Banana skins as fertilizer for indoor. How to make banana peel fertilizer. Benefits for indoor plants and garden flowers
Bananas, although they do not grow in our country, have already become a familiar, popular fruit. They are loved for their pleasant taste and aroma, as well as their beneficial properties and high energy value. But this fruit is not only famous for this. Banana peels make an excellent banana fertilizer that works well for any type of plant. Now, knowing this, the banana will become a waste-free fruit for you and will benefit the plants on the windowsill and health.
Which plants are suitable for banana dressing?
Banana peel fertilizer is great for indoor plants. And for absolutely everyone. The only exception will be fertilizer in the form of raw banana skins, such top dressing will not work: cereals, bulbous, fruit crops. But for vegetable seedlings, roses, cyclamen, ferns, and especially begonias, such a fertilizer will be useful, it will give more active growth.
The peel processed in one way or another is also suitable for garden flowers and plants. Eggplants, tomatoes and sunflowers respond especially actively to such fertilizer. With proper use of banana casings, tomatoes will be larger, and the bush itself will be taller. The same effect will be for eggplant. But for sunflowers, fertilizer will cause larger seeds.
Banana fertilizer is well suited not only for indoor flowers, but also for plants that grow in a greenhouse. As surprising as it may sound, a banana is capable of synthesizing or releasing light. And plants growing in a greenhouse, especially during early spring, lack sunlight, so the fertilizer will serve not only as a growth stimulator, but as a substance synthesizing vitamin D for seedlings and other inhabitants of the greenhouse. With humus, the peel releases a huge amount of heat, which is also favorable for greenhouse plants.
Banana skins as fertilizer
Banana fertilizer, although not the most common remedy, works well as a fertilizer for indoor flowers and other plants. For this, skins are used, which contain a large amount of potassium, this is what the peel of the fruit is famous for. Nitrogen, magnesium, phosphorus are present in a slightly smaller amount. All these substances are the most useful, in demand for the growth and good development of indoor plants.
Fresh peel is used whole or sliced. A thoroughly washed skin in its entirety can be laid on a bed of greenhouse plants near the main trunk. Sliced into small pieces, spread in a thin layer on the drainage during plant transplantation. Such top dressing is also good because useful substances come in gradually, thus it is almost impossible to harm the plant.
Infusions are made from fresh banana peel. This method is good because the fertilizer will be stored longer, if necessary, it can be frozen. Use it by simply watering the plant. The skin is also good in dried or dried form, while the crushed or whole skin is dried in the oven, or dried in the sun. Put the peel inside up. In winter, you can use a battery for drying. You can store in a bag, glass or plastic container tightly closed, in a dark place. This type of peel is used as mulch.
Banana fertilizer is also prepared from pre-dried and then crushed skins. To do this, the skin is strongly dried and ground in a coffee grinder to a powder state. Pre-cut into small pieces, the skin is fried in a pan over low heat. Such fertilizer is poured simply into a container with flowers, directly on the ground, one tablespoon once a month. Maybe less often, but not more often.
Banana skin in the fight against aphids
In addition to the smell, the aphid does not tolerate potassium in the kidney, and there is a lot of this trace element in the peel. If we are talking about the treatment of indoor plants, an infusion of fresh banana skins is well suited here. The recipe for such a banana fertilizer is simple: one thoroughly washed skin accounts for one liter of water. Stand for 3 days in a dark and cool place. Then dilute with water at the rate of 1: 1 with water, water under the root. The aphid will begin to disappear before our eyes.
Preparation of raw materials for top dressing
The basic and most important rule when preparing banana fertilizer is to thoroughly wash the peel. Usually this is done not only in this case, but just before eating the fruit. This is necessary so that the banana works as a fertilizer, and not vice versa. The fact is that before transportation, for longer storage, each bunch of bananas is treated with harmful substances, which can be, in the dust group, these are dangerous carcinogens.
Manufacturers, perhaps not all, soak bananas in special formulations containing chlorine and ammonium sulfate. This solution allows you to "sterilize" bananas and remove the emulsion. It is possible that the bananas are treated with ethylene, some suppliers resort to such methods for faster ripening of the fruit. All these substances adversely affect the health of an adult and can even be dangerous for children.
Therefore, bananas, before use and before starting the preparation of the fertilizer, must be thoroughly washed, preferably with soap or with a special product for washing fruits and vegetables, in warm, running water. And the white fibers that sometimes remain on the banana when peeling should always be removed, they should not be eaten. All plantations, on average 65-70 times a year, are treated with chemicals (pesticides) to eliminate pests, weeds and diseases.
Preparation of decoctions and infusions
Standard and universal infusion is made from fresh skins. To prepare such a fertilizer, the washed banana peel should be finely chopped and placed in a container that can be tightly closed. It is advisable to use glass containers. Banana skins should be a little more than half the capacity. Then you need to fill it with water, and insist the peel in a dark, cool place for a day. After that, the water is drained, the parts of the banana are thrown away, the infusion is again poured into the same container and diluted with water to the brim. The infusion is best stored in the refrigerator or basement. Water under the root instead of ordinary water.
