I keep a covered 5 gallon bucket of water outside with a cloth net bag of banana peels submerged in the water. I keep adding peels to the bag and replenish the water as I use it. Every couple of months I’ll throw the old banana peals into the compost and again add more peels.
I’m on a roll with you this morning. Making bonemeal now, and texted my friend to pick me up some seaweed....now to put out the word to friends for lots of banana peels!! They love my fruit and veg and happy to contribute!!
I grind up my eggshells in a coffee grinder which would probably also work for dried banana peels, for anyone who doesn't have a pestle and mortar. Another great video, thanks.
I crush my egg shells with a potato masher and I use some in my garden, compost and use some of the water for my indoor plants as well as everything else. Oh, I also use some crushed and feed it back to my chickens as extra grit, it also adds all that extra calcium to their eggs.
Guys you shouldn't put the egg shells in the soil it's useless you should bake it an put it in a jar with vinegar So that calcium carbonate that the plant cannot absorb is decomposed into calcium that is easily absorbed by the plant.
Ay! And I just threw my peels into my potted plants just like that lol🙈. Only after some days they get darkened dried up. Thanks for sharing this new tip🤞🌱🍌🍌🍌
If growing a fall or indoor garden full of delicious organic veggies for you and your family is something you're passionate about, consider joining our Facebook Group called "Growing, Better". We talk about everything from Composting, such as in this video, to organic pest control, and even making your own fertilizer from weeds! Everyone is welcome and its one of the fastest-growing communities online. Share, learn, GROW!: facebook.com/groups/GrowingBetter Fabric Grow Bags are an excellent alternative to standard pots, and in some cases even better for large single plant crops like Broccoli, Cauliflower, Kale, and even Garlic! Lightweight, inexpensive, and they come in almost any size! Put that Compost to good use! Check out the affiliate links below and give them a try! Amazon Canada: amzn.to/3imbLOA Amazon USA: amzn.to/2ZvWguO Amazon UK: amzn.to/2CTZQqZ If you're just starting out gardening in 2020, this inexpensive set of tools from Amazon can get you and your garden up and running this year as well as prepare your gardens for fall! I know there is a fevered and renewed interest in gardening and many of you are seasoned vets. But remember that there's a whole population out there that hasn't gardened before. Let's help them out and encourage as much as possible! Affiliate links below: Amazon USA: amzn.to/2xXLfbG Amazon Canada: amzn.to/3aoN1AN Amazon U.K.: amzn.to/2XrQA5A
Cool haircut Jeff 😉.. it’s so true, I opened air dried it, blend it in the spice grinder, also egg shells indoors (winter) I dogged down the soil a little bit, applied it an inch away from the root of the plants and used green tea bags too but outdoors (summer) because it get dried out greenish fungus on the soil’s surfaces indoors. Thanks 🙏 🇨🇦 for sharing
I finally started freezing the peels until I had enough to dehydrate. (Warm air from the dehydrator came in handy when my furnace was on the brink, too.) I cut them in small pieces and dehydrated them on 95°F, so they are still considered raw. Now I plan to powder them in the blender, as well as egg shells, and spread them in my amended beds.
and just like that youve earned another follower, i impulsed a banana tree purchase and im completely in the dark, im more animal guy than plant guy so this helped a lot
That's what I did... freeze them until ready to dehydrate. I just don't eat enough to justify running the dehydrator that long for just a few. I will say, running it came in handy during the recent cold snap when my furnace was down 😄... it kept it just warm enough.
Great game Sri, I am doing it now I also cultivate stinging nettles , and make compost tea for fertilizing. I also use seaweed as a fertilizer, for new beds. I wash the seaweed in fresh water, then I soak it in water and use the liquid to fertilize, and also throw it in my compost bin. In hot weather, I will use it to prevent soil drying out around peppers. Thank you.
Mr Farmer SIFU After seeing you yesterday l bought 2 big bunches of bananas Afterwards soon l am throwing peels into fresh rain water and use water for plants then recycle peels in bin 9 mths Thanks a million for useful tips instant nutrients for plts as l made too little compost shortage bins your fan and student
Hi Jeff. I have some times today. Atleast for now. Until somebody needs something. So im going to be watching more of your videos i havent seen. As for this video. Ill be starting my own to bad i didnt know last week. I bought a bunch and with my son and family they went quick. And as far as compost. I just started i bout a 20 gallon can at Lowe's ( like a Home Depot). So i have a place to keep it now. Boy i wish i would have been interested in growing sooner. A late bloomer but determined. Thanks for your help. Take care& God bless ❤
Just put 5 bunches of organic bananas in our freeze dryer and was about to give peels to pigs when I saw this video. I’m now freeze drying most of the peels and have some in water to stew a while. Thanks for the idea!
