Can duck eggs be used as fertilizer?

Duck eggs as fertilizer

Duck eggs can be used as fertilizer, but it is best not to apply them directly to the soil. Unfermented duck eggs placed directly on the soil will gradually become smelly, attract many small insects, and cause poor plant growth.

Duck eggs can be used as flower fertilizer, which requires some processing. Mash the duck eggs or soak them for a period of time, and then the duck eggs can be applied to plants. The flowers that are suitable for duck egg fertilizer in life mainly include azalea, camellia sasanqua, red maple, Milan, gardenia, Davidia involucrata, camellia chrysantha, potted orange, cherry blossom, five-needle pine, Podocarpus, etc.

How to make fertilizer from duck eggs

You can collect the duck egg shells you use daily, dry them in the sun, then crush them into millet-sized pieces and put them in a bottle. When you repot or plant new flowers every year, add 3% to 5% eggshell powder to the culture soil.

Key points for using duck egg fertilizer

1. Do not use too much duck eggs as flower fertilizer. It should not exceed 15% of the total nutrient soil. Too much will affect the growth of flower roots and the absorption of nutrients.

2. If you lack experience in growing flowers, try not to use duck eggs as flower fertilizer. If it is not done properly, it may have a counterproductive effect, such as the eggshells not being cleaned properly or fermentation not being thorough.