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Old May 13, 2017   #26
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Originally Posted by Nan_PA_6b View Post
Dig hole. Handful of crushed eggshell. Insert peat pot. Fill hole. Water. Empirical evidence to the contrary, I use finely crushed eggshell in the potting-up soil and in the bottom of the transplant hole, and I haven't gotten BER.

Nan
Egg shells are a source of calcium, but they take a long time to decompose and for the calcium to become available - as in years. OTOH, they can't hurt.




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