In stores for farmers, quality fertilizer is not cheap. Why overpay, if you can use as fertilizer what we throw in the garbage can? For example, a banana peel is a great way to improve soil nutrition for seedlings.
Useful properties of banana peel as a fertilizer
You should give preference to a banana peel as a fertilizer, as it has a lot of advantages.
- the peel contains calcium, magnesium, phosphorus: these substances are necessary for the favorable growth of seedlings of fruit and house plants;
- Magnesium is necessary for greenhouse seedlings, providing it with useful nutrition.
- the peel contains plant hormones that stimulate growth and fertility.
Banana seedling fertilizer makes sense to use only in combination with well-structured soil.
The main advantage of this top dressing is the low cost. The disadvantages include the release of harmful chemicals from the peel, so it is recommended to feed the earth together with humates, which create a barrier to the penetration of nitrates.
How to prepare a fertilizer for seedlings from a banana peel?
There are many recipes for using this product as a fertilizer. We will talk about those that are the most popular among gardeners because of their high efficiency.
The easiest and fastest way
It is required to cut the peel into small particles and bury each of them in the ground. Gardeners claim that after such top dressing, even the most feeble seedlings have grown in growth.
After 10 days, there is no trace of such fertilizer; it is completely absorbed by bacteria.
Heat treatment
Fertilizer from fried banana will greatly benefit the soil in which the seedlings grow. The process of its preparation consists of the following steps:
- Gently spread the foil on a baking sheet.
- Put banana peels on the foil. It is recommended that you first cut them into small components.
- Place the pan in an oven or oven heated to 180 degrees. You can prepare fertilizer in parallel with baking dishes.
- After about 20-40 minutes, the skin will be fried. It is required to cool it.
- The final step in preparing fertilizer is softening with a fork or a blender. Then it must be transferred to a sealed bag.
It is required to carefully add 1 tablespoon of complementary foods to the ground for each seedling bush. A positive result will not be long in coming.
Dry powder
From the banana peel you can make a powder suitable for feeding. The preparation process is quite lengthy, but the fertilizer is convenient to use and combine with other substances useful for the soil. The cooking process is as follows:
- Rinse the skin thoroughly and lay it out in the sun or on the battery.
- The acquisition of black or dark brown color and fragility will tell about its readiness for use. Depending on the temperature regime, this can happen both in a day and in a week.
- The dried product should be ground in a blender or coffee grinder until a homogeneous consistency is obtained.
There are two uses for the powder:
- They can be sprinkled with a small amount of the plant, approximately 1-2 tablespoons per unit.
- It is acceptable when planting seedlings to mix it with soil in a ratio of 1 to 10.
After top dressing, it is mandatory to water the plant abundantly with water.
Soaking in water
The method of preparing fertilizer with soaking in water is only suitable for seedlings of greenhouse plants that need sunlight. It is made as follows:
- Put the peel cut into small particles at the bottom of a three-liter jar.
- Fill the container with water at room temperature and tightly close the lid.
- After two days, strain them and again fill with clean water, but already in equal proportions.
With the resulting tincture, water the seedlings growing in the greenhouse.
Freezing
Freezing is the surest way to create fertilizer for long-term use. In the freezer, it will be possible to maintain the usefulness and integrity of the product.
Throughout the year, you can collect the skin and store it in a tray in the chamber. In summer, fertilizer should be made from it.
Banana Gruel
Before planting seedlings, it is recommended to pre-saturate the soil with useful and nutrients. An excellent fertilizer option is banana porridge.
The method of its preparation is simple: it is necessary to grind the peel from several bananas with one glass of water with a blender until a homogeneous consistency is obtained. It should be spread on top of the loosened soil in the place where the plant will be planted.
"Cocktail"
Excellent nutrition seedlings provide and banana-citrus cocktail. To prepare it, you need to mix several components:
- peel from one banana;
- orange peel (in equal proportions with a banana peel);
- 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar.
All components must be folded to the bottom of a three-liter jar, filled with water and tightly closed with a lid. The infusion time is about 3 weeks, after which the tincture must be filtered and re-mixed with water in a ratio of 1 to 20. With this cocktail, you can feed the plant no more than once a month.
Compost
If seedlings do not grow well in the country, then it was planted in unsuitable soil. In spring it needs to be supplemented with nutrients in advance. Fat banana compost will be a common source for this.
To prepare it you will need:
- Cut the peel from the banana into small components.
- Pour them with Baikal.
- Infusion time is 30 days.
- After a month, it is required to fill the mass with “Baikal” again.
In the spring before planting, you need to fertilize the earth with compost, and then plant seedlings in it.
Contraindications
Banana peel is not such a harmless fertilizer for seedlings. It will give a positive result only if you use it in moderation. Normally, feeding the earth in this way should be no more than 1 time per month, or better - 1 time per season before planting. If you overfeed the plant, then its leaves will acquire a characteristic yellow color and will look oppressed.
Before use, it is necessary to rinse the banana with running water, cleaning it from external contaminants.
As for the general contraindications, it is impossible to predict how the plant will behave from such fertilizer. The final result depends on two factors:
- type of plant;
- soil type.
Only by experience can a summer resident understand if this type of fertilizer is suitable for him or not. According to many gardeners, banana fertilizer has an excellent effect on seedling growth.
Banana is a delicious and nutritious fruit, a favorite of millions of children and adults. Do not rush to throw away the peel from it - it will be an excellent fertilizer for seedlings. Each summer resident will be able to choose the optimal recipe for himself experimentally.