There are some surprising ways you can use Banana skins in your garden to make your plants more productive. For instance, the skins are high in the nutrients potassium and phosphorous. Which your plants will appreciate. The skins are quick to break-down and decompose to add nutrients to your plants.

1. Make your own banana skin compost tea.

As you may know, household compost is great for your garden. It enriches your soil. Plants get valuable nutrients from it.  And it conditions your soil.

But what if you don’t have a compost heap?

Well, simply put some banana skins into a container and add water. Leave this for a few days. You’ll now have a valuable liquid fertilizer for your plants and flowers. This compost tea will contain important nutrients and minerals. The upshot after feeding your plants you’ll see vigorous growth.

2. Control aphid attacks

If your plants are under attack from aphids then drape banana skins at the base of your plants. Aphids hate the smell of bananas and will soon go.

3. As a soil conditioner

Chop up your banana skins and place them in your garden beds, planters, and containers. This helps to condition your soil. Your worm population will increase. Which is always good as worms improve the soil.

4. Make your tomato crop ripen…. faster

Bananas produce ethylene. Ethylene is important for tomatoes because it encourages ripening. So placing banana skins near your tomato plants will help them to turn red faster.

5. A mid-season foliage spray

Got any plants looking sickly? Plants that have been weakened by insect or disease? Or not growing as fast as you want? Then give them an instant growing boost with your own homemade foliage spray.

Put the skins in the sun. Let them completely dry out. Then put them in a food blender or other kitchen utensils. You need to whisk the skins until you’re left with a fine powder. Then put the powder into a spray bottle.  You’re now ready to spray your plants!