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
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