I put the peels in a blender (picked one up cheap at a garage sale after the DW caught me using hers) and add to the garden directly or once the season ends add to the compost pile. I think I'm going to have to try the drying/powder method this winter. Thanks
Right on Jamie. I like the powdered method for storage. Its easily dissolved back into water....so if you live in a warm climate, or its summer, super easy to dry them outside. And in the winter, a dehydrator works great! Cheers.
Hi there, Thanking you for your video : Banana Peel Fertilizer - 3 Ways To Use Banana Skins In Your Garden! I watched this and a great deal of your TH-cam video's more then twice because they are so good, I just have to. So please continue to make them, when you can if you are not unwell. So best wishes for the new year 2024 and keep well. Kind regards from England-UK. Maureen
Rose bushes absolutely LOVE bananas and the peels! Sometimes I just pulled back a little soil or mulch, whichever I have on any certain rose bush, work it into the soil a little bit, then I water them with egg shell water (which I use about twice to 3 times per months), I even use this to water my indoor plants about once a month with it.
I saw this on another video but the presenter seemed less thank knowledgeable so I didn't think much of. But you obviously know what you're about so I will definitely do this! Also, I've watched quite a few of your videos and I'm impressed with your photography skills. It's evident that you put a great deal of effort into framing, colorful juxtaposition, slo-mo, etc in addition to the excellent content. Much appreciated!
Thanks Aunicia, much appreciated! I do think visually the videos are getting better. I'm just going to keep releasing content until everything I possibly know is documented, LOL!
I know it's a bit confusing all the conflicting videos. Some say you can use the liquid after a couple of hours soaking and others 5 to 6 days. Never heard 2 weeks before. One said if it grows mould throw it away and start again. I'm sure it would grow mould after 2 weeks. Who do you trust with advice.
Thank you so much I've been missing everyone since the weather got toasty sure glad to catch u when I can it helps so much you just don't know thankyou my name is Don in Southeast Missouri thanks again GODBLESS
Been doing this for yrs! During the winter months, just let them dry, then cut them up, and toss in a bucket. Also toss in your broken up eggshells, dried up coffee grounds, hair from your hairbrush(cut it up into small pieces) fingernail clippings...work it all into your dirt in the spring, or put it into the bottoms of pots of anything your growing. I add all this stuff to the garden year round...just make sure to spread it out good, and work it into your dirt! You can also let some of the eggshells float up on the top of the soil to discourage snails and other creepy crawlers from getting on your plants👌
The Ripe Tomato Farms the homemade banana juice works unbelievably well! I can feed a plant one day and the next day there is an undeniable difference in its appeal...standing tall, and as green as it can possibly be 🙌
I've started keeping a weed tea bucket where I toss a mix if garden weeds, JADAM style. Just let it rot down and use continually, replenishing with more weeds and water as it gets used up.
I oxygenate my water in five gallon buckets by leaving them covered with insect cloth outside and stick two aquarium air stones in there. Plants love it. My friend has larger tubs of 150 gallons each and he puts small sump pumps in them and sends water back and forth through short hoses so water is coming fast and falling a few feet to create good oxygenation. One tub empties into the other .
I had to catch up on your videos and this one is a great one...never really thought about drying banana peels as fertilizer what a terrific idea!!! Thank you so much for the wonderful tips! All the best from NY!
Excellent video! Straight to the point yet thorough. I live in an apartment and have less open space than I would in a house. If I soak my bananas in a closed container, how long will it be before it starts to smell?
Very informative. Thank you. I'll try out the powdered method of using banana peels for my garden. I would also like to know what organic waste is rich in phosphorous? I need that for fava beans. Thank you.
My plants have slowed their growth it seems like. I blended my banana peels with water and I'm leaving it in the refrigerator for now. I should've watched this video before I did that, gonna start another one. Thank you for the video.
