"Ophelia" wrote:
> "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:P
>> dsi1 wrote:
>>
>>>> Not only are they good to eat, the shells are good for the garden soil.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I eat a lot of eggs too. Probably more than most folks. A typical
>>> breakfast would be a fried egg on an English muffin or toast. What I
>>> have decided to do is avoid eating stuff that you're supposed to eat for
>>> breakfast at breakfast. Eggs are a logical choice to ditch.
>>>
>>> I don't toss egg shells outside. Do the shells dissolve? That's pretty
>>> strange.
>>
>> Break up the shells and rake them into the dirt. Yes, they decompose.
>> There are a lot of natural soil amendments Coffee grounds, banana peels
>> and fish heads help fertilize too.
>
>I have read that they do decompose but they must take a very long time. I
>emptied a compost bin last week which had been working away for a couple of
>years and the shells were still whole The coffee grounds, peels etc all
>work well for me.

Yes, egg shells decompose but they amend soil about the same as a bit
of sheetrock and sheet rock decomposes much faster. I don't add
eggshells to my composter because unless you rinse them they contain
protein and protein is not recommended for composting. I add coffee
grounds, tea leaves, and all vegetable parings. I have several
separate compost piles at the edge of the woods for brush, tree limbs,
and sawn tree trunks... those make good critter homes in the
meanwhile. Dinner tonight is a potato omelet, three large spuds diced
(about 2 lbs) and a dozen eggs... will be plenty for two, for two
meals. Potatoes are all well browned in the 12" pan and eggs are all
beaten and in the fridge, everything all ready to go... I enjoy cold
potato omelet for dinner the next day. I spent much of today working
outdoors with manual grass shears trimming around all my trees, etc.,
got a good workout. My grass shears are some 60 years old, cast iron
frames with good tool steel blades, they cut like a dream, not like
today's chintzy modern crap. Only problem was the pollen was
outrageous today, so now I'm suffering... a hot steamy shower helped
some, the congestion will pass soon... I should have worn one of the
paper masks I use when I mow, I have plenty... these work great for
dusty jobs:
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