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    Hi Guys

    Just a quick one could i put Banana Skins in my Compost heap or should i just cary on with the kitchen scraps that i have been using

    All the best,Ian
    Last edited by Ian White; 09-02-2010, 05:28 PM.

  • #2
    Banana skins are fine for the compost bin. I put all mine in there anyway!!

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    • #3
      So do I - lots of them!
      Forbidden Fruits make many Jams.

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      • #4
        hi ian, banana skins compost down well but i tend to put mine around my gooseberry bushes(not touching)and let them rot there,they put lots of nourishment straight into the soil of the plants,i never have had to feed my fruit bushes,put onto doing this by elder gardener,a little gem of knowledge.

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        • #5
          I put mine in too. Best place for 'em! Some people use them under unripe tomatoes (on the vine) as they give off a gas which helps ripening. However, with my luck I'd slip and break me leg on the greenhouse path!
          Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

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          • #6
            Banana skins, like the contents, are full of potassium, so fine for compost, or direct on the ground, especially around pot's, tom's and fruit.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Ian White View Post
              Just a quick one could i put Banana Skins in my Compost heap
              I was just curious why you thought you shouldn't?

              Originally posted by Torreya View Post
              Banana skins, like the contents, are full of potassium,
              this is often quoted, but isn't exactly correct.
              The potassium is in the fruit - the (fresh) skin is less than 1% potassium. Even the fruit itself doesn't have as much potassium as a glass of OJ.

              If you were to apply banana skins at the same rate as you would a powdered potash feed, you'd need 22 bananas every square metre !

              Last edited by Two_Sheds; 14-02-2010, 10:38 AM.
              All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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              • #8
                Just FYI, banana skins are a great cure for verrucas!
                Imagination is everything, it is a preview of what is to become.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by lainey lou View Post
                  Just FYI, banana skins are a great cure for verrucas!
                  ... but terribly difficult to keep in place in one's Manolos
                  All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                    ... but terribly difficult to keep in place in one's Manolos
                    ROFL! Very funny

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                    • #11
                      I'm glad this came up for some strange reason I thought you couldn't compost them . Or is that orange peel
                      S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
                      a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

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                      • #12
                        I tend to put my banana peels in the wormery as the worms really love them but some do make it to the compost bin and they break down very well. You do have to be a bit careful with citrus peel (and onion too) as they're very acidic but so long as you don't add too many at once then there isn't a problem.

                        Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Alison View Post
                          You do have to be a bit careful with citrus peel (and onion too) as they're very acidic
                          That's in a wormery, they're fine in a normal compost heap. The wax on citrus peels just makes them take a bit longer to break down.

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                          Last edited by Two_Sheds; 11-02-2010, 07:50 AM.
                          All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                          • #14
                            We put all citrus fruit remnants in wormery.. the worms survive... and onions.. and garlic..

                            Worms will eat anything - eventually.. including tea bags

                            Banana skins are a bonus...

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                            • #15
                              for safe storage of you bananas to prevent slips and falls
                              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mggl7cC8iys
                              Last edited by green thing; 22-02-2010, 09:32 AM.

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