What Can I Do with Hazelnut Shells

Hazelnut shells work great in many locations within your gardens. They can be used around perennials and vegetables in your raised gardens, flower beds, as a ground cover, pathway surface or anywhere you use bark.

Are hazelnut shells good for compost?

Soil Nutrition Unlike other organic mulches, hazelnut shells contain few beneficial nutrients for plants, so they don’t fertilize the soil as they decompose. The shells also don’t alter the pH of the soil, which can be beneficial if the plants don’t require a soil pH adjustment.

What do hazelnut shells do for plants?

Spread a layer of Hazel Shell Mulch on top of your soil to create a decorative ground cover or amend the shell into your soil for aeration & drainage. Hazelnut shell holds moisture; keeping potted plants and flowerbeds moist throughout warm days.