Great video I have just heard about banana tea, I place banana peel in a tub with hols and a lip, and place it in a water butt, then every so ofter I will water my plants with it I wasnt aware of the banana powder so I will try and dry mine out in the oven,
Hello! Many thanks for your kind efforts; I use the dry banana skins solution and grind them up for potassium and spent coffee grounds for nitrogen enrichment. However, do you have any tips for a natural phosphorus enrichment of the soil?
I like your foliar feed advice and I will do that . I usually run 4 peels with a quart of water in my vita mix after a week I add it to my plants . Your idea sounds good esp. Foliar feeding and I won't have to use my vita mix .
Awesome Fiona! Great way to get some extra potassium into the garden. My next step is to use the powder in seedling trays...see if those harder-to-root seeds can benefit. One more way to get an edge, right? :-)
I've been using banana peels to make potassium booster fertilizer for several years now. Good stuff indeed. Also, love the low maintenance hair style. lol
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I've never tried other peels as a fertilizer. We eat a lot of fresh fruit at my house. Bananas, oranges, apples, pears (in season), strawberries, etc. The scraps and peels, other than some of the banana peels, go in the compost bin.
Okay I could not sleep thinking about my garden. However I wonted to no how the banana peel help the soil and plant. This was great news I have now learned other was I could use the peels for nutrition to my environment.😊😊
Shirley, I've just recently learned that when planting tomato plants, to put a whole egg and a banana peel in the hole before you put the plant in that it really does wonders for the tomatoes
Thanks Renee. I usually do the banana minus the egg. However I recently tried an experiment with an egg that I had dropped on the floor. We'll see. Thanks again. 😊😊😊😊
Oh yes! I cut up and dry banana peels in a foil tray on the kitchen radiator in winter where they're dry & crispy in no time. Then grind them in my Smoothie Blender (it cuts up ice so I reckoned dried banana peel would be easy peasy), then store it in a Dill pickle jar for using on tomatoes, peppers, courgette etc in powder form. In spring/summer when the radiator isn't on, I do the liquid method and add the concentrated liquid into my water butt, so that when using that water, rather than the hose, banana liquid is being added automatically. And because it's a big water butt (It's actually a big plastic garbage can), the concentrated banana water is well diluted so can be used fairly often without overloading any of the plants with potassium. Or at least that's my reasoning... but - would you say that's okay? Or would that still be overloading a plant with more potassium than it needs? Thanks so much for the video! I was doing it, but I'm never really sure about amounts that are good for plants...
Exactly! I wonder what other sort of organic, slow-release fertilizers we could be making that we're not? Amazing stuff when you think about it! Cheers.
What about after making "thea" from your banana peals you let them drie up make powder of it and mix it into the rest to your seedlings mix. Not to strong but a nice extra boost for your seedlings....
This a great video and can’t wait to try soaking the peels for a liquid fertilizer. Question though, is there a worry that the banana water will attract bugs once used in the garden because of the sweetness?
Hey Jae, thanks! I've never had a problem with any insects... By the time you use the solution, it's no longer rotten banana peels....everything is pretty well broken down
Hello I just found your video and I have a question. I have had the banana water in the fridge for about 2 weeks didn’t know it was supposed to be room temp. Any suggestions and do I have to start over? Thank you
Great Video. One question, can we combine the dehydration and the fluid technique - dry the peels, make the powder, add water - or is there too much particulate?
Thanks Kent! You definitely can. Its actually my preferred method as the powder is easier to store! I'm not sure about clogging up super fine/expensive misting systems though, so try out a few cheap spray bottles first if foliar feeding is going to be your goal. Cheers!
Great video.. Wondering, you talk about fruits and veggies but what about flowers, staghorn ferns, do you have a recipe like how many peels per gallon of water, etc? Thanks for sharing this info.
We boil any of our banana plants which got ruined before fully ripening and did not ripe. We slice them open and boil in a vat of water. We include the stems and then we dilute the water and let it cool. We use this to water our food plants/trees when there are a few days of no rain...what a difference.
Hi, I have white hydrangea and want to make it pink so the soil should be alkaline Does the banana peel work for it?? Besides, I have planted my hydrangea in a big pot, what should I do to not burn or overfeed potassium?? I want to add add eggshield powder to the soil as well Am I overdoing?
Banana peel as fertilizer lover,cut the peel into small pieces.leave it near heaven during winter. You can also leave eggshells in there. One fully dried grind them ❤ and use them any where you want as potassium, iron and calcium/bone meal.i put them in widemouth glass bottle with a plastic spoon inside. It is very convenient
Is it necessary to use organically grown banana? Can I use non-organic bananas or bananas grown using chemical pesticides? We seldom find organic bananas in the market in my country. Thanks
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Hello, I save my Vacuum/Hoover dust and compost or dig in. It contains billion of human skin cells that are full of Nitrogen.
