How to start herb garden from Eggshells
Use biodegradable eggshells to create your herb garden and jump-start the season with germinated seedlings before transferring them to bigger pots or your garden.
Servings 12 herb seedlings
Cost $5
Equipment
- egg cartoon for 12 eggs
Ingredients
- 12 eggshells
- various culinary herb seeds
- soil to grow herbs seed starting potting mix
- sharp knife
- needle to poke the hole into eggshell
- water spray bottle
- egg cartoon for 12 eggs
Instructions
- Use a sharp knife to carefully remove the upper part of the eggshell leaving the bottom intact.
- Wash them thoroughly to prevent rot, mould development of bad smell later
- Using small needle prick a small hole in the base of each eggshell.
- Use a spoon to fill each eggshell with soil just 1 cm below the top
- Sow few seeds (4-5) to each eggshell to ensure germination
- Using permanent marker write the name of the herb you sow in.
- Water with spray and place them in a warm place. Once you see the seeds germinate move them to a sunny spot.
- Water them every day with a spray.
- When sprouts appear, wait till they are strong enough to be planted in the garden or bigger pot. Then gently crack and peel away the bottom of the eggshell to allow the roots to easily grow out of the shell and spread out.
Video
Notes
You can use the clear plastic cartoon to make a mini-greenhouse and faster the growth of your herbs