Quote Originally Posted by Davis View Post
Yeah they are great for compost. I would crush up the egg shells as much as possible though. They put calcium into the soil. We used to use pig blood around our roses when I was home. When butchering time came we just drained the hog and poured it directly around the roses. They loved it.
You know there is a dry granular fertilizer called "blood meal" that's supposedly great for roses. A neighbor told me broadcasting it around the garden was a way to keep the cottontails out, so I used to do that. Of course you have to replenish it after each rain. I don't know about roses, but it sure did make the bermuda grass grow good around the garden.:laughing:

And I never bothered composting, but did like to throw the egg shells and coffee grounds into the garden and till them in.