I saw this mentioned on the Wildlife Forum and thought I'd check this out! What do banana skins do for roses? Do I just leave them at the base of the bush and wait for it to rot, or do I dig it into the ground?
Lindsay, It's the potassium in the banana skins that feed the roses. I usually chop up the banana skins and bury them around the plant a couple of times a year. Never seems to do any harm. Lance
I liquidise my banana skins with one of those hand held liquidiser wisk thingies.....add a little water before you whizz them up then just pour around the base of your roses. It doesn't seem to do any harm....seems to be a bloomin marvelous idea.
Hello
Yes you can you banana's for your roses, But the strangest thing i have heard to feed you roses is when planting is to stick a chicken carcase under the rose as it rots down it feeds your roses, i have 50 of them in my garden i haven't tried this myself but i know of a few old boys that have done this and there roses are very healthy.
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Brogusblue