Egg shells are good for tomatoes as they leach calcium into the soil for the roots to pick up. Extra Calcium is not good for all plants.
Get a soil test to see what your soil needs. Contact your County Agricultural Extension Service to get an inexpensive test done rather than putting things in your soil that it doesn't need.
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egg shell provide calcium to plants, I like to crush mine to a finer confetti like texture. Spread near base of plants.
Can also mix in soil, or put some in hole before planting. Although it does take time for calcium to absorb
We grind ours in our food processor and add with banana peels and coffee grounds too. All good for the garden and plants
Crush them up and put around plants that suffer badly from slug damage
https://www.gardenista.com/posts/diy-5-ideas-to-use-eggshells-in-the-garden-pest-control-mulch-fertilizer/
Egg shells are good for tomatoes as they leach calcium into the soil for the roots to pick up. Extra Calcium is not good for all plants.
Get a soil test to see what your soil needs. Contact your County Agricultural Extension Service to get an inexpensive test done rather than putting things in your soil that it doesn't need.