Rosemary and Lavender Grow Well with a Common Food Scrap

Some herbs like rosemary and lavender need different food to grow well.

Herbs are easy to grow in pots. But many gardeners make a mistake by feeding all herbs the same way. Leafy herbs like basil need a lot of nitrogen to grow fast and taste good.

Woody herbs like rosemary and lavender need different food. Nitrogen makes leaves grow, but it can make these herbs weak and sick.

If you grow leafy herbs, feed them once a month with nitrogen-rich food or use old tea bags or coffee grounds.

Eggshells are good natural food for woody herbs like rosemary and lavender.

Herbs like lavender and rosemary only need a little food in spring. An expert says crushed eggshells are good for these herbs.

Eggshells have calcium, which is good for plants and soil. It helps plants grow and makes the soil healthy.

Calcium helps keep the soil balanced and makes water go in easily.

Calcium makes woody herbs strong and helps them grow roots, so they don't get sick easily.

You can put eggshells in the soil or use them as a pot to give herbs nutrients.

Eggshells also make the soil a little more alkaline, which herbs like lavender and rosemary like.

Eggshells can also keep pests away from herbs grown indoors.

The expert says crushed eggshells keep slugs and other insects away.

To use eggshells, dry them, then crush them and put them around your herbs.

You can also use eggshells as small pots for herbs like lavender and rosemary.

To make an eggshell pot, cut the top off carefully and rinse it.

Make a small hole in the eggshell for water to come out, then fill it with soil and plant your herb.

Put a few seeds in each eggshell, water them, and keep them in a sunny spot to grow a herb garden.

Label each eggshell with the herb's name and take care of them to have a nice herb garden soon.

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