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 GreenShaman
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 Banana Peels? 
#621120 - 05/02/12 10:58 AM (14 years, 1 month ago) |
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Now I heard chopping up banana peals putting a thin layer on your soil then adding a top layer of soil is a cheap way to boost potassium and phosphorus? anyone else do this and have any luck? And how does that fuck with the PH?
btw I'm just a botanist but my buddies sometimes use this sn..... 
will the decomposing banana peels cause fungus?
should i dry them out first?
I'm gonna be passing out some good ratings soon 
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GreenShaman
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phosphate i meant
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13buds
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as you were told its best to compost it in your soil b4 using, not to just add it directly to your grow now. 
why not just cut straight to the chase and get organic nutrients like Fox Farms line? all your nutes are easily added and you can pick and chose which ones you want, seems to save all the guess work and wondering. 
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 Hawksresurrection
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I wouldn't do it. You don't want rotting material in your soil. That can cause all sorts of problems.
Fox Farms nutrients are not 100% organic just so ya know.
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Dude she isn't as young as she use to be.
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13buds
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I got lied to 
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GreenShaman
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hawksapprentice said:
I wouldn't do it. You don't want rotting material in your soil. That can cause all sorts of problems.
Fox Farms nutrients are not 100% organic just so ya know.
what if the soil isn't 100% organic?
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Hawksresurrection
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What do you mean?
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poke_joster
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Like it has a shoe in it or something?
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kyuzo
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the clog would likely be considered organic
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sidetwist
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poke_joster said:
Like it has a shoe in it or something?
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Shr0000ooooms
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Re: Banana Peels? [Re: sidetwist]
#621756 - 05/07/12 02:24 PM (14 years, 1 month ago) |
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Now oranges.
Thats where it at .
 on't do thus)
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the man
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ya man i wouldnt do it its just asking for mold/fungas problems. make a compost and add lots of bananas to it if you want.
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GreenShaman
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Re: Banana Peels? [Re: the man]
#622784 - 05/15/12 10:12 AM (14 years, 25 days ago) |
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decided not too use the banana peels,
i smoked em instead! 
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13buds
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orison319
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Re: Banana Peels? [Re: 13buds]
#622914 - 05/16/12 01:30 AM (14 years, 25 days ago) |
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sounds like a good way to invite some unwanted pests..
just dry em and smoke em.. 
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sidetwist
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Re: Banana Peels? [Re: orison319]
#622983 - 05/16/12 10:23 AM (14 years, 24 days ago) |
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Banana peels seems to be what Donkey Kong is all about ^^.
But seriously: I'd only scrape the inside of the peel and compost that because the outside seems to decompose not so good. Read it somewhere.
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Hawksresurrection
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Re: Banana Peels? [Re: sidetwist]
#623005 - 05/16/12 12:27 PM (14 years, 24 days ago) |
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sidetwist said:
Banana peels seems to be what Donkey Kong is all about ^^.
But seriously: I'd only scrape the inside of the peel and compost that because the outside seems to decompose not so good. Read it somewhere.
The whole thing will decompose just fine if you have a proper composter.
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GreenShaman
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so there is something to banana peels after all? I also heard wood chips but i know nothing
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Hawksresurrection
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If you compost this first yes. But not putting it right into your soil.
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Herbisaplant
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On the grapevine I have also heard that many non organic banana farmers have very high toxic pesticide levels in their bodies because they coat the outside of banana with very bad pesticide so you might be getting a dose of that too.
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kyuzo
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hawksapprentice said:
sidetwist said:
Banana peels seems to be what Donkey Kong is all about ^^.
But seriously: I'd only scrape the inside of the peel and compost that because the outside seems to decompose not so good. Read it somewhere.
The whole thing will decompose just fine if you have a proper composter.
like a dirt hole?
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kyuzo
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Herbisaplant said:
On the grapevine I have also heard that many non organic banana farmers have very high toxic pesticide levels in their bodies because they coat the outside of banana with very bad pesticide so you might be getting a dose of that too.
I'm sure banana farming is pretty dependent on heavy pesticides, especially since people don't eat the peels. But even that stuff has a half like, and is likely broken down by the time the bannana peel is composted
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GreenShaman
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Herbisaplant said:
On the grapevine I have also heard that many non organic banana farmers have very high toxic pesticide levels in their bodies because they coat the outside of banana with very bad pesticide so you might be getting a dose of that too.
oh shit thanks for that heads up I'm not sure if I want to even eat a banana now...
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Hawksresurrection
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Re: Banana Peels? [Re: kyuzo]
#625853 - 06/03/12 04:04 PM (14 years, 6 days ago) |
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kyuzo said:
hawksapprentice said:
sidetwist said:
Banana peels seems to be what Donkey Kong is all about ^^.
But seriously: I'd only scrape the inside of the peel and compost that because the outside seems to decompose not so good. Read it somewhere.
The whole thing will decompose just fine if you have a proper composter.
like a dirt hole?
No, that would make it a lot harder to use the composted material.
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kyuzo
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hawksapprentice said:
kyuzo said:
hawksapprentice said:
sidetwist said:
Banana peels seems to be what Donkey Kong is all about ^^.
But seriously: I'd only scrape the inside of the peel and compost that because the outside seems to decompose not so good. Read it somewhere.
The whole thing will decompose just fine if you have a proper composter.
like a dirt hole?
No, that would make it a lot harder to use the composted material.
you literally just scoop it out. Even a pile of rotting leaves is essentially a compost pile. The only difference with a drum is that you can more easily turn it, and give it better access to air. Which speeds up the process
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Hawksresurrection
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Re: Banana Peels? [Re: kyuzo]
#625877 - 06/03/12 07:37 PM (14 years, 6 days ago) |
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Exactly, it makes it easier. I know you can just put in in a pile. But containers help heat it up and expedite the process, getting you a product faster than the ground or pile method.
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kyuzo
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I just compost too much material for a container to be practical. Right now I just pile everything in a few pits I dug, but hopefully by the beginning of fall I have some proper bins built
Edit: but getting back to my original point, even just throwing a banana peel in a composting ditch, it should likely breakdown by next season
Edited by kyuzo (06/03/12 08:38 PM)
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