How to Properly Feed Houseplants with Banana Peels: 2 Best Options - Not Everyone Knows This

16.01.2024 12:42

Many people know that banana peels can be used to care for plants.

But some people don’t know how exactly this component can be used.

Therefore, we can consider two worthy options for using banana peels, says Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert of the online publication BelNovosti, landscape designer and agronomist.

What do they consist of?

"Filling" the pot

You can initially enrich the soil with this useful product. In this case, the feeding will have a prolonged effect.

Flowers will develop more correctly and properly.

a plant
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To do this, you will first need to wash the peel and pour hot water over it. Then cut it into pieces and dry it properly.

Then, place drainage at the bottom of the pot, “cover” it with a layer of soil, add five pieces of peel and pour in the remaining soil.

Banana powder

In this form, the product will be most convenient to store and use. This fertilizer will be very useful for indoor plants.

First, dry the peel in the oven.

Then we send the fertilizer to the blender. The banana powder can then be stored in any convenient container that meets the conditions of hermeticity.

Add half a small spoon of the prepared product to the pots once every 30 days.

Previously, we talked about which components should not be included in compost .

Marina Michalap Author: Marina Michalap Internet resource editor

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert: Anastasia KovrizhnykhExpert / Belnovosti


Content
  1. What do they consist of?
  2. "Filling" the pot
  3. Banana powder