You can prepare a decoction and water the flowers with this infusion. To do this, the skins should be dried with a whole or crushed form on the battery. If these were whole skins, you can grind them after drying. It is best to store such raw materials in a paper or fabric bag. The skins are brewed like ordinary tea, and the cooled solution is used to water the flowers. Leftovers can be stored simply in a dark place. This method is convenient in that you can dry the peels for future use and feed the plant at any time.
fried peel
To prepare this type of fertilizer, the peel is fried in the oven. You will need a baking sheet or any other refractory dish, the bottom of which must be covered with foil or baking paper. The skins are laid out with the yellow side down and roasted in the oven at a temperature of 160 ° C until cooked. Readiness is determined by the complete drying of the raw material. Then they should be cooled and then grind in a coffee grinder to a powder state.
This fertilizer is good to use when you need accurate calculations for fertilizer. For intensive and fruitful top dressing, one teaspoon of such a powder is enough, which should be mixed with the soil. Store this banana fertilizer in a carefully sealed container, after pouring it into a paper bag.
Banana skin compost
This is perhaps the best fertilizer that can be made from banana raw materials. But at the same time, it is not the easiest thing to prepare. It will take time, a little effort and an additional tool.
- A bucket of soil will need as many banana skins as possible.
- An additional tool will be fertilizer "Baikal". The earth, crushed banana skins and Baikal must be thoroughly mixed.
- After a month, you need to re-add the banana component and fertilizer, and mix everything in the same way.
And now, in a month or two, you will get nutritious, fatty and black compost with Baikal and banana skins.
Waste freezing
In order to always have the main component of fresh banana fertilizer at hand, you can simply freeze the skins. It is better to cut the parts of the banana washed and well dried from moisture into small pieces and spread them on a horizontal surface and send them to the freezer until completely frozen. After the pieces, collect and store in a plastic container or bag. All useful substances are preserved after defrosting and you can do anything with the skins.
Chopped fresh peel
You can grind it simply by cutting it into large and small pieces with just a kitchen knife. Fresh peel can be ground in a blender. If you add a little water to the resulting slurry, you get a ready-made fertilizer, such a banana cocktail. In the crushed form, the banana peel quickly deteriorates, it is stored poorly, it can lie in the refrigerator for a maximum of a day. Therefore, it is better to immediately prepare fertilizer from it or freeze or dry it.
dried fertilizer
Banana parts are dried either on a battery, if it is a cold season, or in special dryers. In the summer they are dried simply in the open air in the shade. With any type of drying, the skins are placed with the white side up. If drying takes place in the open air, it is better to lay the skins on paper (you can use newspaper) and cover with gauze on top, securing it around the edges. Dried skins should be stored in a sealed container or in a paper bag.
Flower dressing recipes
There are a lot of banana fertilizer recipes. But of all the variety there is one recipe that is considered the best. Let's figure out how to make banana peel fertilizer with eggshells.
For cooking you will need:
- Dried banana skins - 4 pcs.
- Magnesium sulfate - 20 g.
- Settled water - 900 ml.
- Eggshell crushed in a blender - 2 tsp
Cooking method:
- Banana parts are also crushed in a blender.
- Further, all the components are mixed in one container.
- The fertilizer will be ready as soon as the magnesium sulfate dissolves.
- This fertilizer should be stored in the refrigerator.
- Apply it by spraying on the foliage and trunk of the plant, no more than once a week.
An equally good fertilizer is a water extract from a banana peel (tincture) the recipe that is above. And do not forget about the amazing compost with the addition of "Baikal", from such a fertilizer any plant will grow faster and delight its gardeners and gardeners.
Contraindications and precautions
You can get poisoned and harm your health with anything, but as they say: "Even poison in small quantities is useful." With banana fertilizer in relation to plants, the situation is the same. There are no special contraindications for banana fertilizer. But, the banana peel has a feature, it works like a filter, protecting the fruit itself and its seeds from harmful substances and accumulating them in itself. Some of them (chemicals), even after thorough washing, remain in the peel, as they have soaked it through.
But this does not reduce the beneficial properties of banana fertilizer. Just take precautions. Fresh peel, experienced gardeners and gardeners are advised to use more for fruit trees and seedlings. And a prerequisite is to prevent the fresh skin from touching the roots of the tree or other parts of it, as this can lead to the combustion of the plant. It is necessary to observe the dosage of the banana component in the formulations of various fertilizers and use no more than the recommended one.
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Content
A very useful fertilizer for indoor or garden flowers, for seedlings of vegetables, fruit trees and berry bushes - banana peel. Applying top dressing from these wastes, the flowers on the window will please with abundant flowering, vegetable seedlings will grow strong, because. they receive almost all the necessary elements for full development and growth. Many gardeners are already familiar with such a miracle fertilizer, but for someone it will be useful to read this article. Why is banana peel one of the best bases for making vitamin supplements?
Benefits of banana peel for plants
Banana peel as a fertilizer in gardening is not new, it has been used for a long time. The advantages of home feeding, compared to store-bought counterparts, is that the first product does not contain chemical additives. Banana peel benefits:
- improvement of microflora and improvement of the soil;
- harmless growth stimulation;
- strengthening immunity;
- promotion of pest and disease control;
- saturation with useful microelements, as a result - plants tolerate transplantation, lack of sunlight and heat less painfully.
Chemical composition
The composition of the banana peel is almost similar to the pulp of this fruit, but there are some differences. The minerals contained in the skin are:
- potassium;
- sodium;
- phosphorus;
- manganese;
- calcium;
- iron;
- magnesium;
- nitrogen.
