western australia

Soaking banana skins for my plants

@JudyEv (362939)

Rockingham, Australia

July 24, 2024 3:56am CST

My friend told me the other day that she is chopping up banana skins, putting them in a container of water then each week pouring the water and/or the scraps onto her plants. She believes the plants are doing better since she has been doing this. Have you ever heard of this or done it? I’m going to try it. I have some skins soaking. I know bananas are rich in potassium but I don’t know what other benefits they would have for plants.

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@Kandae11 (56830)

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24 Jul 24

We have what is called a compost pile made of the peelings from fruits and vegetables including plantain and banana skins- instead of throwing them in the garbage they are added to the pile which forms a compost which is used on the plants .

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@GardenGerty (165770)

• United States

25 Jul 24

@2ndchances24 Fish emulsion is a very good fertilizer for your plants.

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@Kandae11 (56830)

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24 Jul 24

@2ndchances24 Yes coffee grounds, very good addition.

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Gayle Harrelson

@2ndchances24 (10924)

• Cloverdale, Indiana

24 Jul 24

I have been putting potato peels & coffee grounds & tree leaves in my compost pile & when I refresh my fish tank water, I add it to the compost pile & it really makes the plants grow good.

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@Tampa_girl7 (53423)

• United States

24 Jul 24

Let us know how it does with the plants.

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@Fleura (32567)

• United Kingdom

25 Jul 24

@JudyEv Maybe you could do a controlled trial with two plants, one gets 'banana tea' and the other just gets water. Of course you need two plants exactly the same to start with.

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@JudyEv (362939)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Jul 24

I will for sure but it will take a few weeks.

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@JudyEv (362939)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Jul 24

@Fleura I could maybe start two new geranium cuttings.

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@snowy22315 (196048)

• United States

24 Jul 24

I am not sure I have heard of it. Let us know if the results please. Maybe they are going to start singing "Yes, we have no bananas,"the song

if you ever forget

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@JudyEv (362939)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Jul 24

It will be a while before I notice any results I think but I will let you know.

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@wolfgirl569 (122351)

• Marion, Ohio

24 Jul 24

I have never tried it but know they are supposed to be good for plants

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@JudyEv (362939)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Jul 24

I'd forgotten till now but Mum used to put banana peels at the base of her staghorns and elkhorns.

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@xFiacre (14337)

• Ireland

24 Jul 24

@judyev Many gardeners here do likewise to good effect.

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@JudyEv (362939)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Jul 24

I hadn't heard of it before but then, there's nothing new under the sun, is there?

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@xFiacre (14337)

• Ireland

25 Jul 24

@JudyEv Nothing at all, as the writer of Ecclesiastes tells us in the ninth verse of his first chapter - “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.”

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (318791)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

24 Jul 24

No, I never heard of it. I hope it works.

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@JudyEv (362939)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Jul 24

It will be a few weeks before I see any results but one day I'll write about any outcomes.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (318791)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

25 Jul 24

@JudyEv I'll look for them.

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@GardenGerty (165770)

• United States

25 Jul 24

I have heard of this. I knew someone who would bury a banana peel and an orange peel at the roots of each tomato plant. I use egg shells for my plants as well as putting other organic matter into the compost to make good soil.

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@JudyEv (362939)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Jul 24

Mum would put a banana peel in her staghorns. I'd forgotten about that till now.

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@jstory07 (145831)

• Roseburg, Oregon

24 Jul 24

That sounds like a good plan. I hope it works out for the plants.

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@JudyEv (362939)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Jul 24

It would be good if it works.

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@RasmaSandra (88929)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

25 Jul 24

I have never heard about this I hope it works for you,

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@JudyEv (362939)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Jul 24

It would be good if it does and a bit less wastage too.

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@Fleura (32567)

• United Kingdom

24 Jul 24

Not tried that - all our fruit and veg 'waste' goes into the compost anyway and in due course onto the garden so I don't think I would bother doing anything different with some bits.

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@JudyEv (362939)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Jul 24

A compost heap would be better but we don't really have the space for one here.

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@Fleura (32567)

• United Kingdom

25 Jul 24

@JudyEv I guess you could try one of those bokashi bins or whatever they call them?

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@JudyEv (362939)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Jul 24

@Fleura I don't know what they call them but I know what you mean.

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@noni1959 (10558)

• United States

25 Jul 24

I haven't heard about this. I've used pasta water and coffee grounds before but have to make sure the plants can tolerate those. Some can't. I'll have to read up on bananas.

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@JudyEv (362939)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Jul 24

Some plants like acidy things and others don't so best to check stuff out first.

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Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (21475)

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31 Jul 24

thanks judy for the tips. I never knew it

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@JudyEv (362939)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Aug 24

My friend is quite sure it is helping her plants to thrive.

@LindaOHio (200670)

• United States

24 Jul 24

I've never heard of this. I hope it works for you. Have a good day.

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@JudyEv (362939)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Jul 24

It's quite easy to do if it works. I have the pot sitting in the laundry out of the way.

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@sarik1 (7681)

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29 Jul 24

Thanks sharing . i never heard about it.

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@JudyEv (362939)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Aug 24

It was a new idea for me too.

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@RebeccasFarm (96027)

• Arvada, Colorado

28 Jul 24

I haven't no never but its good to know. Good luck with that then Judy.

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@JudyEv (362939)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 24

I hope it works. It's an easy way to feed plants.

@mom210 (9174)

• United States

25 Jul 24

i have not heard of it, but sounds really interesting. Let me know if you give it a try and how it goes.

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@JudyEv (362939)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jul 24

I will but I guess I won't notice any difference for quite a while.

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