Certain varieties can help you to create your very own tropical haven right here in the UK, including a hardy banana plant ...

Bring a tropical flair to your home with these easy-growing plants Reviewed by Barbara Gillette The edible banana is one of ...

The soft, yellow flesh of the edible varieties is the result of a mutation many thousands of years ago that rendered the fruits of these plants sterile. In fact, Cavendish – the banana variety ...

Gardening expert shares how to boost your plants for free using a banana peel. Everything from roses to hydrangeas, strawberries to potatoes can be boosted with its help ...

To grow the best quality tomatoes, a gardening enthusiast has shared her recipe for a natural fertiliser she claims works the ...

She flashes a smile. “Belgium doesn’t grow bananas, so we don’t have banana pests and diseases. It’s easy to quarantine the plants—there’s no risk of introducing dangerous diseases to ...

Fernando: So now you can compare, this is Tropical Race 4 in a Cavendish banana. Then this plant looks very healthy. Narrator: One scientist recently developed a line of Cavendish that is ...

Each plant was a clone of roughly the same size and shape, produced from suckers – lateral shoots that develop from the rootstalk – making it easy to mass produce. It means each banana plant ...

One subspecies, the Pacific banana slug, can grow up to 9 inches long, making it the second-largest slug in the world. The banana slug is often bright yellow, though it can be brown, white ...

Ever wondered where in the world people pay the most for bananas? The answer might surprise you. Discover the cost of the world's favourite fruit in 25 selected nations.