More than 90% of the weight of a banana peel is liquid and organic nutrients (proteins, carbohydrates, fiber, lipids). The amount of water content in the skins depends on the time of harvest, the degree of ripeness of the fruit, its shelf life. Such a component composition has found practical use for banana peel in industrial production.
Almost every mineral or organic component is a useful substance necessary for the normal development and functioning of the organic system of a person, animal or plant. Their consumption is mandatory, otherwise a general malaise of the body develops. Obtaining nutrients from banana peels must be correct, because. they also contain some harmful toxic elements that accumulate in the skin.
Mechanism of action
Having studied the composition of the peel, it is immediately clear that such waste is ideal for plant nutrition. The mineral complex, which is part of the fruit and peel, is useful for growth, development, flowering and fruiting. The peel of vegetables and fruits very often contains a rich vitamin and mineral composition - this has become a prerequisite for the use of banana skins in gardening. When all these trace elements decompose, they perfectly nourish the roots, stimulating active growth and flowering.
The skin contains a large amount of vegetable growth hormone, tk. fruits are plucked unripe and treated with substances to ripen at the time of sale. Top dressing from a banana peel activates the germination of seeds, the rooting of seedlings, the development of young shoots. Such a fertilizer is used to stimulate the growth of vegetable seedlings, feed greenhouse crops or indoor flowers, especially those that do not have enough solar heat and light. Magnesium promotes photosynthesis, so winter greenhouse and houseplants will like it.
Application features
Fresh banana peels contain substances similar in action to papain - used in cooking to soften tough meat, but can destroy the root system. In addition, the concentration of useful components in a fresh product is high, so fresh peel can only be used under the roots, but with a mandatory layer of earth. You can make banana skins biologically inactive, while maintaining the mineral composition, in the following ways:
- Drying in an oven or microwave at minimum power is not the best way, because. most of the harmful decomposition products of organic matter remain in the product.
- Fry in a dry frying pan over low heat.
- Brewing with boiling water is equivalent to the first method.
- Natural drying in the sun or a battery - almost all decay and metabolic products disappear, but due to the length of the process, rotting or fermentation of raw materials is possible.
- Freezing in the freezer - the result is similar to natural drying, but rotting or fermentation of the product is excluded.
- Scalding with boiling water and insisting for 1-2 hours. After that, the infusion is drained, and the sour substance is used, in which growth stimulants remain, but most of the mineral components are lost.
- Drying in the fresh air under direct sunlight - the entire mineral complex, growth stimulants are preserved, and harmful organic matter disappears.
Fertilizer for flowers
Banana skins, which make up about 35% of the total mass of fruits, contain as many nutrients as fruits. According to experienced flower growers, banana peel fertilizer for indoor plants activates their growth and protects against diseases. If you familiarize yourself with all the ways to use the peel in floriculture, then you can save money and significantly improve your “green pets”. Leaves of indoor flowers are wiped with a banana peel, so they are cleaned of dust.
Such top dressing for flowers from a banana peel replaces potassium-phosphorus fertilizers, which has a beneficial effect on the development, growth, budding, and flowering of plants. Those flower growers who are accustomed to using industrial top dressing may speak negatively about the natural analogue, although banana fertilizers are not inferior to them, for example, humate. If peels are used in combination with grape shoots, then you can get the most effective top dressing, which contains most of the periodic table.
Feeding seedlings of solanaceous and composite crops
Compositae and nightshade crops have an internal biofilter, therefore it is recommended to use fertilizer from banana waste for sunflower, eggplant, and tomatoes. The result is especially noticeable when using fertilizer in the northern regions of the country. This fertilizer is recommended only for seedlings. During the period of flowering and fruiting, it is recommended to use top dressing from dried or dried crusts.
What plants can I use banana peel for top dressing
How to make fertilizer
Preparation of raw materials takes place in several ways, use:
- fresh skins;
- water infusion;
- dried or dried peel;
- powder from dry peels;
- fried skins;
- compost;
- freezing;
- complex fertilizers from various natural ingredients.
Fresh crushed skins
The simplest, but no less effective way to feed seedlings or seedlings is chopped fresh skins. For cooking, the peel is cut into small pieces and buried under the root before planting, avoiding direct contact with the roots. After only 7-12 days, there will be no trace of the crusts - they completely decompose, giving themselves to the plant. After such top dressing, even weak plants activate growth.
On the surface of the peels, harmful components remain for a long time, with which the fruit was processed before sale. They must be washed thoroughly before use. It is not recommended to use this method for fruit trees and root crops, because. one wash does not get rid of harmful substances. To make the fertilizer safer, it is better to process the raw materials.
Dried or cured peel
A simple and easy way to prepare potash top dressing is to dry the skins in a natural way: in summer - in the sun, in winter - near the battery. Properly dried peels are completely dry, uniform dark in color, without black spots and an unpleasant odor. Ready fertilizer is stored in a paper bag or plastic container. They are used as needed - they are buried in a pot when planting an indoor flower, added to cups when picking seedlings.
You can wither banana peels in the sun while hanging outdoors. To do this, banana peels are strung on a string and hung in a sunny, well-ventilated place, like mushrooms. So, the whole complex of vitamins and minerals is preserved, and there is no trace of harmful impurities.
