Banana peels are a natural fertilizer that can be used to enhance flower growth in gardens. To prepare banana peel fertilizer, gather ripe bananas and a mixture of water and organic banana peels. Dilute the banana peel fertilizer with water to achieve a suitable concentration for orchids, aiming for a ratio of approximately 1 part fertilizer to 5 parts water.
Orchids can obtain necessary vitamins, minerals, and micronutrients from banana peels. To make banana peel tea, steep fresh banana skins in water for 48 hours, then dilute with 4 parts water to 1. Cut the banana peel into thin strips, dry in the sun for two days, and grind them into a powder that can be sprinkled onto the growing medium.
Orchid growers from Thailand often soak 4-5 banana peels in 1 to 2 liters of cow/pig/human urine for about 3-4 days. To use banana solutions, spray them evenly on leaves, stems, media, and roots of orchids, using a solution once every 15-20 days. To preserve the peels, add them to a container with water and let it ferment for seven to 10 days before boiling the water for five minutes.
Garlic water works better than banana peels, as it provides trace amounts of micronutrients, calcium, magnesium, and manganese. Theoretically, bananas provide potassium and micronutrients, which are essential for orchid growth. By using banana peels as a natural fertilizer, orchids can receive the necessary vitamins, minerals, and micronutrients for optimal growth.
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Banana peel – best fertilizer for orchids to bloom.
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There are thousands of different ways to care for orchids, and the more we share, the more we learn. What started out as a hobby …
I am in MN USA, my orchid had only bloomed when i bought it 3 years back 4 Valentine day; so this year, it was outside in partial shade all summer long, rain and shine… And when i brought it in for winter, i saw a blooming shoot, hopefully i also see flowers!!! Will try bananas feed, i use the 🍌 water on other house plants as well, my african violets just love it!!!!
Thank you for the tips you gave. I really love orchid but I don’t know how to prolong its life. Everytime I bought orchid, my daughter will tell me that I gonna kill it again! But, I never give up. Now I’m happy that you give me this organic tip, i hope I will be able to make my orchids live healthy & blooming like when I bought them. Again, thank you for your help. God bless
I am a floral designer in a supermarket and we sell orchids like crazy. People always ask how to care for them and this is an interesting article I’ll pass on to them…funny how people think the plant is dead when the flowers fall off…and a few people are so good with them, they have them everywhere in their homes.
Some of this info is incorrect. To say not to (a) not fertilise orchids bought from shops until the blooms have fallen off; (b) not to fertilise dehydrated limp orchids is rubbish. I have 3 ‘rescue’ orchids and have been doing a rotation method of soaking in 1: black tea with xylitol; 2: banana water; 3: eggshell water; 4: coffee grounds water. In addition crushed eggshells to a powder occasionally. Misting with rainwater as well. I’ve had 2 nearly dead orchids start to grow a new leaf and roots within 4 weeks.
I just use banana peel to fertilize the green leaves that can live in the water alone just simply think about, if people can fertilize their plants with bananas, so why not with its peel ?. The good thing is it’s clean putting in the water to keep the plants in the house without any unwanted smells…
Don’t do. I did,after few days fruit flies start coming out from my orchids. I replanted them,washed roots very carefully and still flies appeared after few days. I placed plants outside . I have roof over patio so they weren’t exposed to sun. They did great. Flies disappeared after while and I have healthy orchids on my kitchen window.
wat y not feed sock ones i seenothers u gota say its the plant that will let u know as a soul seeker cirst mother i did wrong by taking millions advice i think it my turn like human they are picky n. sensitive sad i feel no hope fo her till i seen oppisits fix ur statemate. causelike wat u did a bit till u gave me no hope
At the end of every article, I always suggest 2 more articles. In this week’s article, I suggest an excel spreadsheet for orchid care. I uploaded it already but the article won’t come out until next week. So that was a little blooper on my part. The good news is that the spreadsheet is finished and ready to use!! Yay! 😊 So look out for that article next week!
