The temperatures are starting to lower.  Okay, today and tomorrow it’s going to be in the 60s.  I’ll pretend it’s Fall.  The leaves are falling so it’s entirely possible that we’ll celebrate the season for a couple of weeks before official ‘Winter’.  Not gonna hold my breath.

Just in case, I’ve been trying something new.  Maybe you’ve heard about it.  Fertilizing with banana peels.  It’s a real thing.  Wow!  I’ve missed the boat for so many years.  Here’s what we’re doing.  We’re collecting our banana peels in a bowl in the frig.  After the bowl gets full we move the peels into a jar, fill the jar with filtered water, and wait 48 hours.  That’s one way that we make our special sauce.  Doesn’t this look like some kind of sick lab experiment?

After 48 hours this will be a nutrient rich ‘tea’ that I can water my plants with!  After I remove the liquid I’ll drop the leftover peels into my NutriBullet, fill the blending jar with lots of filtered water, and blend until it is thoroughly processed.  It’s way worse looking than the peels-in-a-jar, but it’s for the good of my plants.  My son offered to do the honors the other day.  Teenagers like stuff that borders on gross.  Did you ever notice that?  Or, remember it from your youth?

Here’s a link for you to check out for yourself.  Here’s to lots of soil enrichment!  I believe we’ll see the advantages come Spring.  (Possibly next week, if it warms up again.)

10 Ways To Use Banana Peels In Your Garden As Fertilizer