Powdered dry skins
First you need to dry the crusts in the oven, electric dryer or naturally. Grind dry raw materials in a coffee grinder or blender. The resulting powder can be directly sprinkled on the soil in a flower pot, and then poured with water. Repeat the procedure once a month. If mold appears on the surface of the soil after top dressing, then it is better to apply the portion under the soil, without direct contact with air.
Compost
This fertilizer is more difficult to prepare, but it's worth it. A lot of banana peels are added to a bucket of plain earth, mixed well. Then they fill it with Baikal fertilizer - this is a live top dressing, which does not consist of the usual mineral and organic components, but of microorganisms. A month later, peels and Baikal are re-applied, stirred well. After 30-60 days, the crusts will rot, natural compost will be ready.
water infusion
To prepare an aqueous extract, the peel must be washed, the stalks removed, put into a 3-liter sterile bottle, pour boiled water to the top. All procedures are carried out over a gas oven or burner. Sterility is important because protozoa can reproduce, for example, ciliates shoe. Withstand 5 days, then the infusion is drained and filtered through cheesecloth. The shelf life of the product is 30-45 days, but the sourdough can ferment. Before use, the aqueous extract is diluted with water 1 to 1 and heated to room temperature.
Feeding rates
Certain crops may require more or less nutrient, but the usual dose is: 1 tablespoon per quart pot capacity. The rate may decrease depending on the degree of development of the root system and the type of plant:
Watering flowers
Banana water for flowers is not a universal remedy, each plant is individual. But there are general rules that are recommended to follow:
- All flowers are fertilized after watering, so as not to burn the root system.
- Plants that are watered with drip irrigation can be fed constantly, but it is necessary to dilute the finished solution with water by half.
- When watering indoor flowers with a water extract, it is important to monitor soil moisture, because. with an increased rate, root rot is possible.
- It is necessary to feed the plants 1 time in 7-14 days, depending on the general condition of the flower.
Recipes for complex fertilizers with banana peel
In addition to banana peels, many other food wastes are used as fertilizer, which nourish and improve disease resistance:
- onion peel;
- potato peelings;
- eggshell;
- peels of citrus fruits;
- remnants of brewed tea and coffee.
Top dressing with magnesia and eggshell
To prepare such a fertilizer you will need:
- magnesia - 40 g;
- water - 2 liters;
- dried banana peels - 6-8 pcs.;
- eggshell powder - 4 tsp.
Cooking process:
- Grind dried peels into powder.
- Pour all ingredients into water.
- Stir until magnesium dissolves.
- Keep refrigerated. Use as a spray - spray on foliage and soil.
With orange peel
A complex fertilizer that combines the beneficial properties of bananas, glucose (sugar) and orange peel - a natural top dressing for indoor plants. Fill a three-liter jar with 30% orange and banana peels. Pour 30 g of sugar, pour water. Infuse for 20 days, stirring every 5 days. After 3 weeks, the infusion is filtered. Before use, dilute with distilled water in a ratio of 1 to 20. It is recommended to feed the plants no more than 1 time per month.
Against aphids on plants
If a few banana peels are dropped into the soil around the plant in the garden, then there will be much less aphids on the foliage, because. these insects do not tolerate potassium. A water infusion is made from the skins, which repels aphids and nourishes the plant:
- Place peels from three bananas in a 3-liter jar of water.
- Insist 2 days.
- Then strain the infusion and dilute with water 1 to 1.
- Water the plant under the root or spray.
Advantages and disadvantages of banana peel fertilizer
Advantages of using top dressing from crusts:
- Banana skins are a source of nutrients that are essential for healthy plant growth.
- Natural raw materials.
- The crusts decompose quickly.
- Many ways to use and harvest skins.
- Low cost.
Banana peel as top dressing has its drawbacks:
- Bananas are brought from distant countries, plucked unripe. In order for the fruits to ripen, they are treated with chemicals, soaked in a solution of chlorine and ammonium sulfate.
- Top dressing does not completely compensate for the deficiency of nutrients.
- When disposing of banana waste, the advantage turns into a disadvantage: fertilizer from banana skins for fruit crops can be used to a limited extent or prepared in special ways.
- For quick ripening, bananas are treated with ethylene, which negatively affects the human hormonal system.
- The smell of a banana attracts insects - fruit flies, ants, bees.
Caring for green spaces requires a competent approach from flower growers. It is based on agricultural practices, due to which growth and fruiting are enhanced, and the duration of flowering is increased. Often, chemicals are used as top dressings. If used incorrectly, they can cause harm by accumulating in the soil and fruits. Banana peel as a fertilizer for indoor plants and seedlings, gives a positive result. How to properly prepare and use such top dressing, you can learn from this article.
Useful properties of banana peel for plants
After eating another banana, do not rush to carry its skin in the trash. It will be a wonderful fertilizer for your green pets.
The fruit is rich in potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, calcium, zinc. Such a mineral composition, coupled with an abundance of dietary fiber, has a beneficial effect on the body. The activity of the nervous and cardiovascular systems is normalized, hematopoiesis improves, the water-salt balance of the body is restored. Dietary fibers increase the activity of the gastrointestinal tract, promote the digestive process. And, of course, the fruit has a great taste.
