Your garbage just might be your garden’s treasure. Here’s what you need to know about using eggshells to help your plants ...

A quality eggshell contains about 2.2 grams of calcium carbonate, the compound that gives them their strength. Eggshells also contain lesser amounts of magnesium, phosphorus, iron, copper, and ...

Slugs and snails are legless, slimy mollusks that love to chew on foliage, fruits, and vegetables. They come out at night, leaving trails of dried slime as evidence they've been munching their way ...

For as long as I have been gardening, there has been a tip I have come across at least once a week: the idea that a ring of crushed eggshells placed around plants is an effective, natural barrier to ...

Tomato plants can be a little dramatic, and they are strict about their requirements: water, sun, and calcium. If they don't get enough of any of them, you'll know about it and fast. But there is a ...