Good morning everyone. It’s a great day. I like to share ...
Good morning everyone. It’s a great day. I like to share something that I do. I’ve been doing it for about two months now and it seems to work very well. I have a gallon plastic container that I put banana peels in, I found some old protein powder and I dump a little bit of that in there and I put a little bit of old coffee grounds. I fill it with water and I let it sit. I’ve been dumping this concoction on my plants. I poured the gallon of that on my hibiscus late yesterday afternoon. I swear the plant looks so much better. This is free fertilizer and it’s about as organic as you can get. Of course the banana peels are organic.  @DreamMachine @FunBoglaurel81 @HFplantoasis @HummingbirdMint @Idplantthat @ILoveMyPlants @Jadedbelle @Jujube @Luckeecharm1 @ModestCoconut13 @Ms.Persnickety @newplantgirlies @Preciousplants1 @princesspitstop @QuickKalopanax @sarah10orio @Shells_Garden @SillyPlantGirl @SizableSuncup20 @smushface @SolaceInSunshine @RefinedSandwort @Ponytailmom @MusicalRedmint @MamaLinnei @KaylaG2010 @BEsucculent #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #Fertilizer #OutdoorGrowing #thethread
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@Malagueña I ‘be never done these things myself but my mom does also with great success . I’m anxious too see what other peeps do in this area .
@ILoveMyPlants Hi Deb. I was literally astonished and very pleasantly surprised at the Quick results.
Hi 👋 I’ve heard of using banana peels and coffee grounds on plants but have also read that coffee water can become overly acidic. So use caution if applying to non-acid loving plants 🪴. Protein powder in the mix intrigued me 💠so I looked it up. Google AI says it’s dense in dairy (whey) or plant proteins. Letting it sit can create an anaerobic environment (absence of free oxygen). It’s got the potential to rot the roots. It would be best to put it sparingly into an outdoor compost. Using pea protein doesn’t seem to be better - still high in concentrated protein and amino acids. Do you have a spot to have a compost instead?
I used banana water a few times before but I didn’t let it sit that long. I also use coffee or tea grounds in my soil for some plants. But Protein power is a new one and very interesting, I can see how that would work. I tried this orange peel water just recently for my hibiscus because she was getting eaten by some insect. I peeled 3 large oranges and put the rinds in water with a tablespoon apple cider vinegar. I put it on the stove to simmer for 15 mins, removed it and let it cool. Then I mixed it with a gallon of distilled water and used it as a fertilizer and bug repellent. I still have some damage but I have not seen any new green bugs eating that plant.
@MariansOasis I completely agree with Marion here. Sorry, but this isn't a recipe for fertilizer or compost—it's an anaerobic bacterial soup of rotting organic matter. The whole point of compost is that it's a controlled way of breaking down organic substance into a form that makes the nutrients absorbable for plants. Usable compost takes several months or even longer; if you can still identify food scraps in it, it's nowhere near ready. After three days, all you have is active decomposition—an early stop on the way to compost. Healthy compost doesn't smell bad, it smells earthy. The bad smell is a sign of an oxygen-deprived environment, it's the same reason root rot smells bad. So generally not something you want to dump on a plant.
I'm all for experimentation, I just hope anyone thinking of trying this will first do their research 😊
I'm all for experimentation, I just hope anyone thinking of trying this will first do their research 😊
@stephongreg thanks! I too am for experimenting and looking for natural alternatives. There’s a lot of tips or approaches for plant lovers out there, we have to question and investigate more before climbing on board. Some have validity and some are old wives tales that persist.