But few people know that the largest part of the minerals is contained in the skin. The mineral components will be an excellent nutrient medium for your flowers and seedlings, the main thing is to know how to “extract” them correctly.
Know! The useful composition of the fruit shell may well compete with purchased natural-based dressings, for example, with humates.
Banana fertilizer: is there any harm?
In natural organics based on overseas fruits, not only benefits lie, they can be harmful. The fact is that when growing fruits for export, pesticides are used. These include hexachlorocyclohexane. They process the fruits before shipping in order to maintain their presentation.
The substance belongs to the class of carcinogens, and has a cumulative effect. It is able to accumulate in the soil, be absorbed by the root system and get into the fruits. The human body also accumulates this poison.
In addition, to speed up ripening (after all, only unripe fruits are delivered to us), they are treated with ethylene. This substance negatively affects the human hormonal background. Fruit pickers wash the milky juice from fruit clusters by soaking them in ammonium sulfate.
Oddly enough, such a chemical filling does not penetrate the fruit itself, because its shell is a kind of biofilter. It is in it that harmful substances accumulate. The first thing to do is to thoroughly wash the purchased fruit with hot water and soap. This treatment will protect you from the chemistry and microorganisms that have settled on the skins.
Important! Do not forget to remove white fibers, they also accumulate harmful substances.
How, then, to use a potentially dangerous product as a fertilizer? The answer is simple - try to purchase certified fruits, for this it is enough to make a purchase in large supermarkets. Their verification service requires the supplier to have a mandatory certificate of conformity. This will protect you and your garden flora from possible chemicals and microorganisms.
Banana peel processing methods
To create a nutritional top dressing, the shell needs to be prepared. The following methods are used for processing:
- drying and frying;
- brewing;
- infusion;
- grinding;
- freezing;
- creating compost.
You can also take raw skins. Now let's take a closer look at each method of making useful top dressing.
Banana peel powder: manufacture, methods of application
The highest quality top dressings are obtained on the basis of powder from the fruit shell. It can be made using drying on a battery, in the sun, in an oven or a dryer for vegetables and fruits.
Know! for the manufacture of home organics, you need to take only yellow or green skins. There shouldn't be any marks on them.
This is explained quite simply: with the beginning of the decomposition process, it is possible to colonize the product with pathogenic flora, for example, fungal spores or bacterial organisms. Such top dressing can do more harm than good.
So, bananas are eaten, whole beautiful skins are selected. In winter, you can not spend electricity on the drying process. It is enough to cover the battery with a newspaper and evenly distribute the cleaners over it. It is better to lay them with the inside up. Do not forget to cover the product with gauze, it will protect from the invasion of sweet lovers - flies and midges. In summer, drying can be carried out in direct sunlight, spreading the cleaning on the balcony or in the open air.
A special dryer for vegetables is equipped with pallets on which the product must be evenly spread. It's better to cut it a little. The drying process will take approximately 6-8 hours. In the oven, drying is carried out in the same way, only it will take more time. Take care that the product does not stick to the pan. Lay a layer of foil or baking paper in advance.
On a note! To save energy, you can dry the skins during cooking.
The readiness of the skin can be judged by the color change to brown-black. The fruit shells will become very brittle. Let them cool completely, then grind in a food processor to a fine powder. Store the powder in a glass jar with a tight lid or in a food container. There are several ways to use this powder:
- Direct application to the substrate during transplanting and sowing plants.
- As semi-finished products for the manufacture of other types of fertilizers.
- Soil mulching.
To please the indoor flora, it is enough to add 1 teaspoon of the prepared powder to the surface of the soil, then water thoroughly. Before planting in a greenhouse or open field, add a tablespoon of the powder to the hole, then place the seedling in it and water thoroughly.
You can forget about potassium supplements for a month. This is the frequency of top dressing. You can use powder for soil mulching. It is poured into the root zone of various crops. Such a mulch will benefit any culture. In addition, aphids are afraid of the smell of bananas, so feel free to spread the powder at the roots of fruit bushes.
Important! From a lack of useful microflora in the soil, the powder on the surface of the substrate may become moldy. If this happens, carefully collect it and water the soil with a fungicidal solution, such as phytosporin.
To enhance the effect, you can add crushed dried grape branches to the powder. They also contain a lot of useful substances that your green wards need.
Dried skins can not be crushed, but broken into small pieces. When transplanting plants, they are placed between the drainage layer and the substrate. The pieces will be gradually decomposed by soil microorganisms, improving the composition of the soil and unobtrusively nourishing the crop.
How to prepare decoctions of infusions from the peel
Consider the basic recipes for preparing healthy top dressing in the form of infusions and decoctions.
Decoction of dried banana peel
To make a nutrient potion for home flora, you will need:
- hot boiled water - 1 liter;
- skin powder - 2 tablespoons.
Boil water and cool it to 50-60 degrees, then dissolve the powder in it and mix thoroughly. Wait for the solution to cool completely.
Decoction of fresh fruit shell
To prepare a decoction from a fresh product, take:
- three banana skins;
- liter of boiling water.
Pour the chopped skins with boiling water and leave for 4 hours. Strained broth can be stored for two weeks. Calculate the required volume of the drug on your own, based on the fact that one indoor flower needs 50 ml of decoction, and garden crops 120-150 ml.