In January of 2020 I bought several orchids from a grower. After one blooming they never bloomed again. I kept taking care of them hoping that they would. I was about to throw them away when I visited a friend who had gorgeous orchids and told me she had had them for years. She said her secret was feeding the orchids with banana tea. She made this tea by chopping up the peel of one banana per cup of water, bringing it to a boil and boil for 10 minutes. Let it cool, strain and then pour half a cup of the liquid, evenly around each each plant. I did this the whole month of September once a week. I was gone in October, and I don’t think my housemste watered the orchids. Nonetheless when Isrrived on Octoberr 29th, all of them had a stem. Had some new roots and one of them already had eight buds on it. A few days later two of the buds opened up and they are absolutely gorgeous.
I had an orchid that’s been in my family for over 30 years. Lately, it just quit growing. I started saving every banana peel putting them on a paper towel on top of the hot water heater. Started using the black, dried peels, cutting them into very small pieces and put them in the orchid basket adding to the potting mix. Well, lo and behold it has new sprouts and several buds. Banana peels continue in my plan!! At one point we had over 20 blossoms at one time, so I want to see them again.
Hi Amanda 😊 Great article. Thank you so much for the information. I tried banana peel and the tea on my orchids and it was a disaster. One orchid died and the other one attracted so much ants I almost dropped the plant when I tried to take a closer look at it. It works well for my other plants like the hibiscus and roses but I will never ever use it on my orchids again. Now I know why they didnt work for my orchids. Thanks again. Greetings from the southern Caribbean 😎🌴☀
I found your website awhile ago and YOU have been such a great help. My local grocery store has orchids all the time and if I wait long enough they go on sale for Pennie’s or I can get them free unfortunately by that time they are in bad shape. However because of your help I’ve been able to save 11 orchids so far and I have 2 in my “ICU”. Thank you and please keep up your great articles
Hi Amanda, Wouldn’t a compost with the Egg shells, bananas, coffee beans, tea leaves kale, & using the ratio of 1:2 greens/nitrogen & browns/carbons have completed their 4 phases: heat, cook, cool, age for 6-12 weeks and the compost was done properly be the best way to fertilize it? You can also make compost tea with it and because it was decomposed properly it decreases the crobial activity so it should be good right?
I have a large 18-bushel ComposTumbler from Lancaster, PA. It makes finished rich black sweet smelling compost in two weeks.We use 40% dry leaves and 6o grass plus eggshells, banana, apple peels, potato peels,, etc in it. Peak temperature of the compost cycle is around 170 degrees. I am wondering if you recommend using compost that is fully finished at high compost temperature on orchids?
Amanda, thank you so much for all your info, I have learned a lot . I have recently bought three orchids they are doing well so far. I have an emergency question one of the orchids come with three spikes, two came from the normal way ( from underneath the second leave) the third one is very small came on from one of the spikes and it had a little flower. Also the main spike that finished blooming has a little something a growth just below the flowers but above the little (third) spike. Two or three days ago the last flower came down and the spike starting to dry out. my question is should I cut of part of the main spike just above the little spike and keep the part of the spike where the new growth is to propagate and make a keiki ? My concern is that if the spike continues to dry out the new growth will die as well as the little (third ) spike also. Any advise please, will be very much appreciated. Martha
2 questions regarding the banana peel technique. I live in a high rise apartment where I cannot dry my banana peels under the sun, my normal oven is currently not working. Is it possible to dry the peels in the microwave? Second, when should I start applying high potassium fertilizer to encourage better flower development? When the weather starts to get colder at night or when the first flower spike is visible? Thanks!
My orchid lost a lower set of leaves. The blooms have died. My apartment is generally warm. I have my orchid in the window with the blinds closed. Occasionally I open the blinds. I have roots, soil, and a white powder that came with my plant. I have mixed a half tsp of powder with about 10 – 12 ozs of water to use when the soil feels dry. I only have little spikes along the stem and 1 set of leaves. I’m not sure if I’m doing the right thing to keep my orchid thriving. #HELP.
WOW Amanda thank God I watched this article because I was just saving bananas to make banana tea for my Orchids but I already have a war going on with ants lol, and I’ve had my ears with fungus gnats and just didn’t want to attract them again, but I might try your 3rd method with the baked banana peels. Btw, just went to your website and I LOVE it, SO much info, love the photos and cannot wait to dive into all of it, also wanted your Excel spreadsheet, bookmarked it just now!!💕💕💕🥰