Genius Reasons To Never Throw Away Pistachio Shells
If you have a large, deep decorative container, you’ve likely dealt with filling issues. It can feel like a waste of good soil mixture to fill it to the top.
Pistachios are excellent for improving drainage for potted plants. Even more so if your planter doesn’t have drainage holes and you don’t really feel like getting a new one.
Mulching your plants is an excellent way of preserving soil moisture and preventing weed growth, as well as adding some organic matter once it begins to break down.
Kitchen scraps have numerous uses. For instance, there are many great uses for eggshells, one of which is deterring slugs and snails from eating your outdoor plants. You can do the same with pistachio shells, just make sure they’re salted and these pests won’t come anywhere near them.
They make an excellent brown material, but they also take ages to decompose. Luckily, you can speed up this process by finely crushing the shells before composting them.
Use the rounded husks to make gorgeous flowers, or make your own succulents from them, as well as floral wreaths, decorative trees, candles holders, necklaces, etc.
Pistachio shells split naturally as they mature, making them easy to crack and get to the delicious nut hiding inside. But we’ve all come across those stubborn shells that won’t budge. Luckily, there’s a solution.