The plantains are often lumped in with dandelion and weeds similar to this species are all called "flat weeds". As with all these species, it tolerates low fertility conditions well. However, a weed ...

Broad-leaved plantain is a very common perennial weed found in many lawns and pastures, and often in waste places as well. It is typically found in "run-down" pastures which do not have much grass and ...

Plantains are cooked green, semi-ripe or fully-ripe. Treat them like a starchy vegetable and use in savoury or sweet dishes. Before cooking, peel by top and tailing the fruit, then cut along the ...

Meanwhile, black plantains are completely ripe. The flesh is soft and has an almost caramel-like sweetness that's perfect for dessert. But what does a plantain's ripening timeline look like?

When your banana is that ripe, it's best to leave it to the compost so it can return to Mother Earth. But before you apply the same logic to your plantains, just know this: even though many ...

And did you know a plantain plant can produce the starchy fruit for up to 100 years. You can eat it at different stages of ripeness: when it’s green (almost ripe,) when it is yellow (ripe,) or ...