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Sandi Ezell Blackmer shared a gardening hack on Facebook and we cannot wait to show it to you.

She first shared this tip with the Creative Gardening group on Facebook.

Photo: Facebook/Sandi Ezell Blackmer

When she decided to share her basil and herb garden photo, she knew that people would want to know more about her secret. As it turns out, she has been having excellent results when she feeds the plants with banana peel water.

She said, “I want to share a tip with everyone. I am feeding them with banana peel water.”

She went to explain how to make the banana peel water, and it’s so simple!

Photo: pxfuel

All you have to do is take 2 banana peels and soak them overnight in a gallon of water. Then, water your plants with that water! You can keep the water until it’s all used, and it doesn’t need to be refrigerated.

The reason it works so well is that the banana adds potassium to the water, which helps the plants thrive.

Photo: flickr/Marco Verch Professional Photographer

For those who are looking for organic fertilizer, there is no better tip that we have to offer.

“My spearmint plant is huge as well and so is my dill is waist-high. I have tons of green cherry tomatoes and beautiful green peppers,” Sandi said. Sounds like our kind of garden!