What if you forgot about your water and it sat for 5days maybe 6 instead of 3?
Is it still okay to use?????
I keep a covered 5 gallon bucket of water outside with a cloth net bag of banana peels submerged in the water. I keep adding peels to the bag and replenish the water as I use it. Every couple of months I’ll throw the old banana peals into the compost and again add more peels.
That's brilliant! Do you have a video/pictures of it?
How often do you water your plants with this method?
I forgot my banana water and it sat for longer than 3 days. Will it hurt to use it? It smells fermented.
@@kerryann2036 In the video he left it for several weeks. 3 days should be more than fine.
I’m gonna Vitamix mine,then dilute
I’m on a roll with you this morning. Making bonemeal now, and texted my friend to pick me up some seaweed....now to put out the word to friends for lots of banana peels!! They love my fruit and veg and happy to contribute!!
I just learned about this recently and it's now my new favorite fertilizer.
Right? It's so awesome. I'm loving the powdered form for my seeding mixtures!
This is fanbloodytastic on every level, Superb footage with no annoying background music
I grind up my eggshells in a coffee grinder which would probably also work for dried banana peels, for anyone who doesn't have a pestle and mortar. Another great video, thanks.
Definitely Gary! Spice grinders work great as well, :-)
I crush my egg shells with a potato masher and I use some in my garden, compost and use some of the water for my indoor plants as well as everything else. Oh, I also use some crushed and feed it back to my chickens as extra grit, it also adds all that extra calcium to their eggs.
@@Renee-sw4tb perfect Renee, love it!
My plant finally died and got fungus
I had used banana peels
Take care
Guys you shouldn't put the egg shells in the soil it's useless you should bake it an put it in a jar with vinegar So that calcium carbonate that the plant cannot absorb is decomposed into calcium that is easily absorbed by the plant.
Ay! And I just threw my peels into my potted plants just like that lol🙈. Only after some days they get darkened dried up. Thanks for sharing this new tip🤞🌱🍌🍌🍌
If growing a fall or indoor garden full of delicious organic veggies for you and your family is something you're passionate about, consider joining our Facebook Group called "Growing, Better". We talk about everything from Composting, such as in this video, to organic pest control, and even making your own fertilizer from weeds! Everyone is welcome and its one of the fastest-growing communities online.
Share, learn, GROW!: facebook.com/groups/GrowingBetter
Fabric Grow Bags are an excellent alternative to standard pots, and in some cases even better for large single plant crops like Broccoli, Cauliflower, Kale, and even Garlic! Lightweight, inexpensive, and they come in almost any size! Put that Compost to good use! Check out the affiliate links below and give them a try!
Amazon Canada: amzn.to/3imbLOA
Amazon USA: amzn.to/2ZvWguO
Amazon UK: amzn.to/2CTZQqZ
If you're just starting out gardening in 2020, this inexpensive set of tools from Amazon can get you and your garden up and running this year as well as prepare your gardens for fall! I know there is a fevered and renewed interest in gardening and many of you are seasoned vets. But remember that there's a whole population out there that hasn't gardened before. Let's help them out and encourage as much as possible! Affiliate links below:
Amazon USA: amzn.to/2xXLfbG
Amazon Canada: amzn.to/3aoN1AN
Amazon U.K.: amzn.to/2XrQA5A
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@@veerabasappacyadrami8270 :-)
For grinding the dehydrated peels I use a coffee grinder, works wonders and it's easy!
Cool haircut Jeff 😉.. it’s so true, I opened air dried it, blend it in the spice grinder, also egg shells indoors (winter) I dogged down the soil a little bit, applied it an inch away from the root of the plants and used green tea bags too but outdoors (summer) because it get dried out greenish fungus on the soil’s surfaces indoors. Thanks 🙏 🇨🇦 for sharing
Awesome Seddy! Yeah, powdering this up with some egg shells and bones and possible some ash....huge powerhouse powder there!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms ❤️
Great info, sir! My dad eats at least one banana a day and used to throw away the peels. Now I know what to do with them. Great shot at the end! lol
Ha ha your set then Trent! Awesome! Yeah, had to clean the camera thoroughly after that one, LOL!
