Hi . Bananas are full of Potassium which is the growth element for plant structure and fruit . Laurie -----Original Message----- From: staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of brian Sent: Monday, 5 March 2012 10:23 PM To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] LIFE in the 1870-1900s >> OK. I'm in the US. This is all new information. Rosefertilizer, I >> get >> (bananas work well) for roses. But .... please elaborate via: >> THANK YOU. In 1950 we did see bananas, horse manure is a good fertilizer, went on the compost heap with all the kitchen food waste, and garden clippings. From memory you could not use it as it arrived, you had to leave it to mature. Farther - in - law used to put a bag of horse manure in a bag, and hang it in a water butt, this water was then used to water the tomato plants, feeding them at the same time.

The method of hanging manure in a bag in a bucket of water, and then using the liquid usually diluted, works well for other things too. Eg, weeds! Good fertilizer can be obtained from them. Dawn -----Original Message----- From: staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Laurie Thompson Sent: Tuesday, 6 March 2012 8:42 AM To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] LIFE in the 1870-1900s Hi . Bananas are full of Potassium which is the growth element for plant structure and fruit . Laurie -----Original Message----- From: staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of brian Sent: Monday, 5 March 2012 10:23 PM To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] LIFE in the 1870-1900s >> OK. I'm in the US. This is all new information. Rosefertilizer, I >> get >> (bananas work well) for roses. But .... please elaborate via: >> THANK YOU. In 1950 we did see bananas, horse manure is a good fertilizer, went on the compost heap with all the kitchen food waste, and garden clippings. From memory you could not use it as it arrived, you had to leave it to mature. Farther - in - law used to put a bag of horse manure in a bag, and hang it in a water butt, this water was then used to water the tomato plants, feeding them at the same time. ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6940 (20120305) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6940 (20120305) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com