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 trees are one of more than 80 species of flowering plants in the Musa genus. Bananas are huge herbaceous plants with fleshy, upright stalks from which large, oblong, bright green leaves grow.

Banana plants typically grow in the tropics. But there is a species you can grow in Ohio.

Bananas first appeared in the United States in the 1870s. They were an exotic and expensive fruit. Availability improved ...

Malawi’s once-thriving banana industry is battling for survival, brought to its knees by disease outbreaks, trade disruptions ...

Besides making your plants happier, repurposing banana peels is also an efficient way to reduce food waste and green up your home. Make your own batch by following the steps below. Step 1: Save ...

In 1828, two banana plants were taken from Mauritius and hand-delivered to Lord Cavendish. He grew some bananas from them in what became the current Kew Gardens in the UK.

At this year's Future Fabrics Expo, banana plants emerged as a fruitful source for making more sustainable materials. Here, we spotlight four examples of the plant being transformed into leather ...

Seoul’s average low in January was around 25 degrees Fahrenheit — enough to doom any outdoor banana plants. World & Nation. Inspired by reality TV, Buddhist monks become matchmakers.