I love the dried peel idea! I imagine that's basically shelf stable and lasts a fair amount of time if stored properly?
Oh yeah, exactly man. I can't see it going bad as long as you really dry it out completely!
I finally started freezing the peels until I had enough to dehydrate. (Warm air from the dehydrator came in handy when my furnace was on the brink, too.) I cut them in small pieces and dehydrated them on 95°F, so they are still considered raw. Now I plan to powder them in the blender, as well as egg shells, and spread them in my amended beds.
Put a moisture absorber pac in there.
These are cheap and make a big difference.
Thanks for this wanderful lessons.......am a small scale farmer ....am going to follow you so that i can bust my farming
and just like that youve earned another follower, i impulsed a banana tree purchase and im completely in the dark, im more animal guy than plant guy so this helped a lot
Thank you Banana peel started helping plants to grow
@@EricaMoore-x7g that's great Erica. I find it really good for seedlings needing their first feeding!
Thanks, the Ripe Tomato Farm for that great advice! I use homemade tea mix with water as a substitute for fertilizer.
@@junbug9435 awesome, how have your results been?
My garden's asleep for the winter. I think I'll start keeping banana peels in the freezer to have them ready for the spring!
Ha ha great idea! Works well for houseplants and indoor herbs too!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms woe thankyou
@@Sketchbook9999 no problem!
That's what I did... freeze them until ready to dehydrate. I just don't eat enough to justify running the dehydrator that long for just a few. I will say, running it came in handy during the recent cold snap when my furnace was down 😄... it kept it just warm enough.
Great game Sri, I am doing it now
I also cultivate stinging nettles , and make compost tea for fertilizing. I also use seaweed as a fertilizer, for new beds. I wash the seaweed in fresh water, then I soak it in water and use the liquid to fertilize, and also throw it in my compost bin. In hot weather, I will use it to prevent soil drying out around peppers. Thank you.
I'm new to your group. You are so helpful. Thank you for this wonderful tip.
Mr Farmer SIFU After seeing you yesterday l bought 2 big bunches of bananas Afterwards soon l am throwing peels into fresh rain water and use water for plants then recycle peels in bin 9 mths Thanks a million for useful tips instant nutrients for plts as l made too little compost shortage bins your fan and student
Your making me so excited about using this dehydrator I just bought!!!
Ha ha right on rhonda! Make some free organic fertilizer! Enjoy. :-)
Thank you so much for this video. I had no idea we could actually make a liquid fertilizer from banana peel w/o burning my plants. Great video.
And thank you for watching! Weed and seaweed also make great, safe fertilizers! No need to spend crazy money to have healthy plants!
Hi Jeff. I have some times today. Atleast for now. Until somebody needs something. So im going to be watching more of your videos i havent seen. As for this video. Ill be starting my own to bad i didnt know last week. I bought a bunch and with my son and family they went quick. And as far as compost. I just started i bout a 20 gallon can at Lowe's ( like a Home Depot). So i have a place to keep it now. Boy i wish i would have been interested in growing sooner. A late bloomer but determined. Thanks for your help. Take care& God bless ❤
Yes, a tip. You can do the same with sting nettle ❤
Just put 5 bunches of organic bananas in our freeze dryer and was about to give peels to pigs when I saw this video. I’m now freeze drying most of the peels and have some in water to stew a while. Thanks for the idea!
Right on Darlene, happy growing! :-)
I put the peels in a blender (picked one up cheap at a garage sale after the DW caught me using hers) and add to the garden directly or once the season ends add to the compost pile. I think I'm going to have to try the drying/powder method this winter. Thanks
Right on Jamie. I like the powdered method for storage. Its easily dissolved back into water....so if you live in a warm climate, or its summer, super easy to dry them outside. And in the winter, a dehydrator works great! Cheers.
Hi there,
Thanking you for your video :
Banana Peel Fertilizer - 3 Ways To Use Banana Skins In Your Garden!
I watched this and a great deal of your TH-cam video's more then twice because they are so good, I just have to.
So please continue to make them, when you can if you are not unwell.
So best wishes for the new year 2024 and keep well.
Kind regards from England-UK.
Maureen
your videos are amazing. i love the information but especially the way tou present and articulate your sentences 🥰
Thanks so much! Appreciate the kind words!
I like to dry and grind them. Easy to keep in a baggy for future use. Same with egg shells.
