bananna peel

Hi, I've recently been advised to put bananna skins around the base of my roses. Apparently the potassium in them is good for them.
Is this correct? If I'm already feeding them is this of benefit?

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WOO, do you know if babana peel is good for the compost heap? I remember hearing sth about not to put them in there? Just wanted to know because currently I am throwing them in the rubbish. Same question regarding orange peel.

 

thanks Woo, just googeled a little bit and they say: you have to cut them in little pieces and they rot properly. As to pesticides, these shouldn't play a big role because of the small percentage of banana peel in a private compost heap

 

Bananananana skins cut up and put on the 2 roses I didn't manage to kill last year Woo

 

I have been trying for the past few weeks ,the gardening tip ,using Banana Skins.
I have cut them into small pieces and adding and mixing them into a bag of compost.
I have been feeding my Climbing roses with this mixture,working it into the soil around the base of the roses.I have noticed there are more strong shoots coming from the bottoms of the climbers and also more buds.
Downside-- My Wife and I are Sick Eating Bananananas..

 

I am thinking of adding cut 'organic' banana skins to the soil for some of my climbing vines as an alternative to bought-in slow-release 'feed'.
The thing that makes me hesitant is this: does it encourage slugs and snails to flock to the area? Is it better to dig the banana skins in deeply? I would be interested in further experiences on this topic.

 

OH has a banana for breakfast every day, with one Weetabix. For some months I have been getting him to put the whole skins in a covered pot of water. It takes about 7 skins to fill it and then I strain the liquid and dilute it to feed my houseplants. More recently we've added one orange peel per week as that apparently helps keep pests away.

My housplants are very happy and the hibiscus has masses of flower buds.

The skins end up on the compost heap but, when I come to plant some new roses later this autumn, the skins will go in the planting holes.

 

That is a different technique to the one I had been mulling over, @Obelix-Vendée, thankyou and might be safer re the slugs and snails and a good example of getting good value from each banana!

 

We just put banana skins in the compost but I may try @Obelix-Vendée water pot method. Does it get very smelly?

 

No @Butterfly6. It has a lid in case of flies and smells and is only there for a week at a time.