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Saturday, 9 March 2013

How to Use Eggshells on Tomato Plants


Published By Oasis Team on 23:41I © http://www.oasisagropk.com | Views:

by Melissa Lewis, Demand Media
egg and plant in hand
Tomatoes are susceptible to blossom end rot, which first appears at the bottoms of the fruit, opposite the stems. Caused from a calcium deficiency, blossom end rot can be prevented if extra calcium is available in the soil for the tomato plants to absorb. Eggshells can provide this extra calcium and, if applied at planting time, help avoid this problem so you can reap a plentiful, healthy tomato harvest.

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tomato in eggshell
Pulverize eggshells in a blender until they are finely crushed. Blended eggshells decompose quickly to enrich the soil with calcium at a faster rate than those that are not ground up.

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Place crushed eggshells in a freezer-safe plastic bag or container, and set it in the freezer to save until planting time. You'll need the equivalent of approximately 12 eggshells for each tomato plant.

tomato seedling in eggshell

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Sprinkle a handful of crushed eggshells at the bottom of the hole in the soil before setting in your tomato plants.
Source: http://www.sfgate.com/

A M Awan

A M Awan is Chairman and CEO of Oasis Agro Industries Pakistan, He is also Contributing to educate the society. Oasis Agri Industries Pakistan trying to provide quality service at low price.

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