Banana is a Legendary seed that was brought back to Grow a Garden on June 21, 2025, as part of the Summer Update. If you're looking to add this elusive crop to your garden, I've put together a guide ...

Ever wondered whether you could grow a whole tree from the banana you just bought? Turns out you cannot, for the most part, and even if you could, bananas don't grow on a tree; they're botanically a ...

Until the 1950s. the most popular commercial banana variety in the world was the Gros Michel, which was affectionately known as “Big Mike.” Due to Panama wilt, a fungus disease, it was virtually wiped ...

Bananas are among the most widely cultivated fruits in the world, valued for their high nutritional content, global economic significance, and adaptability to tropical and subtropical climates.

We were in the Tanzanian village of Mto Wa Btu, trying to find a new bird or two to add to our list. Our guide, Fred, stopped alongside a small planting of perhaps an eighth of an acre. “These are ...