Banana peels are a great way to add nutrients and improve the health of your garden. So next time you\u2019re about to throw away a banana peel, think twice! There are many ways to put it to good use in your garden.\n

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Here are some additional tips for using banana peels in your garden:\n
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When using banana peels as fertilizer, it\u2019s important to bury them at least 2 inches below the soil surface. This will help to prevent the peels from attracting pests or attracting animals.\n
If you\u2019re using banana peels to attract pollinators, place them in a sunny spot in your garden.\n
To repel pests, crush banana peels and sprinkle them around your plants. Be sure to reapply the banana peels every few days.\n
To prevent blossom end rot, bury banana peels around your tomato plants at the beginning of the growing season.\n
To improve soil drainage, bury banana peels around your plants in areas where the soil is poorly draining.\n
To add compost to your garden, simply add banana peels to your compost pile. Be sure to chop the banana peels into small pieces before adding them to the compost pile.\n
To shine your plant leaves, rub the inside of a banana peel on your plant leaves. Be sure to rinse the banana peels off of your plant leaves after a few minutes.\n
To attract ladybugs, place banana peels around your plants in the spring and summer.\n
To enrich your potting soil, add some banana peels to the mix. Be sure to chop the banana peels into small pieces before adding them to the potting soil.\n
To prevent weeds, bury banana peels around the base of your plants. Be sure to bury the banana peels at least 2 inches below the soil surface.\n\n
With a little creativity, you can find many ways to use banana peels in your garden. So next time you\u2019re about to throw away a banana peel, think twice!\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fertilize your plants.\u00a0Banana peels are a great source of potassium, which is an essential nutrient for plant growth. To use banana peels as fertilizer, simply chop them up into small pieces and bury them around the base of your plants. You can also make a banana peel tea by steeping banana peels in water for …\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":86337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[410],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-hacks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86336"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86339,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86336\/revisions\/86339"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}