices aren’t an accident. Lobbyists pushed for... tariffs on Moroccan phosphate fertilizer, and farmers are paying the price. Florida is full of invasive aquatic plants choking our waterways. Harvest them. Turn them into fertilizer, livestock feed, and compost to rebuild our soil instead of spraying herbicides into our lakes. Regenerative agriculture can solve more than one problem. Robert F. Kennedy Jrshow more

Composting leftover coffee grounds, eggshells and carrot tops is... a way to reduce the amount of food waste that goes into landfills, where it produces the potent greenhouse gas methane.show more

Storing Fresh Carrots in Sand 🥕 Harvest carrots when... the tops are roughly one inch in diameter. Remove as much dirt as possible but do not wash with water. Remove the greens. In a clean container large enough for all of your carrots, place a layer of damp sand at the bottom. Place a layer of carrots on top of the sand. Repeat layers of sand and carrots until your container is full or your carrots are gone. Place the container in a cool (between 32 and 60 degrees) dark place for 6-9 months. Be sure to check the carrots often for rot. If the greens begin to grow up from the sand, remove them.show more

Old carrots can be made into bioplastic as demonstrated... here Researchers have successfully made biodegradable plastic films using carrots How it works - Carrots, even jury their peels or pulp, are dried and ground into powder, or the starch cellulose is extracted - The material is mixed with water, glycerol to make it flexible and often a small amount of vinegar - The mixture is heated, gelatinized, poured into a mold or film and dried They are extremely biodegradable and that’s the point. It breaks down in about 1–4 weeks, with significant degradation in 1–3 months under good conditions It’s not as durable but is a much safer and healthier option than plastics. Old and new carrots workshow more

Replying to @Herbal Creatrix 🐍 i like to know... the science behind things, what can i say 🤷🏾‍♀️😆 its the STEM girl in me. Anyway, sprinkling egg shells around the base of your plants does nothing for their calcium intake. Do you know they find egg shells in archaeological digs? Dilute this solution further and youve got something that helps your plants. I ended up having to pour this into a much bigger container because it was bubbling over 😆😆 #garden #gardener #planttips #eggshellmagic #plantcalcium #makingeggshellssoluble #pepperplantsshow more

The Right Way to Turn Eggshells Into Plant Fertilizer... #Gardening #usa🇺🇸 #PlantCare #TomatoPlants #usa🇺🇸show more

Jumbo Shells 😋(via @cookinwithasia) you’ll need : Jumbo pasta... shells Spaghetti sauce Heavy whipping cream Ground meat Sausage Shrimp Mozzarella cheese Parmesan cheese Meat of your choice Onion powder Garlic powder Pepper Paprika Slap ya momma Garlic . Make cheese sauce with whipping cream and cheese . . Cook meat separately! I added in onions and bell peppers to the ground meat! Used the same pan to cook the sausage and shrimp . . l used 2 cups of whipping cream, onion powder, garlic powder, pepper and paprika! You want to use a stick of butter, melt it and then add in your 2 cups of cream! Once the butter is fully melted add in your season stir and slowly add in your cheese and mix. You can add 1 cup of pasta water to your sauce to thin and and pour in the top and bottom if the pan. . Stuff the shells . Bake on 380 25 minutes #blackfoodiefindershow more