It's a little known fact that we humans are said to share 50% of our genes with a banana – so why not keep it in the family and learn how to grow a banana plant in your own garden? That's right ...

Large-scale banana plantations in Latin America and the Caribbean could face a “dramatic” reduction in “suitable” growing area by 2080 due to rising temperatures, a new study warns. Banana production ...

Composting banana peels is an excellent way to enrich your garden soil with essential nutrients, such as potassium, ...

THE most traditional portrayal of banana cultivation is perhaps that in which an Oriental sage, sitting in pious contemplation in the shade cast by the plant, contentedly leaves it to its own ...

Bananas originated in India over 5000 years ago as 'kadali phalam' and spread globally through Alexander the Great’s ...

Many Brits have bananas in their home on a weekly basis - but using the peel in the garden could have a major benefit.

Sixty per cent of banana-growing regions will struggle to grow the fruit without urgent action to tackle climate change, study warns Around 60 per cent of regions currently producing bananas will ...

“My joke is that bananas are now the easiest thing for me to grow in Saskatchewan, Canada,” said Dean Sopher. Sopher is the founder of Arkopia, an Aberdeen, Sask. business that creates freeze ...