Hello Nigel just a comment on the fine dust blowing around from the crushing I strongly recommend that anyone should wear adult mask as this dust can poison the central nervous system in the past when people were making mother of pearl buttons it caused paralysis and serious lung infections even today jewellers who use abalone or oyster get affected if not taking sufficient precautions Mick from Ireland love your videos
Yes, good comment. A mask is a good idea. I am always outside and conscious of the wind direction. Be sure to have your face perpendicular to the direction of the wind. Having your back to the wind creates vortexes that may actually move the dust into your face.
YES! Thank you for this, Mick! When I was a teenager (in Illinois), my brother brought home for me from San Francisco a box of uncleaned abalone shells from his abalone diving. I jumped into the basement & began grinding all the barnacles & crud off, not knowing better. No facial covering! After completing like 6 lg shells, a dense red dust just hung in the air of a 60 ft long basement! I’d no clue how dangerous (could be fatal!) that dust was until later!
@@nigelpalmer3439 You never know what dust can cling to your face, nostrils, your hands, etc & sneak into your respiratory system. Like diatomaceous earth, it can be like microscopic razors in one’s lung tissue.
M3 makes a respirator prfect for this job. They have one that can protect your eyes from the dust too. Might seem a bit on the pricy side but the filters are replaceable and protecting your health is worth more than the mask.
I'm looking into this subject for the purpose of raising chickens and using the material for walking and biking paths in a rural setting while trying to accomplish a closed loop economy. My thought process is you can use the material for like a patio area where you normally feed the chickens at, so they can get their calcium intake at the same time if they want and as the material degrades ovwr time it gets softer and softer so that going for a walk can also be good for an exfoliation if you go barefoot. The concept is to utilize as much of the product as possible as it's being produced so there aren't "mountains of it available" anymore. I'm aware ot lasts about 10-15 years before you need to replace it ao that works out well for what I'm putting together. Also, its extremely useful as a ph buffer in fish tanks.
I use to have chickens & oyster shell is one of the things they recommend offering them. For some reason, my 5 chooks took no interest in it. 🤔 Haha, if YOURS ate it, all the better for their natural fertilizing your ground.😉
Any size will help. Lately I use a kitchen sieve to sift the shells added at transplant or during the winter months, larger sizes to the compost pile. Adding crushed shells to your growing space is a low cost and effective part of a long term mineralization program.
@@nigelpalmer3439Thanks. Yes oyster shell is great for heavy feeders like tomatoes. Our garden space in general doesn’t demand a lot of oyster shell or lime as soil in my part of the world is already slightly alkaline.
This is great stuff. I guess the next time I'm at a restaurant having seafood, I'll tell them I want a doggy bag of seashells to go home with. Is there a specific nutrient profile for the Oyster shells? I'm guessing much like bone and eggshells but with some extra stuff from the sea..?
Mineral analysis of many amendments, including oyster shell vinegar extraction, may be found in the Appendix of my book and on my web site. www.nigel-palmer.com/data You can use the links on my web site to submit your own amendments for analysis too.
@@nigelpalmer3439 I would like the shells to feed to chickens. I normally boil bones and hit them with a hammer to break them. I'm going to try that with oyster shells. Thank you for this video.
Hey just wondering why you have to boil off the outer stuff on the oysters? Wouldn't small muscles and barnacles and algae be beneficial as well? I understand the salt part though but curious as to the previously mentioned TIA
I have a local source of river muscle shells would it possible to get some beneficial minerals from them. Oyster shells would be lot more difficult to get for me. I’m in central Alabama if that helps, also I don’t know if the type of muscle matters.
No doubt there are useful minerals in those shells. Make a vinegar extraction and use it. If interested on the mineral content submit the resulting amendment for analysis. Forms and directions maybe found on my website. www.nigel-palmer.com/recipeanalysis
@@nigelpalmer3439thank you for the reply. I appreciate the work your doing, and I appreciate you sharing with the world your findings. I look forward to getting some samples ready and submitting them. One last question could you offer me any information or direction on diy ph testing of my soil ( so I can do a before and after comparison ) , I have done it with ph strips with soil and distilled water in a cup but I’m unsure how reliable the results are. Thanks again and have a great day.
@@JmmMartin-lj5wo I do not measure soil pH regularly as it changes so dramatically in the local root area, as much as 2 pH! . See page 33-34 for more information.
Hey from iowaaaaay! Obviously we don’t have oyster shells but I can get oyster shell in a bag from my local farm store. I’d that an acceptable substitute or are they processed in a way that’s undesirable? I do give them to my chickens
The point is to close waste gaps rather than purchase product. Check a local restaurant, seafood store or butcher for products that are otherwise thrown away. What else is in your back yard!
