Comments on: Adding Egg Shells to Your Worm Bin https://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin WAY Too Much Fun With Worms! Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:24:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: Frank https://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-1048012 Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:24:54 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/#comment-1048012 I always put my eggshells in a coffee bean grinder, and reduce them to a fine powder. Worms must like it this way as it completely disappears from sight after a week or so. Frank

]]> By: Bill https://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-46621 Wed, 08 Aug 2018 05:18:24 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/#comment-46621 Thanks for the resource!

Any tips on how to sift out the eggshells if you have been doing it wrong and just throwing them in? I picked up a free bin off Craigslist but the lady didn’t really take care of it very well – riddled with cockroaches, springstails and drenched the first time I picked it up.

Anyway its been 2 months and things are looking better, finally managed to dry it out and the worms seem happy (breeding and feeding)

I can finally see the resemblance of the black gold but it’s also riddled with pieces of sharp egg shell. Everytime I turn it, I can feel 1000 worms cry out in pain and confusion – always finding a few cut up ones squirming.

Any suggestions on how to take out the egg shells so I can crush or dissolve in vinegar?

Thanks in advance for your time and ideas!

]]> By: jW https://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-45027 Tue, 18 Aug 2015 09:33:23 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/#comment-45027 Can I put raw egg in the worm bin? I always have a few cracked eggs and I wonder if I could put RAW egg in the worm bin Or if i could put raw egg in my regular hot heap compost container? What do you suggest? What would you do with raw eggs?
My egg cartons always has an egg or two that has cracked inside of it. Should I wash the egg carton out or let it dry before putting it in the worm bin Or before putting it in the regular compost? Thank you!

]]> By: Kris BL https://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-44901 Fri, 24 Jul 2015 23:12:39 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/#comment-44901 Nice Thread ~ Enjoyed reading about everybody’s experiences.
I only began my bins a few months ago after discovering thousands of African NightCrawlers living in my clogged roof-gutters. The eggshell Q’s were quite informative.
Re: EpsonSalts for magnesium > a long time farmer told me that 10g/1Litre water is enough to benefit but not hurt them.
~ i’ll start with that soon & if i notice any changes i’ll post an update…

]]> By: Janine https://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-44526 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 00:05:43 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/#comment-44526 Hi I am new to this do I add the crushed egg shell to the food area or the home area. Thankyou

]]> By: Martin https://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-44316 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 23:02:16 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/#comment-44316 I don’t rinse or heat the eggshells. I only let them dry out in a cardboard box or paper bag on my balcony and I grind them if they are about one week left to dry and I never had any issues with salmonela or anything yet

]]> By: Martin https://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-44315 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 22:49:16 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/#comment-44315 I have Interesting observation to share. I use ground egg shells regurarly and worms always seem to be doing great, they never try to escape. I don’t believe it can hurt them although I was also worried in my beginnings. I just purchased very powerfull hi-end blender recently (cca 600 eur) for smoothies but also for the worms. After I’m done with the smoothie, I blend the peels and other vegetable leftovers and incorporate it into the compost (plastic indoor stacked bins). Just to speed up everything. Now I also blended the egg shells into powder (broke at least 2 food low cost food processors in past on eggshels) and this time it was super fast and super smooth powder. After I added the worm smoothie and mixed it with the compost I sprinkled a lot of eggshell powder on top to neutralize the acidity (probably should have mixed it in as well). Very soon mass of worms covered the surface (they are stored in the dark) and they seemed to enjoy it a lot. They didn’t try to escape – not a single one was crawling up the wall, and they started hiding as soon as I lit up. Now I don’t know if it was because of the acidity of the worm smoothie (mostly potato peels, no citruses) or the love for the egg shells but it was certainly very interesting and new phenomenon 🙂

]]> By: Bentley https://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-43202 Sat, 02 Aug 2014 14:53:39 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/#comment-43202 Britton – there are many kinds of salts, and sodium chloride definitely isn’t the only one that will harm worms. That being said, there likely ARE quite a few salts that won’t be harmful.
Very interesting re: epsom salts – thanks for sharing that!!

]]> By: Britton https://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-43154 Sat, 26 Jul 2014 01:55:55 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/#comment-43154 @ HarryCK: I have used epsom salt in my worm bin. first dissolved it into warm water, added cool water, and then poured it into the bin. Epsom Salt isnt “salt” (sodium chloride) so it won’t hurt them at all. I couldn’t tell if it was benefiting them so I don’t really do it anymore. But it certainly didn’t hurt them.

]]> By: Bentley https://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-43133 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 18:01:45 +0000 http://www.redwormcomposting.com/worm-composting/adding-egg-shells-to-your-worm-bin/#comment-43133 I would avoid using ANY type of salts, Harry, since worms are VERY sensitive to them. I might add some epsom salts at the base of my tomato plants (even though plenty of worms in close proximity), but only because there is plenty of safe habitat close by.

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