Infusion for indoor flowers
To make a water infusion, take:
- liter jar;
- chilled boiled water;
- one banana skin.
Grind the fruit shell (doing this is not important), place in a jar and fill with water. Leave to infuse for a day in a dark place. After the time has elapsed, strain the liquid and add water to a volume of 1 liter. 
Infusion for seedlings and greenhouse plants
Its preparation technology is practically no different from that described above. You will need a three-liter jar, and you need 3-4 pieces of fruit shells. Time of infusion 2-5 days. The solution will need to be filtered.
On a note! In the manufacture of infusions, you can use the same raw materials several times. Valuable qualities will not be affected in any way.
Appointment use of infusions and decoctions
After all, prolonged flowering and the formation of ovaries weaken the bushes and have a bad effect on the growth of fruits. The most responsive to potassium supplements are begonias, cyclamen and saintpaulia (Uzambara violets).
For perennials, such dressing can be applied no more than twice a season. If applied incorrectly, perennials will give all their strength for abundant flowering, while not accumulating them for wintering. This can lead to the death of the bush.
Know! The infusion has a very specific “aroma”, which not everyone will like. It is advisable to water in a well-ventilated area.
You can water seedlings with infusions and decoctions, but after transplanting into open ground it is better to limit yourself to complex organics or other types of top dressing. At the stage of active growth and preparation for flowering, potassium will only benefit the seedlings.
The prepared infusion is diluted with water 1:1 before use. Water them indoor and garden plants under the root. Flowers can be fertilized regularly, once a week. Seedlings are recommended to be watered once a month.
Dried food has fewer nutrients than fresh food. You can make a decoction with watering 2 times a week.
On a note! A decoction of an unripe fruit shell will be useful not only for the flora. People suffering from hypertension will be able to forget about their illness.
Fresh banana peel - ready-made fertilizer, how to apply?
If you want to pamper your green wards with a healthy drink, then you can safely take a fresh banana shell. Remember that it must be mature and not have brown spots. This top dressing can be applied twice a month. To preserve a valuable product, it is quite possible to use freezing.
Collect the crushed cleanings in a plastic container and take them out as needed. Valuable nutritional properties will not be affected by this method of storage. And over the winter, you can accumulate enough skins to create an equally useful fertilizer - banana compost.
Fertilizer for indoor plants from fresh peel
Indoor flowers need mandatory feeding with useful substances. You can get them using a fresh fruit shell. The easiest way to use it is to simply cut it into small pieces with scissors and dig into the ground. Do not spread the pieces on the surface of the pot, they may rot or attract insects.
It is enough to deepen the cut by a few centimeters. It will decompose by soil microorganisms within ten days, creating a nutrient medium in the root zone. Significantly improve the composition of the soil mass.
Know! Fresh sandpaper (inner side) can wipe the foliage. It will get rid of dust and give the leaves a healthy shine.
Good results are obtained by a cocktail from the fruit shell. To do this, it is crushed in a blender or food processor to a puree state. Then add a glass of cold boiled water and mix thoroughly. The made cocktail is placed on the surface of the soil at the rate of 2 tablespoons per pot. Applications are made no more than once a month.
Banana skin fertilizer for vegetable seedlings
During the period of active growth, seedlings of vegetables require a lot of strength to lay flower stalks. An important role in this is played by potassium, calcium and magnesium, which can be obtained from the fruit shells. In addition to the recipes for infusions and decoctions described above, banana mulch is successfully used by gardeners.
Before using it, be sure to make sure that there are no anthills on the site. Tiny insects love sugar and can kill seedlings. If an anthill is found, urgently take measures to exterminate pests. The drug "Thunder" will help you in the fight against them.
Nightshade crops, which include peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, will delight you with a large harvest. To do this, it is enough to place crushed fruit peel on the bottom of the holes before planting. Such a mineral supplement will supply the plants with potassium, magnesium and calcium for a long time. Due to the slow decomposition, vegetable crops will receive nutrients in small portions.
Skins can also be used in planting boxes. To do this, they are finely cut with scissors. First, a layer of drainage is laid out, then a little soil, a layer of fruit slices and soil again. Nutrient "cushion" in the root zone dosed deliver all the necessary elements to the root system of seedlings.
Important! Avoid direct contact of the roots with top dressing, after it there must be a layer of soil.
Combined fertilizer recipes for indoor flowers
Gardeners do not miss any opportunity to get natural organic matter for their green wards. They try to get the most out of natural ingredients by creating combined top dressings. Consider a few popular recipes that have earned good reviews.
Nutritious tea
To make a nourishing tea for indoor flora, you will need:
- leaf green tea 1 tablespoon;
- banana powder 2 tablespoons;
- boiling water 1 liter.
Mix the powder with tea leaves and pour hot water. Insist until completely cooled. Enough 50 ml of nutritious tea and you will see how even the most frail specimens begin to gain green mass and lay flower stalks. You need to make it with watering 1 time per week. Violets, roses, begonias and ferns are especially fond of this tincture.
Complex with citruses and sugar
The preparation of a real elixir of life for urgent resuscitation of green pets should be done in advance. To do this, take:
- citrus zest and banana peels in a 1:1 ratio;
- three-liter jar;
- boiled water;
- a tablespoon of sugar.
