Ever wondered whether you could grow a whole tree from the banana you just bought? Turns out you cannot, for the most part, and even if you could, bananas don't grow on a tree; they're botanically a ...

My ongoing interest in encouraging people to grow edible plants leads me to reiterate the multiple ornamental, cultural and edible uses of the lovely banana. The plants can enhance the appearance of a ...

Even though we talk a good story about being independent by growing our food and buying locally grown fruits and vegetables, it is not an easy thing to do. One exception is by growing and eating local ...

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I was hoping you could spend some time with me in the vegetable garden as I plant some rare purple sweet potatoes, tend to ...

Question. Our banana developed a flowering shoot that is now forming fruits on a tall plant. How long before they ripen? Answer. Nice! Your crop made it through the winter to flower during the warm ...

A beautiful and striking plant is the Thai black banana (Musa balbisiana ‘Thai Black’). This ornamental, fruiting tropical has a black pseudostem — a false stem made of tightly wrapped, overlapping ...

According to a new study, banana peel-based fertilizer outperforms chemical products and produces taller, healthier plants and crops.