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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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

According to religious beliefs and Vastu Shastra, the banana plant is considered a symbol of prosperity, peace, and good ...

The Banana Shrub (Michelia figo) is a plant that seems to be becoming more rare around local landscapes. This is a shrub, not the plant that produces bananas. In the spring it has creamy ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. Should I cut my banana trees back to the ground now? They look terrible ...

I think that my interest in gardening was heavily influenced by my maternal grandmother, who in 1926, built a Craftsman bungalow in Pensacola with her husband. She early on installed several camellias ...

A friend stopped me the other day out in front of my house as I was checking the mail box for the much desired bills that come so very regularly. We talked about the weather, etc., but the ...