To have a vegetable patch with the best fruits and the most delicious vegetables, we have to know how to apply different gardening techniques to take care of the floors. And it’s not just about watering, leaving them a good substrate or pruning them. It is that we must also use the imagination to go beyond the simple. That is why this time we will help you to innovate using egg cartons.
The floors They require different gardening techniques and with egg cartons or maples (as they are known in some South American countries) we can get the most out of it, enhancing the beauty of the garden and encouraging the growth of each plant. Consequently, we invite you to take a pencil and paper and then practice the following tricks.
How to use egg cartons in the garden?
The egg cartons They are those containers where the shells are packaged and which are usually made in the same shape as the egg. They are made with a recyclable material and can be very useful at home, as well as in the vegetable patch. Therefore, we suggest you do the following jobs.
compost
Being made from an organic material it can be a perfect addition to your home compost in the vegetable patch, especially if you add a lot of fruits or vegetables. The explanation is focused on the fact that it can counteract and level the humidity of your compost so that it remains at adequate levels. It is best to use them with worm compost so that they can be used correctly. To do this, you should grind as well as possible so that it is better integrated into the waste and, being a good source of carbon, you should avoid abuse because it can considerably affect the carbon-nitrogen balance in the substrate.
seedbeds
Another of the uses that we can give to the egg cartons in it vegetable patch It is like a seedbed, because each space is ideal for the growth of a single seed. The only thing you need to know is that you must prepare them before using them as seedbeds for floors. It will only be enough with a hole in the bottom of each space of the maple, so that you have a good drainage and then fill with a little soil or substrate for seeds.