(What Nigel didn’t mention but it probably was assumed in his comment:) Not only closing the actual material WASTE gaps, but to NOT buy the product is reducing and/or closing all the required energy, necessary materials & fuel that goes into producing, packaging & transporting the product to you.
Thanks for this info. I live on the coast in Tasmania and have wondered about using oyster shells. We also have an abundance of cuttlefish. (not sure what the scientific name is for it) could this be crushed for the garden also?
Why not. Too good to eat though. Fermented plant juices and vinegar extractions are much cheaper, are easier to make, and have targeted minerals in forms plants can use directly.
@@nigelpalmer3439 I'm going to make one following your videos but I made a batch of kimchi which isn't as nice as usual so seems a shame to waste it. If it's fermented I figured it might work on. It's got a bit of salt and a bit of chilli powder in the mix too which I thought might help with pest control?
This process is specifically mineral extraction and the end product is shelf stable, no biology wanted here. There are other sources and recipes in book used to harness and enhance soil biology.
Thankyou young fella from New South Wales Australia 👍🤏
You are welcome! and about as far away from me here in Connecticut USA as possible!
Thank u from africa Tanzania 🇹🇿
Thank you. This is when I appreciate the internet the most.
Great info as always Nigel! I'm learning a ton. Can't wait for your next course ☺️
Thank you. Stay tuned.
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Slow, & tedious. The dust can be harmful to your lungs & nervous system.
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I surely would like to see Nigel with a mask and something on his hands!
Nice steel pipe crusher tools ! I got some oysters shells as well and wanted to know how to powder them. Thanks for the idea !!🔥👍🏽🙏🏼
You are welcome
very useful - thanks!
Hello Nigel just a comment on the fine dust blowing around from the crushing I strongly recommend that anyone should wear adult mask as this dust can poison the central nervous system in the past when people were making mother of pearl buttons it caused paralysis and serious lung infections even today jewellers who use abalone or oyster get affected if not taking sufficient precautions Mick from Ireland love your videos
Yes, good comment. A mask is a good idea. I am always outside and conscious of the wind direction. Be sure to have your face perpendicular to the direction of the wind. Having your back to the wind creates vortexes that may actually move the dust into your face.
YES! Thank you for this, Mick! When I was a teenager (in Illinois), my brother brought home for me from San Francisco a box of uncleaned abalone shells from his abalone diving. I jumped into the basement & began grinding all the barnacles & crud off, not knowing better. No facial covering! After completing like 6 lg shells, a dense red dust just hung in the air of a 60 ft long basement! I’d no clue how dangerous (could be fatal!) that dust was until later!
@@nigelpalmer3439 You never know what dust can cling to your face, nostrils, your hands, etc & sneak into your respiratory system. Like diatomaceous earth, it can be like microscopic razors in one’s lung tissue.
Can i use other seashells or corals that i brought home from the beach in FL? So much appreciation for all that you share!
yes
M3 makes a respirator prfect for this job. They have one that can protect your eyes from the dust too. Might seem a bit on the pricy side but the filters are replaceable and protecting your health is worth more than the mask.
I'm looking into this subject for the purpose of raising chickens and using the material for walking and biking paths in a rural setting while trying to accomplish a closed loop economy. My thought process is you can use the material for like a patio area where you normally feed the chickens at, so they can get their calcium intake at the same time if they want and as the material degrades ovwr time it gets softer and softer so that going for a walk can also be good for an exfoliation if you go barefoot.
The concept is to utilize as much of the product as possible as it's being produced so there aren't "mountains of it available" anymore. I'm aware ot lasts about 10-15 years before you need to replace it ao that works out well for what I'm putting together. Also, its extremely useful as a ph buffer in fish tanks.
Sounds good
I use to have chickens & oyster shell is one of the things they recommend offering them. For some reason, my 5 chooks took no interest in it. 🤔 Haha, if YOURS ate it, all the better for their natural fertilizing your ground.😉
So fascinating! I knew there has to be a way to use these shells. I'll probably keep all of them from now on 🐚. Also, do seashell types work?
Bones, shells, feathers, wool, what else is in your back yard..... Close waste gaps and feed your soil, your plants and yourself.
Thanks for the video. How fine does oyster shell need to be, to be effective for tomato transplant?
Any size will help. Lately I use a kitchen sieve to sift the shells added at transplant or during the winter months, larger sizes to the compost pile. Adding crushed shells to your growing space is a low cost and effective part of a long term mineralization program.
@@nigelpalmer3439Thanks. Yes oyster shell is great for heavy feeders like tomatoes. Our garden space in general doesn’t demand a lot of oyster shell or lime as soil in my part of the world is already slightly alkaline.
