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Banana Skins
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Dustykitten
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A friend of mine's dad told me it was a waste of nutrients to put banana skins in the compost bin and that I should cut them up and spread them round my plants. I've started doing this round the trees.
Have any of you heard similar and will certain plants benefit more from this than others?
Have any of you heard similar and will certain plants benefit more from this than others?
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Hi ... answer looks very positive for banana skins..
See here, from Gardeners Question Time:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/gqt/fsheets/20_01_02/fsheetsq2.shtmlIf many little people, in many little places, do many little things,
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Hi there
When i get loads of tomatoes on my plants.. I hang banana skins im amongst them as they are said to speed up the ripening process-6 -8 -3 -1.5 -2.5 -3 -1.5-3.50 -
MRSMCAWBER wrote: »Hi there
When i get loads of tomatoes on my plants.. I hang banana skins im amongst them as they are said to speed up the ripening process
me too
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I always use banana skins around my roses. They are absorbed in no time and really give the roses a boost. Haven't thought of using them on the trees but going to give that try too.Birthdays are good for you.... the more you have - the longer you live. :j0
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I always use banana skins around my roses. They are absorbed in no time and really give the roses a boost. Haven't thought of using them on the trees but going to give that try too.
My rose bushes are in pots with weed suppressant fabric and gravel on them. If I bury the banana skins under this will it still work or do they need light to decompose?0 -
Light has no impact on decomposing, well not enough to worry about anyway.My rose bushes are in pots with weed suppressant fabric and gravel on them. If I bury the banana skins under this will it still work or do they need light to decompose?
Think about it for a minute, aren't most compost bins in the dark?Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.0 -
Father in law told me that "Alan Titchmarch" recommends putting banana skins around specific plants around the Autumn.2012 Mortgage Free Wannabe # 69Opening mortgage £126,000 19/05/00Ended 2011 £31,019:j£0.00 07/12/2012 :jNever put socks in a toaster.0
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Thanks for all you replies. I am just chopping them up and tossing them round the plants - not burying them. I might try some around the runner beans.The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair0
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Dustykitten wrote: »Thanks for all you replies. I am just chopping them up and tossing them round the plants - not burying them. I might try some around the runner beans.
You probably don't need to chop them up, just lie them inside bit down around the stem of the plant.2012 Mortgage Free Wannabe # 69Opening mortgage £126,000 19/05/00Ended 2011 £31,019:j£0.00 07/12/2012 :jNever put socks in a toaster.0 -
I put them down by my roses - and the banana too if it is overripe and I get far less black spot3 kids(DS1 6 Nov, DS2 8 Feb, DS3 24 Dec) a hubby and two cats - I love to save every penny I can!
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