Can I put egg shells in the pot of Clivia (Can Clivia use egg shells as flower fertilizer)

A flower lover asked : Can egg shells be placed in Clivia flower pots? How to maintain them?

The answer is no. Let’s talk about the viewpoint below.

First, egg shells are prone to deterioration and attract insects

Most of the egg shells discarded in the kitchen will have a lot of egg liquid left. If you throw them directly into the flowerpot, the egg liquid inside will deteriorate and rot over time, attracting many small insects such as ants, and causing certain damage to the flowers.

Second, eggshells cannot be integrated into the soil

If you throw the entire eggshell directly onto the surface of the flowerpot, the elements in the eggshell cannot be integrated into the soil by the roots, and the plant cannot absorb nutrients, which has no effect on supplementing nutrients for plant growth.

If you wait until the eggshells completely rot and break down naturally and blend into the soil, it may take 1 to 2 years. By that time, the pot and soil may have been changed. So I personally feel that using it this way will have no effect at all.

Third, how to use egg shells as flower fertilizer

When I grow flowers, I occasionally use some egg shells. I first rinse the egg liquid in the egg shells with clean water, then put them in the sun to dry, and then crush them into crumbs.

When growing flowers, I will bury a small amount of eggshell powder in the flowering flower pots. This can supplement phosphorus for the plants and make the plants bloom more and more beautifully.

Crushed eggshells can also be added to the prepared soil when preparing the culture soil for potting. This can also increase the fertility of the soil and make the soil more loose and breathable.

Eggshells can be used as flower fertilizer, but they should not be put directly into the flowerpot. They should be rinsed, dried, and crushed before use.

You can collect egg shells and make them into fertilizer for flowers. Applying them regularly to flowering flowers can encourage the plants to bloom more.