Date:         Fri, 21 Jan 2000 21:41:16 +0100
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From:         "Ezequiel M. Pinto-Guillaume"
              <ezequiel.pinto-guillaume@STOCKHOLM.MAIL.TELIA.COM>
Subject:      shells as fetilizers?
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Hi everyone,

When I was a child I remember seeing my grandmother placing shells in
planting pots in order to give the plants calcium (This was in Italy in
the sixties). Almost every single planting pot in the garden had its
share of shells. A month ago, I saw at a friend's house (Uppsala,
Sweden) also a potted plant into which half-a-dozen shells had been
placed. When I asked about it, I was told that it was good for the
plants.

Has anyone heard, seen or know more about this curious custom?

Best regards,

Ezequiel
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