Almost everyone pours it down the sink: It’s worth its weight in gold for your plants

Once you understand how to use that special water, you’ll stop pouring it down the sink.

In everyday life in the kitchen, it can be easy to overlook some hidden treasures. One of these hidden treasures is eggnog; in other words, the water left in the pot after you’ve boiled your eggs.

Turns out it can be worth its weight in gold to your plants, and the effect is definitely not one you want to miss out on.

When eggs are boiled, their shells transfer valuable nutrients to the water. These nutrients, including calcium and other minerals, are essential for plant health.

Instead of pouring out this nutrient-rich water, it is recommended to let it cool down and then use it to water indoor plants – and this has several advantages.

Firstly, it is a cost-effective solution as it reduces the need for commercial fertilisers.

Secondly, it is a step towards a more sustainable lifestyle when kitchen waste is recycled in an environmentally friendly way.

What’s more, this ‘trick’ emphasises the importance of rethinking our daily habits and their impact on the environment.

By turning a seemingly useless by-product into a valuable resource, we can take small but important steps towards a more sustainable future.

So next time you boil eggs, don’t forget to give your potted plants the chilled egg water.