One of my dear friends from church asked my advice about growing bananas many years ago. I said yes you can because I saw a banana tree growing in the corner of the main teaching greenhouse at Ohio ...

What is a good fertilizer for my banana tree? My tree is three years old, but has never produced fruit. Why is this and what can I do to help it produce bananas? There is a fertilizer specifically ...

No one likes unnecessary kitchen waste — but there are plenty of innovative, easy tricks to reduce your carbon footprint, like putting your food scraps in a compost bin or repurposing plastic takeout ...

Banana peels are rich in potassium and make great compost, mulch, or fertilizer. Prep peels by drying, steeping, or composting to help plants absorb more nutrients and prevents pests. Fruiting and ...

Gardening is a rewarding hobby that continuously offers new insights and techniques to enhance your green space. One ...

Damian and Gloria Ondo are dwarfed by the huge banana trees in their beautiful garden as they walk through with their dogs Simba and Caesar. Even though the original tree Damian started with was from ...

Discover how banana peels can be repurposed into an effective fertilizer to nourish plants and boost garden growth. Learn the ...

Banana trees are a common feature in New Orleans area landscapes. They are primarily grown for the tropical look they bring with their enormous leaves waving in the summer breezes. SUSAN POAG / THE ...

There seems to be something about gardeners, some fatal flaw or linked gene that predisposes all of us to insist on growing things we just shouldn’t try to grow. If the wild type of a plant has white ...

The McDonalds’ front yard in Wrightsville, with its flower beds and the river in the background, is so striking the couple regularly sees people gather there for photos. If the neighbors only knew ...