The Bunny Patch

06/05/2026

06/05/2026

06/05/2026

You've been pouring free fertilizer down the drain for years. 🌱

Every time you boil eggs, potatoes, or pasta, the water fills with
minerals that your plants are craving. Most people dump it. The
smart ones save it.

Here's exactly which cooking water feeds which plants:

🥚 EGG-BOILING WATER → rich in CALCIUM
The calcium that leaches from eggshells is exactly what these plants
need to build strong cell walls:
- Tomatoes — prevents blossom-end rot (that dark sunken spot)
- Peppers — same benefit, stronger fruit
- Eggplants — steady mineral nutrition

🥔 POTATO-BOILING WATER → POTASSIUM + PHOSPHORUS
The starchy water carries the minerals that fuel flowering:
- Roses — potassium means more blooms and better disease resistance
- Hydrangeas — gentle minerals support lush growth
- Berry bushes — strengthens the whole plant

🍝 PASTA-BOILING WATER → rich in STARCH
The starch doesn't feed the plant directly — it feeds the SOIL:
- Leafy greens — starch fuels beneficial soil microbes
- Potted herbs — stimulates good bacteria in the substrate
- Seedlings — gentle support for delicate young roots

- TWO RULES THAT MATTER:
1️⃣ COOL IT COMPLETELY first. Hot water cooks and kills roots.
2️⃣ NO SALT. If you salted the water, don't use it — sodium builds
up in the soil and slowly poisons your plants.

That's it. Free fertilizer, three times a week, straight from your
kitchen.

06/04/2026

Last one for the week. 🦌🌿🪻🌸
Just kidding! You know I've got more to create.

06/02/2026

See you Saturday at the Walnut Grove Farmers Market!