Is banana peel really useful for houseplants?
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Back in the 1990s, students at my high school believed that banana peels contained a mysterious psychoactive substance that, when smoked, could apparently cause vivid hallucinations. Perhaps it's the tragic fate of millennials that 30 years later, these same people are convinced that the real joy of banana peels lies in caring for houseplants. After seeing hundreds of social media posts touting the apparently transformative effects banana peels have on plant growth, I decided to find out if there was any evidence…
Source: www.newscientist.com
