6 Ways To Use Banana Peels As Garden Fertilizer

You can get a lot of nutrients from banana fruit and they even taste incredible. They can also be used in a variety of recipes and their peels are even useful for your garden. That sounds incredible right? Truly, not a part of a banana can go to waste. Natural Ways via YouTube will discuss thoroughly how to properly repurpose banana peels into fertilizer in just a few easy steps.

Ingredients:

• Banana peel
• Eggshells
• Epsom salt
• Water
• Apple cider vinegar

Directions:

Hack #1: Banana Peel Tea

This fertilizer uses nutrients from banana peels to give your plants a mineral boost. Simply fill a jar with water, then add in the banana peels, and let it sit for about 48 hours. Once they’re ready, remove the peel and leave the water in the jar, then mix the banana peel tea with 10 parts of water, and use this to water your plants.

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Hack #2: Chopped Banana Peel

Chop the banana peels into about ¼ inch sized pieces, this will start the composting process and release some of the beneficial vitamins and minerals. Bury them anywhere from 4-inches down to just beneath the surface of the soil. As the peels decompose, all the valuable vitamins in the peels will reach the roots, giving your plants the nutrients they need.

Hack #3: Toss Banana Peels Into A Compost Pile

Toss your leftover peels in your compost pile and feed your red wigglers. Over time the peels will decompose and turn into rich compost.

Hack #4: Ground Banana Peels

You can dry your banana peels and grind them into fertilizer. If you only have a few peels to use up but want to use them effectively on many plants, this is a great option.

Hack #5: Banana Peel Spray

This spray is a fertilizer that also uses eggshells for a calcium boost and Epsom salt for magnesium. If you to give your plants a nutrient boost, try making a fertilizer spray. Dry the banana peels and eggshells, then grind them together. Add the ground peels and shells to a spray bottle along with the Epsom salt, and fill the sprayer to the top. Spray on your plants as needed.

Hack #6: Insect Trap

Combine small pieces of the peels with the vinegar, and shake to mix and release the scent of the banana. Drill holes large enough to allow bugs to get through into your plastic container, pour your banana mixture into the container, then place it outside in your garden. This is a non-toxic and pet-friendly method.

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6 Ways To Use Banana Peels As Garden Fertilizer