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Times Store. Toss the entire banana peel into the central core of the fern, into the basin of foliage on the top of the plant cluster. Massive ferns, those wider than 3 feet in diameter, may benefit if two peels are provided. Cut the banana peel with a paring knife into smaller sized pieces to better fit or nestle into the foliage basin if the staghorn fern is small and mounted on a trunk or wood lath plaque.
Allow the banana peel to naturally decay in the staghorn fern. Natural rainfall or irrigation sprinkler spray can continue to shower the fern as the nutrients from the peel are absorbed gradually by the plant. Supplement the nutrients provided by the banana peel's degradation with a slow-release granular fertilizer that is well balanced, such as a formula, with micronutrients. Consult the fertilizer product label for a list of micronutrients. Sprinkle 1 tsp. Surprisingly, one of the things staghorn ferns like to eat the most is banana peels.
Banana peels are rich in potassium, which is a nutrient staghorn ferns need to stay healthy. Water your staghorn fern once per week. In the summer you may need to increase this to twice per week. Just be careful you do not overwater your staghorn, which is a commonly made mistake. Feed your staghorn fern a fish emulsion fertilizer.
This organic fertilizer is used on tropical plants like the staghorn fern, and is on the milder side. Follow the fish emulsion fertilizer instructions to apply it to your fern. Repeat once per month to give your staghorn fern the nutrients it needs. Set the peel from a banana down in between the moss and the board it is mounted on. Staghorn ferns don't need to eat banana peels too often so just feed the fern one banana a month.
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