Interesting article and comments. I'm too new to gardening to take offense; INDOOR gardening at that. I was inspired by an article in Natural Home Mar/Apr called "Hatch This", where you plant your seeds in egg shells and transfer to outdoors when appropriate (or you can give them as a gift). After reading your article, I'll attempt to have my garden look aesthetically pleasing on my small apartment patio, but don't hold your breath ;-). Here are my "egg hatchlings" (about 2 weeks old): http://www.tangeloimages.com/display/JqkMjoImWsMXMVRTWiJJmhdIooBkpQa%255DEWJSh76yNeE%253D If you're interested, here's the link to the Natural Home article: http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com/herb/grow-herbs-in-eggshells.aspx