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Dear friends, today let us discuss about the use of
eggshell or eggshell fertilizer in terrace garden, field garden or commercial garden
plants or tub plants. Actually before knowing this we need to know about the
plant food or nutrients that any plant normally takes as its food.
Plant food is
generally divided into 2 categories.
1. Macronutrients
2. Micronutrients
Today we will
discuss macro nutrients. These macro nutrients are again divided into 2
categories -
1. Major nutrients
2. Secondary nutrients
The main
nutrients of plants are three:
Many of you must know about the three main nutrients of
plants.
Again, NPK - Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potash. But we will
not discuss nitrogen, phosphorus and potash here either.
Today we will mainly discuss about secondary nutrients.
Secondary nutrients include Calcium, Magnesium and Sulfur . Today we will discuss the calcium nutrient among the
three calcium, magnesium and sulfur. And the reason for discussing calcium
nutrients is that our main topic today is eggshell fertilizer, which is a
natural source of calcium.
This eggshell
contains a lot of calcium, which is about 90%.
And through this eggshell we can or do provide calcium to
plants. Eggshells are rich in calcium carbonate, magnesium and calcium. Apart
from this, eggshell contains iron, copper, manganese, zinc, fluorine, chromium
and molybdenum.
What is the use
of calcium plants?
Calcium makes this stimulant effective. It is one of the
components of the cell wall.
It is also essential for cell growth and cell division,
helping to transport water between cells.
Some plants require calcium to assimilate nitrogen and
other minerals.
Calcium is easily dissociated. But once calcium
accumulates in plant tissue, it does not come out. Therefore, calcium needs to
be supplied regularly for plant growth.
What happens to
the lack of calcium in plants or crops?
Lack of Calcium inhibits the growth of flowers, stems and
roots.
Its deficiency results in stunted growth, leaves and
resulting black spots.
Yellow color appears around the edges of the leaves.
Some plants even show yellowing of the leaves which can
be considered as a symptom of calcium deficiency.
Its deficiency can be compensated by applying
calcium-like materials that can be applied to plants, such as eggshell powder,
chalk powder, lime powder, etc. But in this case the pH of the soil is good
Must be maintained.
Now let's know
how to make eco-friendly eggshell organic fertilizer:----
Method of making organic fertilizer with eggshell:
First of all, the eggshell must be made usable.
In this case, the egg shells must be collected first, the
collected egg shells must be sniffed well.
The dried eggshell powder should be ground into a powder.
In that case, a blender, mixture can be used.
Care should be taken that the peels are finely ground so
that no grains remain.
Powder can mix with the soil faster than large grains, so
its minerals are easily absorbed by plants.
If the granules remain in the soil for a long time after
use or application to plants, insect attack may occur.
So the powder should be made so that ants or spiders
cannot attack it and carry it away.
Now let's know about the use and application method of
egg shell:
Eggshell dust or fertilizer can be used on any type of
plant.
Measurements of
eggshell application for use on tub plants-----
1 tbsp in 8 inch tub
1 tablespoon in a 10 inch tub
1.5 tbsp in a 12 inch tub
- In the case of applying eggshell fertilizer to the soil
of the tub, first the soil of the tub should be loosened with a shovel or a
shovel.
After that, eggshell fertilizer should be sprinkled on
the soil dug around the tub.
Application of eggshell fertilizer can lead to ants and
spider infestation in the soil, so mix neem powder with eggshell fertilizer to
prevent harmful insects from attacking.
Since eggshells contain a lot of calcium carbonate,
magnesium and calcium as well
Iron, Copper, Manganese, Zinc, Fluorine, Chromium and
Molybdenum, which in one way or another make up the nutritional minerals or
mineral deficiencies required by plants.
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