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egg shells as buffer in casing
    #5457588 - 03/29/06 10:54 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

How important is it to get all the membrane off the egg shells?
I've got 90% of it off, but theres still some, and its extremely difficult to get anymore off as my eggshells are pretty broken.

if i just go ahead and powder anyways, and mix with my 50/50 then microwave, will this increase my chances for contamination?


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Re: egg shells as buffer in casing [Re: AKtoker]
    #5458241 - 03/30/06 05:12 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Egg shells might give a bit of texture, but they won't have time to break down enough to act as a ph buffer in the short lifespan of your substrate. You need hydrated lime or limestone flour.
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Re: egg shells as buffer in casing [Re: AKtoker]
    #5458336 - 03/30/06 06:07 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Powderized egg shell has worked great for me I have even gone 6-7 flushes with it so it is there for the long haul. As far as the membrane get what ya can then I use a coffee grinder to powderize after they are dried totally. GL
BTW a small amount of hydrated lime should also be used if your using a peat based casing mix to immediately adjust the acidity of the peat.


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Re: egg shells as buffer in casing [Re: hyphae]
    #5458366 - 03/30/06 06:41 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Most I've seen have just crushed the egg shells. How do you get them powdered?
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Re: egg shells as buffer in casing [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #5458552 - 03/30/06 08:14 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

^ ^ ^ Blender, coffee grinder


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Re: egg shells as buffer in casing [Re: MindsEye]
    #5458900 - 03/30/06 09:59 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Im going to be using a peat/coir/vermic/oystershell casing. Would be be helpful to add a little bit of egg shell to this casing? Oh ya I cant find any lime around here just yet, hopefully soon with the gardening season starting up.


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Re: egg shells as buffer in casing [Re: mnmdat]
    #5459147 - 03/30/06 11:22 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

I'm using jiffy mix, so I hope it's already balanced to close to optimal. It says it has lime added for pH balancing, so I'm thinking if i just add a long term buffer i should be good to go.


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