Kind of...In spring I give each plant a “banana smoothie” made with my Vitamix - water, bananas, some molasses, and egg shells that I have saved. This is in addition to other organics such as Rosetone, coffee grounds, etc. The roses seem to be happy with it :) I haven’t used green waste, however.

Rebecca, I tried burying kitchen scraps in trenches between my roses, too, and my dog dug them all up the minute I wasn't looking. She's gone now, so I should try again. I love hearing how the generations before us enriched their soil and fed their plants when purchasing nutrients might have been a luxury.

Dave, I'm a firm believer in bananas for potassium after seeing first hand how well that works for weak canes and general good health for other plants, too.

It looks like blended kitchen scraps is not popular with rose growers. I will try it this spring and see what happens.

I have a friend who also blends her banana peels, eggs shells and coffee grounds with some water and makes a smoothie for her roses and they are gorgeous! She also said she will dig a hole and bury her banana peels after she cuts them up and then covers them with dirt, if she doesn't have time to make a smoothie. . I think it's a great idea and I plan on starting the same thing this week. I also have a old beat up blender that I plan on using. I can't wait to see the difference in my roses and other plants.

I've never done the smoothie but my compost is made up of eggshells banana peels and random fruit scraps . But mostly banana peels ! We eat a ton of them here, and I drink 3 cups of coffee a day so that adds up fast. I like knowing that my scraps feed the roses . My husband will bring home stuff from work too which is great ( works in a restaurant) .

It's encouraging, boncrow, to know the kitchen scraps smoothie works for your friend. We eat a lot of salads with every kind of veggie you can think of, so my rose smoothies will probably have all kinds of things besides bananas, egg shells and coffee grounds in them. I'm eager to see if it makes a differenced on my roses.

Lilyfinch, we eat a lot of bananas, too, and I have always just laid the peels at the base of the roses. I save egg shells and crush them to go in my planting mix, but I have to get my coffee grounds from Starbucks - we're tea drinkers. There are always a few bags at the end of the counter.

I admit I thought the banana thing was an old wives tale until I absentmindedly laid a banana peel on an old nursery pot of shasta daisies. The pot with the banana peel produced new green growth and started blooming while the other identical pot turned brown. Ended up planting the green one and tossing the other one. Not very scientific, but it convinced me banana peels are not just old wives tales.