closetgrower69
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I heard the other day that putting banana slices in your soil is a good way to give your plants the potassium they need. Any truth to this?
Potassium, From Bannanas?
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Pipe Dream
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I don't think so. You need to put them in a compost bin or something t break tem down I believe. I am eating a banana righht now. 
wiseguy316
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might be okay for a compost bin, and bananas are not that high in potassium. Potatoes have like 3 times more the amount.
closetgrower69
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It didn't sound right to me. But, you never know. It's like mixing beer and dish soap to make your lawn shiny and green. Not into the compost thing, gonna go look for earth juice this week at the local hydro shop.
Vindicated
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There's a popular method of gardening called Lasagna Gardenin. The idea is you take your leaves, mulch, apple skins, banana peels, etc and layer them between dirt. It goes dirt, greens, dirt, greens, and so fourth. The point is to make gardening and compost a one step process.
However this is really just amending your soil and usually takes a few seasons for the greens to break down.
Your probably more interesting in getting nutrients to your plants now, so you should sick with fertilizers that are already broken down and ready for the plants to absorb.
However this is really just amending your soil and usually takes a few seasons for the greens to break down.
Your probably more interesting in getting nutrients to your plants now, so you should sick with fertilizers that are already broken down and ready for the plants to absorb.
mccumcumber
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Lasagna gardening sounds like a great way to get a shit ton of bugs and pesky rodents!
wiseguy316
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Does a shit ton still weigh 2000lbs, or is it more?
mccumcumber
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It's 2000 lbs unless you're in Australia, then it's 2.5
closetgrower69
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You guys crack me up! My first grow, I've done a ton of research, asked fellow growers, but anything I'm confused on I'll ask here. This site ROCKS (So do the members)!!!!
dannyboy602
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....hehehehe your putting your banana into the soil...hahaha..lolI heard the other day that putting banana slices in your soil is a good way to give your plants the potassium they need. Any truth to this?
