FUKUI, Japan – A farmer in snowy Fukui City ships tropical bananas year-round. Naoki Ejima, 63, was a pharmacist at a drugstore in the city but quit before reaching his retirement age to grow bananas.

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The freeze over the weekend was certainly a deep one. If our turf and landscapes weren’t showing signs of cold damage before, they are now. Especially if we were pushing the limits with some ...

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Crape myrtles are hardy, low-maintenance plants that come in a variety of sizes and colors. To encourage summer blooms, prune crape myrtles in late winter or early spring before new growth starts.

This week as I sat down to write this article, we were all preparing for one of the worst winter storms we have experienced. While you were barricaded inside of your homes, you hopefully made the most ...

Ice and snow are usually a major concern in January. However, the unseasonably warm weather earlier in December has some gardeners concerned about the negative effect on plant growth. Warm weather out ...

Camellias have been a staple in Southern landscapes for years, adding color and interest in the winter months. The deep freeze of 2022-23 in Arkansas caused severe damage to many and killed some, ...

Despite ranking as the fourth-largest banana producer globally, Nigeria’s ambition to capitalise on the estimated $140 billion world market is being severely hampered by persistent challenges, ...

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