composting crawfish shells

My buddy had this genius idea to make his tomatoes grow bigger...
His lab dug up the rotting crustaceans while out then went through the dog door and proceeded to Fecal Japan his entire house.....

You can compost the shells.

The leftover dump it where you want to kill grass.

that is interesting. I will have to try it ou

I have always used the leftover water to kill weeds and drown ant piles.

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You can compost the shells. The leftover dump it where you want to kill grass.

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I have composted them but they stink for a while. I have a big pile of compost on the backside of my property and turn with my tractor so it's not a problem. If it was by the house I wouldn't do it. Fish heads as well. Makes great compost but keep it a long way away.

If you are going to compost them, I'd hose off the scraps before adding to the pile. Too much salt is definitely a problem. The thrifty cajun use for leftover shells is to feed your chickens. Eggs will have lovely orange yolks, but too many and your eggs will taste like crawfish.