The seedlings in the eggshells did very well. They shot up right away but they also ran out of room fast! I was a bit worried that the tender little seedlings wouldn't be able to break out of the eggshell when I transplanted them in the garden so I pre-broke many of the shells to give them a leg up. Turns out that many of them couldn't even get through the eggshell with that help. When I checked on them weeks later, I found that many of the roots just grew up over the shells and then down. I even tried it with other veggies but had the same result. I think I'm going to forgo the eggshells next year.
Here's a picture of the veggie garden just after we made it. (And by we I mean Julian with minimal help from me) And of course, there's Denver soaking up the sun. He kind of blends in!
Our dog is adorable and we love him. He can do basic commands now and I'm teaching him to pick things up off the floor for me, he he. Occasionally, when he feels wronged or loses his chew toys under the couch he wrecks havoc! He also thinks that yarn is a dog toy. We've had to rewind several skeins. The red tangle in the middle is actually one of his toys. It used to be a lobster rope toy.
But I'm painting a bad picture. He is usually very good. Everyone loves him and he loves everyone (except cats and squirrels). He will just hang out in the front yard with me if I'm gardening and he loves to go out and tramp about the woods behind our house.