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How to use dried banana; egg shells; fruit & vegetables as a fertiliser.

tuje67tuje67 Posts: 4
in Fruit & veg
Hi there, I have a lot of these made over the winter by using a grinder. I would like to use them as a fertiliser. What is the best way of applying this to tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and lemon trees?
Thanks in advance. 

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Mix it all into your compost heap then apply as mulch when it’s brown and crumbly. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • tuje67tuje67 Posts: 4
    Thanks Lyn, much appreciated.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    I don't think your citrus would be impressed, they need specific feed
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Citrus feed is pretty similar to tomato feed but it's applied in winter rather than summer when the plants are ripening fruit and preparing to flower again.   They need nitrogen thru summer whereas roses, clematis, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers etc need the stuff that promotes flowers and fruits.
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  • tuje67tuje67 Posts: 4
    Obelixx said:
    Citrus feed is pretty similar to tomato feed but it's applied in winter rather than summer when the plants are ripening fruit and preparing to flower again.   They need nitrogen thru summer whereas roses, clematis, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers etc need the stuff that promotes flowers and fruits.
    Thanks a lot for the information.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    We have both a summer and winter feed for the citrus
  • tuje67tuje67 Posts: 4
    Is it organic?
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