Oyster shell in the Garden?
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Comments (37)Maybe tasting the water wasn't such a good idea. I drained the water off and left the shells sitting in a stainless steel bowl for a couple days. Well today when I was getting ready to use them they smelled very GAMMY. I assume there is still very tiny fragments of meat attached and in the damp conditions they started to decompose. From now on I will drain my washed shells pronto. Just finished a Crete square little bowl using Perlite and the shells as my aggregate. The shell fragments are all less than 1/4 of an inch. Looks kinda cool, I just added a pinch of blue pigment to the white portland. I can hardly wait to see what a stiff brushing will do to remove the Portland haze. I'm hoping that pearly glisten of the shells is visible. It will be interesting how it feels to the touch. Very hard on gloves BTW....See Moreoyster shell
Comments (3)I use them to mark rows in my garden and like FSM says they will take forever to break down. I suspect that there are numerous micro nutrients contained in the shells but probably ~99% calcium carbonate overall. Definitly a slow release amendment to any garden unless ground up to a fine powder first. Soil pH imbalance isn't a concern, esp with acid rain being the norm....See MoreOyster shells
Comments (3)If I where you I would put some of those shells in the ground near your trees and shrubs. It's a slow release fertilizer. I learned from my neighbor that they put Oyster and clam shells in their dwarf peach tree pots so they never have to worry about Calcium because it slowly release it fertilizer to the tree and all they have to worry about is the Nitrogen feedings for the plants....See MoreOyster Shell Grit as Chicken Grit in als 1:1:1 mix
Comments (1)You probably want to ask your question in the Container Gardening forum, where they talk about mixes. Here is where we argue about composting methods and mulching. http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/contain...See Morehelenh
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