Years ago I always threw a banana peel and an egg into the bottom of the planting hole when I planted a rose. I eat a banana every day, and banana prices haven't risen appreciably, so I still give each new rose a banana peel or two. When egg prices started to soar, however, I dropped that part of the ritual. Now my neighbor's chickens have developed the perverse habit of hiding their eggs. They lay them in all parts of her garden. By the time she finds them, she doesn't know how old they are, so she passes them on to me. Once again, my roses are getting a grand start with banana peels and eggs. Hooray for crazy chickens!