Grind the fruit scraps in a food processor to a puree. There should be enough product so that a three-liter jar is filled by a third. Add sugar and pour boiled water at room temperature. Put the container in a warm, dark place for three weeks. Every 3-5 days the infusion should be stirred. After three weeks, strain the solution and refrigerate. Apply with irrigation, previously diluted with water 1:20. Apply the infusion once a month.
Important! Be careful when applying the solution in the summer, it can attract bees and wasps.
Sugar has long been famous as an excellent nourishment for home flora. Glucose, of which it consists, is a building and energy resource in plant organisms. With a lack of sunlight necessary for photosynthesis, flowers begin to use up glucose reserves. The proposed recipe will help them make up for the lack of sugars and significantly improve their appearance.
Citrus zest is rich in vitamins, flavonoids and essential oils. Such a "cocktail" is able to bring back to life and strengthen the most stunted bush. Its appearance will improve significantly, new shoots will appear.
Helpful shower
We invite you to try another complex recipe. To prepare a spray solution, take:
- crushed eggshell - 2 tablespoons;
- peel powder - 6 tablespoons;
- magnesia - 20 grams;
- water - 900 ml.
Mix dry ingredients and fill with water. Stir the resulting solution thoroughly until the magnesium sulfate is completely dissolved. Store liquid in the refrigerator. She is sprayed with the substrate and leaves of room flora. You will quickly notice the improvement of your wards.
Remember! A useful flower shower should be taken once a week. Spraying is carried out so that direct sunlight does not fall on the leaves.
How to make banana compost for bulbous plants
Every gardener uses compost in practice. This natural organic fertilizer is easy to make yourself. It's just that it takes a lot of time. Fortunately, special starter cultures have appeared that significantly speed up the process. To make banana compost:
- 10 crushed fruit shells;
- 1 bucket of garden soil;
- drug "Baikal".
Carefully move all components in the bucket. Dilute "Baikal" according to the instructions and flavor them with future compost. Put the container in a dark place and stir occasionally. After a month, repeat the procedure, adding more fruit shells. Fertile compost will be ready in two months. It is just perfect for bulbous crops.
Know! Over the winter, you will accumulate a lot of fruit waste in your freezer to organize a whole compost pit. Freezing will not affect the quality of raw materials.
Ways to use compost when growing plants
Mix the finished compost with the soil for transplanting bulbous crops. This applies to garden and indoor flowers. They will thank you with rapid growth and abundant flowering. Such top dressing will not interfere with fruit bushes. Cover the root zone with compost and notice new shoots appearing. Diluted compost can be used to water all the crops in your garden. A month after its introduction, feed the bushes with nitrogen fertilizers.
Experienced gardeners will gladly share their experience with you. In this section, we have prepared notes and tips from flower growers on the use of natural fertilizers based on banana peel.
Tatyana has been preparing infusions for many years. She noticed that watering the window flora had a beneficial effect on her favorite saintpaulias. Everyone knows how capricious and whimsical they are, and the miraculous infusion helps to cope with the difficult process of selecting fertilizers. Weekly watering strengthens violets and promotes long and abundant flowering.
Ivan has been practicing natural farming on his plot for many years. This special type of cultivation is based on the use of natural fertilizers, without chemicals. And since the gardener loves fruit, it is not difficult for him to accumulate a large amount of product for compost. Ivan breeds compost for watering garden crops and houseplants. In addition to compost, infusions and decoctions are used.
Victoria grows roses in her garden. Once she read about the drainage of dried fruit shells for roses and decided to try it in practice. The result was lush flowers that are the envy of all the neighbors.
Irina noted that after applying banana powder, the tomato crop became plentiful and sugary. The bushes themselves get sick less, their resistance to lower temperatures has increased.
Do you still think banana peels are garbage? Try it as a houseplant fertilizer and your opinion will definitely change!
For active growth, all plants need regular top dressing. A good substitute for store-bought preparations is a product made on the basis of a banana peel. Banana contains many nutrients that improve the growth and overall health of plants. The presence of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and calcium makes the peel an excellent fertilizer, the advantage of which is that it can be easily and inexpensively prepared at home.
Banana peel fertilizer for indoor plants can be made in the form of:
- dry powder;
- infusion;
- or by digging fresh skins into the soil.
To use the peel as a fertilizer, the banana should be thoroughly washed before peeling, and after that, any remaining pulp should be removed from the peel.
Dry banana peel powder
Dry the banana skin well: cut it into pieces and spread it on a light windowsill or on a radiator, spreading a newspaper. You need to lay out the peel in such a way that the inside is on top. You can also roast the peel a little in the oven.
Grind ready-made dry skins in a coffee grinder or mortar to a powder state and store in a glass jar under a lid.
During the flowering period of indoor plants, the powder is scattered on the surface of the earth in a pot, after which the flower is watered. 1-2 tsp are added to one flowerpot. (depending on the volume of the pot) once a month. Dry peel is also added to the substrate when transplanting flowers - 1 tsp per pot.
Banana infusion
The infusion is made using fresh banana peel. Put the skins from three bananas into a three-liter bottle and pour warm water over it. Let it brew for 2 days. Water the flowers by diluting the infusion with water in a ratio of 1:1. This will help get rid of aphids. The same solution is recommended to water the seedlings.
Ready infusion is stored in the refrigerator for no more than 10 days.
