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Experts are urging homeowners to bury banana skins in their garden this November - here's why

A garden with a red brick property and lush green planting and trees.

Once we reach November, our gardens need all the help they can get. The good news is, there's a simple hack that will prep and prime our soils ready for spring, and it all involves a banana skin.

That's right: the humble banana skin is your garden's secret weapon this winter. Experts are urging gardeners to add it to their soil right now because it's a natural fertiliser that will amp up your soil's nutritional value during the colder months, so that it's ready to receive and nourish your plants come spring.

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