Botanist Carl Linnaeus gave bananas the scientific name Musa from the Arabic word for banana, muz or musa. Or mauz. They ...

The resilient, native fruit has a cult following and could be small farms’ hedge against climate change in a fast-warming ...

The theory goes that spiders lay their eggs in the flowers of the banana plant, which then somehow end up embedded within the fruit as it develops. Leaving aside for a minute the unlikelihood of ...

says Bob Duncan of Fruit Trees and More in North Saanich. “This banana is quite hardy, it’s commonly grown outdoors on the ...

Once you have a banana that has been sitting ... Since monarchs and other species often drink nectar from flowers, this is a ...

Orchids sometimes need a boost to begin flowering, and one natural method to get these fussy houseplants to grow blooms is to ...

Avoid storing bananas near ripe fruit as they release a lot of ethylene ... Over-ripe, chocolate-skinned bananas can be used in banana bread or ice cream, but add extra lemon to the latter ...

Instead of helping the flower to grow, "fungi and gnats" became a problem inside of the home. Gardening expert Eva Katona, founder of Captain Bobcat, preciously told Express.co.uk about the ...

Perfume innovator Mona Kattan shares her insights on the rise in popularity of foodie fragrances and her secrets to launching ...

The banana equivalent to Covid-19 is spreading to new countries, forcing the industry to change how the world’s most widely eaten fruit is farmed and even how it could taste. Akiller disease ...

As Ayudha Puja and Vijayadashami approach, flower and fruit prices have surged by 30-40% due to low supply and high demand. Popular items like jasmine and Kanakambara see significant price hikes.