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, ...

Eric Nourrie helped launch the agriculture program at Ka Waihona O Ka Na‘auao Public Charter School in 2020. Two years later, the first trees on campus were attacked by the coconut rhinoceros beetle.

“There are three essential elements to successful growing from seed,” she explained. “First, learn what time of the year to plant each type of seed. Second, follow the instructions on the seed packet.

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida about hyacinths, plants damaged by recent cold snap, Ti plants, bamboo, ...

A beetle stands on a leaf on the family farm of Ramon Pucha, which he has turned into a conservation site to preserve native ...

Whatever challenges life throws, mothers often know best as they guide offspring through the risky stages of early development. This scenario, familiar when applied to humans, turns out to be true for ...

Time-lapse of 91 days growing a banana melon plant from a seed to blooming. This variety is of the banana melon/cantaloupe, ...

Here's a great tomato trick tip to growing more tomatoes by making more plants from one that has snapped off or broken. Self ...

The business produces hair extensions, paper and other household items like carpets and baskets using banana fibre.

Palmettos are robust and can remain undamaged even when the mercury plunges below freezing. But prolonged cold can cause ...

A year after the Eaton and Palisades fires, an astonishing number of plants survived the flames and thrived without water or tending; plus February plant events.

On a cold weekend a few years ago, a friend from church and a reader of our column asked me if I used unusual plants in my designs. If you are unable to get out into your yard, you can begin making ...