Banana plants, with their huge paddle-shaped leaves, add tropical drama to warm, sheltered gardens in summer. Although most are tender and must be brought indoors over winter, some hardier types may ...

Stalk borers are distributed throughout the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, attacking many species of crop and weed plants. They can cause damage throughout a field where reduced tillage is ...

The Japanese banana, Musa basjoo, is the most commonly-grown banana in the UK. With winter just around the corner it is really important to keep a close eye on the weather forecast, as you will need ...

Avoid storing bananas near ripe fruit as they release a lot of ethylene, which will cause the other fruit to ripen further. Lemon or lime juice, natural yoghurt or soured cream all bring out the ...

The European corn borer has been an important pest of corn in the Midwest since the 1920’s, although its pest status declined dramatically with the introduction of Bt hybrids in the late 1990’s. This ...

The boxhole borer (or machine roger) is a variant of a raise borer that is used when there is not enough space on the higher of the two levels to be connected. The boxhole borer is set up on the lower ...

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Add flair to the retro banana split by baking on the barbecue coals as they die down. This easy pud will be a hit at your next barbecue. Bananas are one of the most wasted foods in the world. The B in ...