Can just set them in the sun for a few days here in Arizona where it gets really hot instead of cooking?
That wold be fine for crushing. Suggest cooking if making vinegar extractions.
This is great stuff. I guess the next time I'm at a restaurant having seafood, I'll tell them I want a doggy bag of seashells to go home with. Is there a specific nutrient profile for the Oyster shells? I'm guessing much like bone and eggshells but with some extra stuff from the sea..?
Mineral analysis of many amendments, including oyster shell vinegar extraction, may be found in the Appendix of my book and on my web site. www.nigel-palmer.com/data You can use the links on my web site to submit your own amendments for analysis too.
Great video. How long do you bake the shells?
I cook shells for about 30 minutes at 350F on an outside grill until all the water is out. You can hear the water boil out as the shells pop.
@@nigelpalmer3439 I would like the shells to feed to chickens.
I normally boil bones and hit them with a hammer to break them. I'm going to try that with oyster shells. Thank you for this video.
@@irmasanchez5274 Do it all. Great uses for great resources
Old video, but do you wash the shells to remove any excess salts?
Do not wash. There are no excess salts. Salt water from the ocean diluted 1:30 is a great plant mineral source.
@@nigelpalmer3439 interesting, good to know
Hey just wondering why you have to boil off the outer stuff on the oysters? Wouldn't small muscles and barnacles and algae be beneficial as well? I understand the salt part though but curious as to the previously mentioned TIA
Cooking shells removes living material and water. All minerals are maintained.
I have a local source of river muscle shells would it possible to get some beneficial minerals from them. Oyster shells would be lot more difficult to get for me. I’m in central Alabama if that helps, also I don’t know if the type of muscle matters.
No doubt there are useful minerals in those shells. Make a vinegar extraction and use it. If interested on the mineral content submit the resulting amendment for analysis. Forms and directions maybe found on my website. www.nigel-palmer.com/recipeanalysis
@@nigelpalmer3439thank you for the reply. I appreciate the work your doing, and I appreciate you sharing with the world your findings. I look forward to getting some samples ready and submitting them. One last question could you offer me any information or direction on diy ph testing of my soil ( so I can do a before and after comparison ) , I have done it with ph strips with soil and distilled water in a cup but I’m unsure how reliable the results are.
Thanks again and have a great day.
@@JmmMartin-lj5wo I do not measure soil pH regularly as it changes so dramatically in the local root area, as much as 2 pH! . See page 33-34 for more information.
Can you use a food processor for any of this?
I have not tried that. I imagine the food processor would not like it.
Hey from iowaaaaay! Obviously we don’t have oyster shells but I can get oyster shell in a bag from my local farm store. I’d that an acceptable substitute or are they processed in a way that’s undesirable? I do give them to my chickens
The point is to close waste gaps rather than purchase product. Check a local restaurant, seafood store or butcher for products that are otherwise thrown away. What else is in your back yard!
(What Nigel didn’t mention but it probably was assumed in his comment:)
Not only closing the actual material WASTE gaps, but to NOT buy the product is reducing and/or closing all the required energy, necessary materials & fuel that goes into producing, packaging & transporting the product to you.
Thanks for this info. I live on the coast in Tasmania and have wondered about using oyster shells. We also have an abundance of cuttlefish. (not sure what the scientific name is for it) could this be crushed for the garden also?
All ocean shells or bones are usable. Their mineral content may vary. Close waste gaps if they are abundant and going into the landfill.
Can I use my kitchen oven to cook them! ?
Yes, but there may be smells depending on what it is you are cooking.
Hi Nigel. Interesting idea, but Would home made kimchi work as a fermented plant food?
Why not. Too good to eat though. Fermented plant juices and vinegar extractions are much cheaper, are easier to make, and have targeted minerals in forms plants can use directly.
@@nigelpalmer3439 I'm going to make one following your videos but I made a batch of kimchi which isn't as nice as usual so seems a shame to waste it. If it's fermented I figured it might work on. It's got a bit of salt and a bit of chilli powder in the mix too which I thought might help with pest control?
@@emram This would end up in my compost pile.
Could you put them into an electric offee/seed grinder after baking them?
I have not tried this. It may significantly limit the life of the grinder.
You cook them in water or just by themselfs on the grill?
No water.
Good place to use those leftover covid masks 🥰
Good idea
can i burn it?
If you mean over cook the shells, not likely.
You mentioned grilling/heating to kill off biology. Dont you want to intoduce that biology to your soil? Is it harmful?
This process is specifically mineral extraction and the end product is shelf stable, no biology wanted here. There are other sources and recipes in book used to harness and enhance soil biology.