And carefully crack them open at that. I've seen this before too. You can plant the entire pocket and the shell will be absorbed and is so good for the soil.

Maybe you should have a neighborhood pancake and scrambled egg breakfast one weekend.....or ask at First Watch or Scrambled (in Sunnyslope) to CAREFULLY save you some shells. Trade them back for fresh tomatoes later.

Fun! Thanks for sharing it. I remember starting seeds in eggshells when I was a kid. We used to put a small hole in the top and bottom and then "blow" out the egg contents (for something that doesn't mind them being pre-scrambled, LOL). It was a fun little experiment and having a tiny hole at the bottom was good for drainage. Let us know if you give it a go and how it works out. Thanks for taking the time/effort to share it!

Happy gardening,
Grant

I did this for the last few years and it works great. the egg cartons fit perfectly on the windowsill. Can be a problem when the cats want the sill too, though. I just started rinsing and saving the shells as i cracked them, putting them back into the carton, and when full, storing them with the garden supplies. Starting about 5 months ahead of seed starting time, there are plenty of eggs to plant in and i just squeeze them to crack them just before putting into the ground.

Thanks for the tip. I wanted to plant some Melrose Peppers and remember reading somewhere to not start pepper plants in pete starter kits. Was considering using cardboard egg crates but this is even better. I could remember as a kid, one of my favorite green thumbs(Linda), grinding eggshells and adding them to soil for nutrients. So this makes total sense to me. I think I found my solution to not using pete for my peppers. Will let you know how it turns out which i am sure will be great.

Awesome, Dman2, keep us posted on how it goes. Happy sowing and growing! Take care, all, Grant.