eggs as nutrients

progeater

progeater

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im surprised this is so hard to find on the internet, but has anyone else ever done it? and i dont mean just the eggshells, i mean the whole egg. ive been doing this for a while when it comes to feeding plants and during veg stage it dramatically increases growth, and makes the leaves bigger and dark green. do you think giving eggs in budding would make good nutrients also?
 
progeater

progeater

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it started with my friend giving our plants eggs cuz they were at his house, and i was like "wtf?!" but he said he read somewhere that its good for them. but i guarantee he misread what he was reading and most likely it said egg SHELLS, but surprisingly eggs did wonders anyhow...for a while we gave our plants eggs every 5 days or so, whats cool is that it wont overfertilize.
then when they first showed their pistils i thought it should be stopped, and since then we havent used any but im thinking it would be a good idea cuz its almost november and my buds are still really wispy. i have nowhere to put it for it to get more light than it already does
 
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aubud

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progeater said:
it started with my friend giving our plants eggs cuz they were at his house, and i was like "wtf?!" but he said he read somewhere that its good for them. but i guarantee he misread what he was reading and most likely it said egg SHELLS, but surprisingly eggs did wonders anyhow...for a while we gave our plants eggs every 5 days or so, whats cool is that it wont overfertilize.
then when they first showed their pistils i thought it should be stopped, and since then we havent used any but im thinking it would be a good idea cuz its almost november and my buds are still really wispy. i have nowhere to put it for it to get more light than it already does
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Hokay, im gonna say that thats a bad idea... and if you are getting good results, then IDK how. Basic biology tells us that a plant cannot absorb complex molecules and coincidentally cant digest unbroken down foods. This is exactly why earthworms are good, they break down the food for the plant to the point that it can be absorbed. (thats why organic nutrients in hydroponics almost always need a enzyme/bacteria culture to fully be absorbed.)

I'm not trying to say your wrong if it worked, but hey... Im surprised you didnt get a mold/fungus/bacteria problem quick. Rotting things near your plants are never a good thing.

TBH this sounds alot like the guy that was on here pretty recently ranting and raving about putting Rid X in his hydro res, and ended up killing a couple members whole crops. To his defense the rid x might have worked, but not for the reason he thought it did, which to make a long story short killed others plants cause the setting wasnt 100% the same....
But heres ur thread back..... sorry bout the rambling, Adderall got me all wired this morning!
 
maxwelljr

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aubud said:
Hokay, im gonna say that thats a bad idea... and if you are getting good results, then IDK how. Basic biology tells us that a plant cannot absorb complex molecules and coincidentally cant digest unbroken down foods. This is exactly why earthworms are good, they break down the food for the plant to the point that it can be absorbed. (thats why organic nutrients in hydroponics almost always need a enzyme/bacteria culture to fully be absorbed.)

I'm not trying to say your wrong if it worked, but hey... Im surprised you didnt get a mold/fungus/bacteria problem quick. Rotting things near your plants are never a good thing.

TBH this sounds alot like the guy that was on here pretty recently ranting and raving about putting Rid X in his hydro res, and ended up killing a couple members whole crops. To his defense the rid x might have worked, but not for the reason he thought it did, which to make a long story short killed others plants cause the setting wasnt 100% the same....
But heres ur thread back..... sorry bout the rambling, Adderall got me all wired this morning!
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You made good points, especially the mold,fungus, rotting materials part.
 
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aubud

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progeater said:
buds are still really wispy. i have nowhere to put it for it to get more light than it already does
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And about that.... sounds like ur growing indoors in soil? your going to get whispy buds even if you put the worlds best nutrients in ur setup if you have shitty light, def get some more lights and save ur egg money, possibly invest in some bacon for deliciousness? :eyesmoke:
 
HHGTTG420

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Haven't found much info, but sofar:

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/91057/

even found a patent for it, lol

http://www.freshpatents.com/Inedible-egg-compositions-and-methods-for-organic-fertilization-of-plants-dt20061228ptan20060288749.php?type=description

Edit: this isn't something I would try unless it was either outdoors or in a room I don't care about stinking up. You'd need at least 4 control plants and 4 test plants and I'd plan on loosing the plants first round. I definitely wouldn't try it unless I plan on loosing the plants. I wouldn't discount it, as compost is rotting material (and people use that on their plants without issue) but i wouldn't try it on any plants I didn't half-expect to loose.
 
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aubud

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HHGTTG420 said:
Edit: this isn't something I would try unless it was either outdoors or in a room I don't care about stinking up. You'd need at least 4 control plants and 4 test plants and I'd plan on loosing the plants first round. I definitely wouldn't try it unless I plan on loosing the plants. I wouldn't discount it, as compost is rotting material (and people use that on their plants without issue) but i wouldn't try it on any plants I didn't half-expect to loose.
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Agreed.
The whole reason u have a compost pile is so that it gets broken down, all of that breaking down creates alot of heat and nasties though, which is why you dont see plants growing in fresh compost (not completely finished that is)... All this talk about eggs is making me A) want to setup a test and B) want scrambled eggs, one of which will occur, either way i will be satisfied
 
Green Cross

Green Cross

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Use some common sense

MJ doesn't need protein and fat, she need available nutrients N - P - K calcium and other trace minerals
 
Jeffdogg

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Green Cross said:
Use some common sense

MJ doesn't need protein and fat, she need available nutrients N - P - K calcium and other trace minerals
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Yeah lol, a few weeks back the OP made a thread about putting carnation instant breakfast in his plants, also admitted he was 12 years old :neutral:
 
progeater

progeater

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lol do you seriously think a 12 year old would be growing weed?
but as far as you guys know, im 12 so lets just keep it at that.
and yeah i would expect it to be problem-causing when it comes to mold and whatnot, but surprisingly ive never had problems with any of that, and the plants arent indoors theyre outdoors.
before they were in a backyard and now theyre in a greenhouse, the only thing i can see that would make the buds wispy is the amount of light theyre getting i guess.. theyre not getting 12 direct hours or anything theyre getting like 6 direct hours.
 
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