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My compost has a banana peel that won't rot. It's a glitch, not science.
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the_gray6mo ago
That "glitch, not science" thing makes me wonder what was on that peel before it went in. Those things are sprayed with a lot of stuff to keep them looking perfect on the shelf. Could be a pesticide residue or some kind of wax coating acting like a tiny raincoat, stopping the bugs and microbes from getting to the actual peel material. I've seen oranges with the same weird plastic feel.
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jana_scott6mo ago
Are you serious about the wax acting like a raincoat? I never thought about it keeping bugs and microbes from touching the peel. That's honestly disturbing. So when we eat the skin, we're basically eating that coated layer too. I remember biting into a pear and it tasted like soap, which makes sense now. We're probably consuming all that sprayed on stuff without even knowing. It makes me want to scrub fruit way harder or just avoid it altogether.
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sagemurphy6mo ago
Ugh, those super shiny apples at the store do the same thing. I picked one up last week and my fingers felt slick afterward, like I'd touched a crayon. I actually wiped it with a napkin and it left a weird smeary film behind. Makes you not even want to eat the skin.
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