Awhile back there was a "share" on Facebook about using emptied egg shells to start seedlings. I began saving a few egg shells to try it out ... ended up with 9. Last week I filled them with dirt and added 4 Swiss Chard seeds to each shell, figured at 4 to a shell I might get at least one start.
I saved an egg carton to use to hold the egg shells, since I had 3 empty spots left in the carton I added dirt and seeds to those spots as well. I also had some discs on hand from previous attempts at starts so I put 4 of them into water to swell up and then added a bean seed to each of them. Want to see which method works best.
I was wishing I had a mini-indoor green house and then I had an "Ah-Ha!" moment! Wonder if my glass cake dome would work like a glass garden bell? So I pulled out the glass cake platter and dome, placed all my newly planted and watered seeds on the platter and covered all with the cake dome.
I did this about last Thursday and today when I checked on them, lo and behold I beheld little baby swiss chard starts popping out in 3 shells and one egg carton spot! My Cake Dome Green House seems to be working! Yay!
I saved an egg carton to use to hold the egg shells, since I had 3 empty spots left in the carton I added dirt and seeds to those spots as well. I also had some discs on hand from previous attempts at starts so I put 4 of them into water to swell up and then added a bean seed to each of them. Want to see which method works best.
I was wishing I had a mini-indoor green house and then I had an "Ah-Ha!" moment! Wonder if my glass cake dome would work like a glass garden bell? So I pulled out the glass cake platter and dome, placed all my newly planted and watered seeds on the platter and covered all with the cake dome.
I did this about last Thursday and today when I checked on them, lo and behold I beheld little baby swiss chard starts popping out in 3 shells and one egg carton spot! My Cake Dome Green House seems to be working! Yay!
Egg Shell Seed Containers
Cake Dome Mini-indoor Green House
Nice humidity provided inside the cake dome green house!
Once they are bursting out of their shells ... I will pop them into my raised veggie garden ... Yes!
Happy day to all!
Karen Anne