Banana compost for bulbous plants
To prepare fatty compost, you will need a lot of skins and the Baikal preparation. Grind the skins, mix with the ground and pour the indicated preparation. Leave for one month for the peel to decompose. After the specified time, repeat the procedure, adding more peels.
Ready-made fertilizer from fresh peel
Finely chopped fresh banana skins are placed in a pot when planting or transplanting houseplants. However, it is worth considering that such soil is prepared 2-3 weeks before planting a flower, since the peel must completely decompose. To speed up the process, you can water the prepared soil with an infusion containing organic matter. Such top dressing contributes to the active growth of deciduous mass.
Banana peels can be frozen in the freezer and then used in the same way as fresh.
Banana peel fertilizer - video
May 24, 2016
Florists often try new top dressings for pets. Coffee grounds, sugar, egg shells and more are widely used. Banana peel is a real storehouse of useful substances and elements. Cleanings are usually thrown away without hesitation. However, banana skins can be a good top dressing for indoor flowers and garden plants.
Banana is a high-energy product that contains a large amount of nutrients. The peel makes up 40% of the total mass of the fruit and contains the same components as the edible part. Contains macro and microelements: nitrogen, calcium, magnesium, zinc, potassium, sodium, phosphorus, copper and iron. The content of the elements is at a high enough level to use the skin as a natural top dressing. In addition, the shell contains a large set of vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B9, C, E, PP, which are also useful for flowers.
Banana peel fertilizer can be safely used as a natural substitute for factory-made potassium-phosphorus supplements. Bananas are useful for indoor and garden flowers, garden plants and growing seedlings.
banana powder
Dried and powdered banana peel has a long shelf life and is a well-balanced top dressing. Skins without dark spots and other defects are suitable for drying. Microwave drying is not suitable. You can use a special dryer for vegetables and fruits or an oven, dry the shell in the sun. The peel is thoroughly washed, cut into strips and laid out on a baking sheet or dryer tray. The oven should be set to ventilate, if there is no such function, then open the door.
The peel should be dried, not fried, the minimum temperature for drying is chosen.
The dried semi-finished product should be left on a baking sheet until it cools completely. After that, the skins are ground in a coffee grinder or mortar. The finished fertilizer is poured into a clean, dry jar or bag. Fertilizer is used in dry form, introducing into the soil. For feeding indoor flowers, one teaspoon is enough for each plant. Tropical dressings are very useful for tomatoes. When transplanting seedlings into open ground or a greenhouse, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of powder.
banana compost
Great for bulbous and other plants. Composting at home is quite a hassle, but the end result is one of the best fertilizers for flowers. A compost heap can be organized in a regular metal or plastic garden bucket. The composting order is as follows:
- Banana skins and fertile soil (1:1) are thoroughly mixed in a bucket.
- An EM preparation is added to the compost (for example, Baikal).
- After 4 weeks, the mixture is thoroughly mixed and refilled with the EM preparation.
- After 6-8 weeks, fat black compost enriched with effective microorganisms will be ready.
Bulbous flowers do not like excess moisture and respond well to proper nutrition. Compost improves the fertility of any type of soil. Tropical compost is suitable for soil improvement in flower pots and outdoors. To prepare sandy or heavy soil for planting flowers, compost products are used during digging.
tropical cocktail
Pour the shell of one banana and 250 ml of filtered water into a blender and grind as finely as possible. The resulting cocktail can not be filtered and used for root feeding of plants, to stimulate flowering. For one top dressing, one tablespoon of fertilizer is enough. Fertilize flowers should be 1 time per month.
This fertilizer causes abundant and long flowering. But for fruit-bearing plants, such as garden crops, they are used with caution.
The flowering period may be delayed to the detriment of the ovary and fruit ripening.
The cocktail is also used to prepare the soil mixture for plant transplantation. 7-10 days before transplanting, the flower pot is filled with soil mixture and banana fertilizer (for 1 liter of soil, 2 tablespoons of a cocktail). The mixture is stirred and a preparation with effective microorganisms (Baikal, Fitosporin, etc.) is added. After transplanting into fertile soil, the flower does not need additional feeding, except for nitrogen, for several months.
Foliar application
- 4 banana skins, dried and powdered
- 20 g magnesium sulfate
- 2 tsp powdered eggshells
- 1 liter of water
Add all ingredients to a container of water and stir until the magnesium sulfate is completely dissolved. Apply the resulting mixture to the leaves and soil with a sprayer. Suitable for weekly flower feeding at home or in the garden.
- Banana skins are added to the holes before planting tomatoes, ferns and roses in the garden.
- Violets can be watered with banana infusion every 2 weeks (2 peels pour 1 liter of boiled water at room temperature, leave for a week).
- With the white side of the banana shell, you can wipe the leaves of ornamental plants on both sides. They will become smooth and shiny.
- To enhance the effect, you can add a little brewed green tea to the banana infusion.
- A good fertilizer would be a mixture of dried banana peel powder and dried grape bunches.
- Very fond of banana top dressing cyclamen and begonia.
- Dry banana skins can be harvested and stored during the fall and winter, and used as garden mulch in the spring.
Using natural fertilizers is a safe and economical way to maintain indoor flowers and garden plants. It is very easy to prepare fertilizer at home. A thoroughly washed banana shell is chemical-free and safe for human and pet health.
