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Crushed egg shells have long been used on potted plants for the same reason
(calcium). My mother always used them. She also used coffee grounds (I
don't know why) but I later learned this was not good for plants.
This is the first I've heard of using mollusk shells.
Sylvia S. Edwards
Huntsville, Alabama
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From: "Ezequiel M. Pinto-Guillaume"
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Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 2:41 PM
Subject: [CONCH-L] shells as fetilizers?
> Hi everyone,
>
> When I was a child I remember seeing my grandmother placing shells in
> planting pots in order to give the plants calcium (This was in Italy in
> the sixties). Almost every single planting pot in the garden had its
> share of shells. A month ago, I saw at a friend's house (Uppsala,
> Sweden) also a potted plant into which half-a-dozen shells had been
> placed. When I asked about it, I was told that it was good for the
> plants.
>
> Has anyone heard, seen or know more about this curious custom?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Ezequiel
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