Exactly robyn. MUCH easier to store and keep with the dried powder. :-)
Rose bushes absolutely LOVE bananas and the peels!
Sometimes I just pulled back a little soil or mulch, whichever I have on any certain rose bush, work it into the soil a little bit, then I water them with egg shell water (which I use about twice to 3 times per months), I even use this to water my indoor plants about once a month with it.
Perfect! That's how you do it! :-)
Mice and rats do too
I saw this on another video but the presenter seemed less thank knowledgeable so I didn't think much of. But you obviously know what you're about so I will definitely do this!
Also, I've watched quite a few of your videos and I'm impressed with your photography skills. It's evident that you put a great deal of effort into framing, colorful juxtaposition, slo-mo, etc in addition to the excellent content. Much appreciated!
Thanks Aunicia, much appreciated! I do think visually the videos are getting better. I'm just going to keep releasing content until everything I possibly know is documented, LOL!
I know it's a bit confusing all the conflicting videos. Some say you can use the liquid after a couple of hours soaking and others 5 to 6 days. Never heard 2 weeks before. One said if it grows mould throw it away and start again. I'm sure it would grow mould after 2 weeks. Who do you trust with advice.
Thank you so much I've been missing everyone since the weather got toasty sure glad to catch u when I can it helps so much you just don't know thankyou my name is Don in Southeast Missouri thanks again GODBLESS
Been doing this for yrs! During the winter months, just let them dry, then cut them up, and toss in a bucket. Also toss in your broken up eggshells, dried up coffee grounds, hair from your hairbrush(cut it up into small pieces) fingernail clippings...work it all into your dirt in the spring, or put it into the bottoms of pots of anything your growing. I add all this stuff to the garden year round...just make sure to spread it out good, and work it into your dirt! You can also let some of the eggshells float up on the top of the soil to discourage snails and other creepy crawlers from getting on your plants👌
Exactly! So many things we could be using rather than chemicals and synthetics!
The Ripe Tomato Farms the homemade banana juice works unbelievably well! I can feed a plant one day and the next day there is an undeniable difference in its appeal...standing tall, and as green as it can possibly be 🙌
The only problem I find is...eating enough banana's to be able to feed all my plants🍌🍌🍌😂
Very easy and informative video.Thanks!
I've started keeping a weed tea bucket where I toss a mix if garden weeds, JADAM style. Just let it rot down and use continually, replenishing with more weeds and water as it gets used up.
Thanks for the enlightment....
@@incognitoalias2808 thanks for watching! :-)
I love this banana compost video! Learned new stuff! Thank you! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Cheers Valerie, thanks so much for watching!
I oxygenate my water in five gallon buckets by leaving them covered with insect cloth outside and stick two aquarium air stones in there. Plants love it. My friend has larger tubs of 150 gallons each and he puts small sump pumps in them and sends water back and forth through short hoses so water is coming fast and falling a few feet to create good oxygenation. One tub empties into the other .
Nice!
Again some very interesting ways to get fertilizers. I'll follow your advise.
Cheers Arnd, thanks for watching! :-)
Thanks for taking the guess work out of it. I’ll now have something extra to do with those peels.
Thanks Rhea! It really is a great way to use the excess, especially for our indoor crops where maybe we don't want to bring compost inside.
Banana power!
Thanks for the solid advice.
Greetins from Sweden.
Time to plant my potatoes with banana peels.
Thank you for presenting this video with such valuable information. 3:52 What exactly is a "Crop cycle?"
I had to catch up on your videos and this one is a great one...never really thought about drying banana peels as fertilizer what a terrific idea!!! Thank you so much for the wonderful tips! All the best from NY!
Thanks!! Yes, its definitely an easy, free way get some organic Potassium! Cheers, hope all is well!
Excellent video! Straight to the point yet thorough.
I live in an apartment and have less open space than I would in a house. If I soak my bananas in a closed container, how long will it be before it starts to smell?
Great information , I use banana peel fertilizer for jasmin plants only, now I learned a lot from you, thank you so much for wonderful video🙏
Oh, that's great to know...indoors or outdoors?
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms thanks for your reply sir, indoors
Very informative. Thank you. I'll try out the powdered method of using banana peels for my garden. I would also like to know what organic waste is rich in phosphorous? I need that for fava beans. Thank you.
