1. Using Whole Peels Improperly One of the biggest mistakes is simply tossing whole banana peels into the garden or compost heap. While they decompose, whole peels can take a long time to break down, ...

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I love growing Banana plants. They're fast growers, very low maintenance, and they create a stunning energy both when grown as a houseplant or as an outdoor plant in the garden. The longer you grow ...

How do you build the next generation of natural performance materials without pretending cotton or synthetics will disappear?

Banana Ball players from all six teams reported to Historic Grayson Stadium in Savannah, Georgia today for Spring Training. In a little over a month, the first games of the Banana Ball season will ...

How much damage can deer do to edibles or new plants? Here's Ann Lovejoy's tips on what fencing may be most effective.

February is a quiet, in-between month in the garden. The days are gradually getting longer and the birdsong louder, but spring is not quite ready to arrive. Many trees and shrubs will still be in ...

Winter gardens can be dreary and brown, but these flowering plants add color before spring arrives. Learn more about flowering plants that prove spring is coming during the late winter months.

Garden crops such as apples, garlic, carrot and beetroot will grow better if they experience low temperatures in winter Having made it through January, I’m wishing for the swift arrival of spring.

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