My sister has been steeping and using banana water for a couple of years. Every time I visit I question it:
‘Do you get nats?’
‘What about mold in the plants?’
‘Doesn’t it smell?’
Her answer is always no.
Bananas are a common ingredient in my kitchen. I’ve made my weight in Banana N’Ice Cream…probably three or fours times my weight. Plus these Banana Bread Cookies are the bomb and I do like these Frozen Banana Snickers treats on a hot day.
So I’m no stranger to banana peels. I compost them, but the idea of extracting a few nutrients first intrigues me. Theory says that soaking banana peels releases nutrients like potassium, magnesium and calcium into the water, creating an inexpensive, homemade liquid fertilizer.
So now I have bananas steeping in water on my counter. I place the peels in a half-gallon glass jar and cover them with water, adding more peels as they become available. After steeping for a few days I’ll water plants (indoor and outdoor, depending on which needs water that day) and refill once, steep a few more days, use the water and then compost the peels and start over.
While I didn’t find any scientific evidence of banana water, the amount of home gardeners who insist they’ve noticed a difference with their plants after they’ve used banana water is too large to ignore.
I’m using banana water. Are you?
We would all love to hear your experience with it!
P.S. – If your edible garden is organic and you plan to use the banana water on it, but sure to use organic bananas!
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