Thanks so much! Both for confirming what I had told my (skeptical) daughter- & for your great sense of humor. 😀☺😀
Ha ha, awesome Patricia, glad you liked it! :-)
My plants have slowed their growth it seems like. I blended my banana peels with water and I'm leaving it in the refrigerator for now. I should've watched this video before I did that, gonna start another one. Thank you for the video.
This is great thanks for sharing
Cheers, thanks so much for watching! :-)
Great video I have just heard about banana tea, I place banana peel in a tub with hols and a lip, and place it in a water butt, then every so ofter I will water my plants with it I wasnt aware of the banana powder so I will try and dry mine out in the oven,
Hello!
Many thanks for your kind efforts; I use the dry banana skins solution and grind them up for potassium and spent coffee grounds for nitrogen enrichment.
However, do you have any tips for a natural phosphorus enrichment of the soil?
This was so useful, thank you very much!
Cheers Silvia, thanks for watching!
Tks for sharing this information with us
Thanks for watching, happy new year!
I like your foliar feed advice and I will do that . I usually run 4 peels with a quart of water in my vita mix after a week I add it to my plants . Your idea sounds good esp. Foliar feeding and I won't have to use my vita mix .
Really like your channel; I learn so much interesting stuff from you 😃!
Thanks Jennifer, that's nice to hear! :-)
Brilliant video I’m going to try this! Thank you! ☘️☘️☘️☘️
Awesome Fiona! Great way to get some extra potassium into the garden. My next step is to use the powder in seedling trays...see if those harder-to-root seeds can benefit. One more way to get an edge, right? :-)
I've been using banana peels to make potassium booster fertilizer for several years now. Good stuff indeed. Also, love the low maintenance hair style. lol
Haha so much easier now Troy, thanks! Hey, have you tried any other peels? I wonder if orange, or apple, or even potato might have some benefits?
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I've never tried other peels as a fertilizer. We eat a lot of fresh fruit at my house. Bananas, oranges, apples, pears (in season), strawberries, etc. The scraps and peels, other than some of the banana peels, go in the compost bin.
Which method do you find the best ? as im a bit concerned about ants by burying the peels into the bottom ground of my plants !
I use banana skin on all my plant i do the soak method and i get great result both on kitchen garden house plant its really works
Nice! It really does give a little boost!
Okay I could not sleep thinking about my garden. However I wonted to no how the banana peel help the soil and plant. This was great news I have now learned other was I could use the peels for nutrition to my environment.😊😊
Am happy thanks.
@@emeldahkipepe2312 in happy you're happy
I have a dedicated worm bin for my banana peels for a high potassium vermicompost!
The best!! And the worms just LOVE them!
Awesome video !!! Thank you 👍
Cheers Gosia, thanks for watching!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms 👍💌
THANKS FOR THIS INFORMATION
Hahaha I love the banana shot 😂 I love the info to thanks!
I dry them in my micro and use the dried skins in a blender and put on plants!
@@linrol8760 perfect! Do you dissolve it water or just top dress the soil?
That would be ideal for tomatoes if the plant needs a boost. I've been trying to find a use for all the bananas and peels that I have. Thanks. 🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌
Exactly Shirley! Works great for tomatoes, peppers, eggplants..! All those plants can benefit! :-)
Shirley, I've just recently learned that when planting tomato plants, to put a whole egg and a banana peel in the hole before you put the plant in that it really does wonders for the tomatoes
Thanks Renee. I usually do the banana minus the egg. However I recently tried an experiment with an egg that I had dropped on the floor. We'll see. Thanks again. 😊😊😊😊
Thank you 🙏🏻
Cheers barbara, thanks for watching!
Thanks! I'm learning!!!
Oh yes! I cut up and dry banana peels in a foil tray on the kitchen radiator in winter where they're dry & crispy in no time. Then grind them in my Smoothie Blender (it cuts up ice so I reckoned dried banana peel would be easy peasy), then store it in a Dill pickle jar for using on tomatoes, peppers, courgette etc in powder form. In spring/summer when the radiator isn't on, I do the liquid method and add the concentrated liquid into my water butt, so that when using that water, rather than the hose, banana liquid is being added automatically. And because it's a big water butt (It's actually a big plastic garbage can), the concentrated banana water is well diluted so can be used fairly often without overloading any of the plants with potassium. Or at least that's my reasoning... but - would you say that's okay? Or would that still be overloading a plant with more potassium than it needs? Thanks so much for the video! I was doing it, but I'm never really sure about amounts that are good for plants...
