LEONIE NORRINGTON: I love bananas. They're one of the best tropical plants and can be used for so many different things. They're ornamental, they make great windbreaks and screens, but the main reason ...

Although the planting season is coming to an end, there are sections of the public still looking for seed to plant. Seed in most cases is perceived by the public as beans, maize, vegetables forgetting ...

The banana sucker is still too small to be grown separately. It is best to wait for it to grow larger – roughly half the size of the mother plant – before it can be divided and potted separately.