Eggshell Cups

I love gardening. I love eggs. I love peas. I saw a picture a long time ago of peas growing out of eggshells and I thought it was amazing. So, today I decided it was time to try it.





Sorry for the super moody lighting in the images, I was working quickly and there is absolutely NO light in my house. You can click on images to make them bigger. I had done twelve brown eggs a few days prior, but my cat, Pinki, decided to make a snack out of one of them...which actually ended up working in my favor because I needed to take pictures of the process.

 First you need your supplies. A bowl to catch the yolk and whites, your egg, a napkin and a rotary tool with the drill bit to drill a drainage hole in the bottom of the egg. You can also use a sharp pin to pierce the bottom of the egg...I just wanted to be cool and use my birthday present.

 Put the egg upside down in the carton and drill a small hole. (or poke one) You'll need a decent sized hole, a little less than 1/4th of an inch.

 Hole done. I didn't drill through the egg skin...be careful if you do, egg whites will go everywhere.

 Now you need your bowl, a spoon and a poking device. I used a skewer.

 Poke through the egg skin with your skewer and wiggle it around to break the yolk.

 Flip the egg over (over the bowl!!) and gentle tap on the top with a spoon to break it.

Flip it back over and the yolk and whites should basically fall out of the egg. If they don't you can poke through the hole again with the skewer or blow on it. Just be careful if you do decide to blow on it. Raw eggs can carry all kinds bacteria and trust me, you don't want them in or around your mouth.

 Once the egg is empty, stick your finger in the larger hole that you cracked with the spoon and gently break away until you have about half of your egg left. Rinse out your eggs with hot water and let them air dry...or dry them. Your choice.

Part two! Here we have your eggs clean(ish) and dry, a packet of peas, and a small bag of potting soil.

 Gently pack your eggshells with the soil. GENTLY! You don't want the soil super compacted in the shell.

 Peas! Take your peas and set one in each shell, on top of the soil.

 With your finger, gently press the peas into the soil, about up to your first knuckle. Make sure the peas are completely covered by soil and lightly press the soil down with your fingers.

 Water! You don't need very much. I gave a couple capfulls of water to each egg. Just enough to make the soil sufficiently most, not soupy.

 And you're done! Put them in a window with a lot of sunshine and make sure the soil stays damp. Break your shells and plant them in the ground once the plants reach 3 inches tall.



Mine are sitting in front of the kitchen table and I'm hoping a cat doesn't decide to make a bed out of them. I'll make a post when I start seeing cotyledons!