Benefits of Using Banana Peel Tea for Cannabis

If you’ve been growing cannabis at home, then you know that growing weed isn’t exactly easy. It’s not like planting a tomato or a parsnip in your garden; it takes knowledge, dedication, and patience. There are many things to consider regarding the quality of your product. One of these is the fertilizer you use. You can make use of traditional fertilizers, or you can make your banana tea for cannabis. Making your own fertilizer has numerous advantages.

First off, you can make your own fertilizer at home with ingredients you already have in your kitchen and garden. You don’t have to spend money on bulky containers or expensive fertilizers from the store. And if you’re growing cannabis in an area where it’s hard to find commercial fertilizers, this is especially good news.

And the best part? Homemade fertilizer for cannabis is incredibly easy to make—so easy that even if you’ve never gardened before, you can still get started immediately. One of the easiest homemade fertilizers you can make is banana peel tea. This write-up outlines the process of making this homemade fertilizer and its benefits for cannabis growth. 

How to Make Banana Leaf Tea

What you will need 

• Banana peels
• Water
• Two large jars or pitchers
• A refrigerator
• A straining cloth
• A tea towel

Procedure

1. Refrigerate a jar with water 

Fill a big jar about three-quarters of the way with water. Make sure the water source you choose is uncontaminated by chemicals or microorganisms. You can use distilled water or boil and filter regular water to purify it. Put a tea towel over it and put it in the refrigerator.

2. Cut your banana peels up

Next, you’ll have to cut your banana peels into small pieces. Once you are done with this, you can transfer the pieces into the jar you had initially placed in the refrigerator. Make sure to replace the tea towel when you’re done. You should leave the jar with the water and banana peels in the refrigerator for about 48 hours. Shake up the jar every 12 or so hours for the best results. 

3. Strain the Liquid

After two days, your homemade banana peel tea is now ready. Pour it through a straining cloth into the second jar for storage. 

How to Apply the Banana Peel Tea

Due to the high potassium concentration in this cannabis banana tea, you must first dilute it with water before usage. We advise diluting to a 1:10 ratio (one part banana peel fertilizer to ten parts water). Any typical technique you use, like spray bottles or watering cans, can be used to apply to your garden. Check to see if there are any little pieces of fruit remaining in your banana skin tea if you used a sieve to separate your peels. This may not only attract insects to your indoor garden, which we want to prevent, but it may also clog tiny spray bottles and be tedious to remove.

Benefits of Banana peel Tea for Cannabis

1. Promotes healthy root growth

Banana peels contain potassium, phosphorus, nitrogen, calcium, and magnesium. These elements are essential for the healthy growth of cannabis plants. The potassium found in banana peels helps build strong roots, which increases the uptake of other nutrients from the soil by the roots of the cannabis plants. The calcium in banana peels helps strengthen the cell walls of the cannabis plants and makes them more resistant to diseases like botrytis and powdery mildew.

2. Increase flower production

The phosphorus in banana peels helps increase flower production, resulting in higher yields from each plant. The nitrogen found in banana peels helps produce chlorophyll, which is essential for photosynthesis during the flowering phase of cannabis plants when they start growing buds on branches instead of leaves or stems (which happens during the vegetative stage when all leaves are green).

3. Increases potency

The potassium in banana peels helps the plant produce more cannabinoids such as THC, CBD, and CBN. This means that you get stronger and better-tasting buds when you use banana peels as fertilizer for cannabis plants.

4. Stimulates growth

Banana peels contain plenty of nutrients and minerals like magnesium, iron, and manganese, which are essential for healthy growth. Banana peels also contain potassium which helps regulate water flow in your plants’ roots and stems, thus increasing their resistance to diseases like powdery mildew or root rot and keeping them healthy overall.

5. It prevents pests from attacking your plants

Banana peels have a natural fungicidal property that can repel pests like aphids, whiteflies, spider mites, etc., who feed on the sap of your plants and cause damage to their leaves by sucking their juices out of them. This makes your plants more resistant to pest attacks since they don’t lose much sap anymore because of this natural fungicidal property in banana peels!

Conclusion

Banana peels are indeed great for plant fertilization, especially when it comes to cultivating Cannabis. Their high potassium and phosphorus concentration means they can provide your crops with two crucial nutrients. They also contain magnesium and calcium, which help boost the overall health of marijuana plants, protect them from diseases like powdery mildew, and increase their lifespan. To get the best cannabis seeds for your garden, check out the Herbies headshop.