Hunker on MSN

5 Fast-Growing Fruit Trees You Should Be Planting In The Fall

Most gardeners wait until spring to plant fruit trees, but these varieties actually thrive when planted now and reward you ...
Homes and Gardens on MSN

7 Tender Plants to Overwinter in October – Lift These Plants Before a Hard Frost to Guarantee Flowers Next Year

A s the temperatures drop in October, in many climates, it is time to start thinking about protecting your more tender plants. This includes lifting tender tubers and bulbs, bringing warmth-loving ...
Penn Live

Zone-Pushing: Growing plants that really shouldn't grow here

Yes, that's a banana tree growing in Hylton Hobday's Hampden Twp. front yard. Hylton Hobday's house would blend into Hampden Twp. suburbia if it weren't for his banana tree in the front yard... And ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

planting time: Hardy banana will grow in South, Midwest

LITTLE ROCK — The tropical look is in, and gardeners have become well versed in using elephant ears, bananas and other large-leafed tropicals to create the look. But, after a time, dealing with ...
Springfield News-Leader

Ask the Master Gardener: No fruit from banana tree, no blooms on peonies — what to do?

What is a good fertilizer for my banana tree? My tree is three years old, but has never produced fruit. Why is this and what can I do to help it produce bananas? There is a fertilizer specifically ...
The Press of Atlantic City

Banana plant adds tropical touch but no fruit

Question: We purchased a banana tree this year, and I was wondering if we would ever be able to harvest bananas? Answer: Many gardeners enjoy adding a touch of the tropics with various plants such as ...
Capital Press

Circle D Farm: Cold-hardy trees are a specialty

Workers dig Colorado spruce trees at Circle D Farm near Bonners Ferry, Idaho. BONNERS FERRY, Idaho — This wholesale tree nursery is on an old homestead near Bonners Ferry in northern Idaho and was an ...