Do you use orange peel or banana peel?

@scheng1 (24649)
Singapore
October 25, 2015 3:28am CST
I do not normally keep orange peel or banana peel. I tend to throw it out with the rubbish. However, after hearing my neighbors talk about the usefulness of the peels, I start to keep them. I have a few dried out orange peels now. I will cut them into small pieces, and use them as munch for the plants.
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27221)
• Philippines
25 Oct 15
we do that too, all fruits peels actually since we have tons of plants, we use them as fertilizer, i'm not sure if it helps the plants though.. but at least we are minimizing garbage
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scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
25 Oct 15
I read that orange peel helps to keep away the pests too. I think that is a great help since many pests can destroy the plants. If you have a lot of peels, that will save on fertilizer.
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youless
@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
26 Oct 15
I ever heard that the orange peels can make as the dish. It works like the lemon peels. However, I don't know the usage of banana peels. But I like your way because it is good for the environment.
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youless
@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Oct 15
@scheng1 Good to know it.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
31 Oct 15
@scheng1 that is good to hear as most people do eat bananas and that way the peel will nourish the plant. that is really good to know that.
scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
27 Oct 15
They say that banana peel is best as fertilizer. You just dig a small hole, put the banana peel inside, and cover it up. It will decompose soon, and the plants can get the nutrients.
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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25 Oct 15
Roses love banana peels.. I always bury then near the roots of my rose plants.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
31 Oct 15
@scheng1 yes that is indeed good to know I have a lot of friends here i n California who grow roses and I will tell them about bananas peels for their roses.
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scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
25 Oct 15
I read that banana peel contains some nutrients that are hard to find in other peels. I think that is a very good idea. Both humans and plants benefit from banana.
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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31 Oct 15
Any other flowering plant also would like a helping of potassium to flower.. you could do this with all flowering plants.
crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
26 Oct 15
ya were throwin' 'em 'way? thank goodness yer neighbors told'ja 'f better use fer such. orange peels can e'en be candied 'n eaten, put in desserts. roses adore the nutrition from naner peels. all can go into a compost pile, long with yer other 'green' kitchen scraps.
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scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
27 Oct 15
I will not be able to use too many of the peels. I live in high rise apartments, so there are only a few potted plants on the corridor. If I put in too many peels, it will attract ants, and cause a lot of problems.
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
27 Oct 15
@scheng1 yepperz, that'd cause ya lots'f troubles. apologies, didn't know ya lived in such.
tita417
@Tita417 (1228)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
25 Oct 15
Really as fertilizers? that's great thanks
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scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
25 Oct 15
Not only as fertilizer. There are people who use it to produce plant enzyme to clean their house and laundry. It takes about 3 months for the fermentation to take place.
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tita417
@Tita417 (1228)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
25 Oct 15
@scheng1 How do you do it just leave it in your plants for 3 months? please explain thanks
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scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
25 Oct 15
@Tita417 You can search online for a simple recipe. This enzyme thing is not for plant. It is for household cleaning, so that you do not have to buy household cleaners again.
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Diana Abrahamson
@dianadee (1778)
• South Africa
25 Oct 15
Good idea to collect them!
Marlina
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
25 Oct 15
Do not use any peels at all.