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 ...

THAI BLACK -- Thai Black banana is one of fastest growing landscape bananas, and it can reach more than 15 feet tall in Mississippi landscapes. (Photo by MSU Extension Service/Gary Bachman) A lot of ...

Banana plants grow without seeds using methods like suckers and tissue culture. This is important for home gardeners seeking ...

Until the 1950s. the most popular commercial banana variety in the world was the Gros Michel, which was affectionately known as “Big Mike.” Due to Panama wilt, a fungus disease, it was virtually wiped ...

Follow my year living in the forest, growing bananas, lychees, and guavas, and harvesting them for sale. Discover the ...

This time of year, I get a lot of questions about growing banana plants — how to prepare them for winter, how to overwinter them, and how to get them to survive long term in North Texas landscapes.

Okay seriously, you need these in your life. There are a variety of banana trees that you can grow, but the coolest one has to be the ice cream banana tree. The proper name for this plant is tree is a ...