Thank you for sharing 😊
What about doing a bulk method using the spent banana tree cut up in a 44 gallon drum and soak it in water 😉 going to try it out myself 👍
Love the thinking!! :-)
Excellent video
Thanks Sarah, appreciate that! :-)
I loved to use the liquid method cause my plant loves it and also make my plant from not flowering to flower heavly
Exactly! I wonder what other sort of organic, slow-release fertilizers we could be making that we're not? Amazing stuff when you think about it! Cheers.
Great tips 👍🏻Thank you
Cheers Marcel, thanks for watching!
I love that video
Thanks Theresa! :-)
What about after making "thea" from your banana peals you let them drie up make powder of it and mix it into the rest to your seedlings mix. Not to strong but a nice extra boost for your seedlings....
Yup, definitely would work!
I followed your advice and out the banana peels and water in a closed jar. Couple weeks later I got fungus on top. Should I use this?
This a great video and can’t wait to try soaking the peels for a liquid fertilizer. Question though, is there a worry that the banana water will attract bugs once used in the garden because of the sweetness?
Hey Jae, thanks! I've never had a problem with any insects... By the time you use the solution, it's no longer rotten banana peels....everything is pretty well broken down
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thats great to know! Thank you for the teply
Could I just blend up the peels with water in my ninja blender and then use immediately use to water my house plants?
Sure, why not!
Awesome!
Well done
Thanks!
I was using bananas by chopping them small and adding them to the soil. I'll try drying and powdering them.
Hello I just found your video and I have a question. I have had the banana water in the fridge for about 2 weeks didn’t know it was supposed to be room temp. Any suggestions and do I have to start over?
Thank you
It's all abbot fermentation...... As we know refrigeration slows down those kinds of processes. Just pull it out and put it on the counter, no biggie.
I use the this in my garden. No brainer!
Great Video. One question, can we combine the dehydration and the fluid technique - dry the peels, make the powder, add water - or is there too much particulate?
Thanks Kent! You definitely can. Its actually my preferred method as the powder is easier to store! I'm not sure about clogging up super fine/expensive misting systems though, so try out a few cheap spray bottles first if foliar feeding is going to be your goal. Cheers!
How often should I do the banana water for a (a palm tree) or other plants ?
Thank you!
Cheers, thanks for watching!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thanks.
For the sake of time,not forgetting, and smell, would it be possible to make the powdered version into a liquid by adding to a spray bottle w/water?
@@myoniepayton3929 yes, it actually dissolves quite well!
Great video..
Wondering, you talk about fruits and veggies but what about flowers, staghorn ferns, do you have a recipe like how many peels per gallon of water, etc?
Thanks for sharing this info.
Exactly Sandra....there's so much more we could use. I really think we're just scratching the surface here!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I believe your right.
Any idea as to how many bananas per gallon of water. Probably want it strong enough to delute
We boil any of our banana plants which got ruined before fully ripening and did not ripe. We slice them open and boil in a vat of water. We include the stems and then we dilute the water and let it cool. We use this to water our food plants/trees when there are a few days of no rain...what a difference.
Great idea!
My compliment
Hi, I have white hydrangea and want to make it pink so the soil should be alkaline
Does the banana peel work for it??
Besides, I have planted my hydrangea in a big pot, what should I do to not burn or overfeed potassium??
I want to add add eggshield powder to the soil as well
Am I overdoing?
Thank you
Funny how you sat there eating that entire banana for the video😂. Also cool new look👍🏼
Hey Daniel, thanks! Ha ha, had to commit! It was a biggie banana too!
Banana peel as fertilizer lover,cut the peel into small pieces.leave it near heaven during winter. You can also leave eggshells in there.
One fully dried grind them ❤ and use them any where you want as potassium, iron and calcium/bone meal.i put them in widemouth glass bottle with a plastic spoon inside. It is very convenient
It is heating covers.not heaven as google
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Nice, thanks for the recipe Moe!
Any particular fruit or flowers would benefit more from this? I'm trying to find ways for my geraniums to blossom & this was mentioned
'and they were delicious'🤭💚
Can I use this on grass aswell thank you in advance
GREAT 👌👌👌
Is it necessary to use organically grown banana?
Can I use non-organic bananas or bananas grown using chemical pesticides? We seldom find organic bananas in the market in my country. Thanks