We went in a local grocery store for a particular item and found these bananas on sale for $.35/lb.
They were marked down because they were 'overripe' ….
I brought them home, peeled them and put one banana in a snack baggie …
Then I packaged the snack baggies in quart freezer bags, labeled the bags and added them to the freezer part of my pantry.
I'll use these in smoothies and in baking.
What about the peelings? I'm going to follow Homestead Tessie's example and dig a hole and bury them beside my rose bushes. I'm excited to see what effect they have on my rose bushes!
What would you do with this many bananas and what would you do with the peelings?
Update 8/1/2019: I buried the banana peelings as close to the root system of this rose bush as I could get them without upsetting the roots! As you can see, our drought conditions are taking it's toil on my rose bush! I sure hope these banana peelings give them a much needed boost!
(I did cover this hole with dirt after the picture was taken!)
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Dear Patsi,
ReplyDeleteWe do the same thing with the overripe bananas we get on sale. I also do the same with the peels. A couple weeks ago I buried some around my rosebushes, along with a bit of fertilizer, used coffee grounds, and eggshells. Within a couple of days, both rosebushes had new growth all over them!
Love, Kelsey
Kelsey, thank you for sharing about the banana peelings, my mom grew the most beautiful roses and I think she used banana peelings too. I'm going to call her later today to pick her brain on this subject!
DeleteI do the same thing. I freeze them for muffins, cakes and smoothies. The dog also loves them on a hot day. The peelings go into my compost pile for my garden.
ReplyDeleteMaking Cents Of It All, it just makes good financial sense to buy them on sale and 'preserve' them for future use avoiding paying regular price!
DeleteI haven't tried it yet but I read an article that said you could cut up the peels and simmer them. Then puree and use the puree for making banana bread. I'm guessing you would want organic for this since you're eating the peel.
ReplyDeleteMiriam, I have never heard that, hmmm, let us know if you try it!
DeleteEither dig the banana peels deep or try sprinkling lime over the peels. I did nothing but dug the peels under about 6 inches and the next morning I found them dug up by some night-time critter.
ReplyDeleteOh my, mine are buried about 6 - 8 inches!!! I'll definitely be keeping an eye on it.
DeleteI have fed all our banana peels to the roses for at least 20 years. I have never buried them but just go out and fling them under a bush.
ReplyDeleteLana, well that's easy enough!
DeleteNancy, I don't like freezing them in the peel either!
ReplyDeleteI threw my banana peels to my chickens. I froze a banana in the peel. When I thawed it, it was like peeling snot.
ReplyDeleteLOL, Practical Parsimony, that's a pretty accurate description!!!
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