Turn the monsoon season into a time of abundance with this practical guide to growing tropical fruits. Explore how to plant ...

So, there is no need to cut your banana trees down to the ground. All you need to do is to trim off the damaged, unattractive foliage. Healthy new leaves will grow out of the top of the trunk.

There is a fertilizer specifically formulated for banana trees, one recommended NPK ratio (nitrogen-phosphorous-potassium) is 8-10-8. I did notice one in particular available locally that is 8-2-12.

It seems pretty simple to plant a tree. Dig a hole. Drop in a tree. Fill the hole. Add water. Go back inside and have a beer. What could go wrong? Yet year after year, we see trees planted ...

Here’s a guide to planting, pruning and spraying Published: Feb. 22, 2025, 6:00 a.m. A participant prunes a fruit tree at an OSU Extension pruning workshop in Independence.

Take the tropical banana, grown for its lush foliage. Here is how to overwinter the plant. La Chasse, a locally owned restaurant that serves rustic, wood-fired European cuisine, has abruptly closed.