Some garden plants normally sap elements from the soil in an aggressive way, so you may also want to beware of mixing banana peels with compost you use for your garden.
Searching for an organic way to grow your tomatoes, peppers, and flowers could mean using banana peels as the sodium it contains also helps the flow of water through the plant’s cells.
Interestingly, there are many different ways you can add the peel to your garden, whether the whole peel, crushed and used as mulch, or the peel-infused water to soak the roots.
To prepare the peels, you can choose one of the following options:
Soaking the banana peel in water for up to a week while allowing the nutrients and “good bacteria” to get stronger.