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YES, WE'LL HAVE NO BANANAS.. Disease threatens to wipe them out.(News)
Byline: By PAUL BYRNE BANANAS could be wiped out by a deadly fungus that has attacked plantations. The nation's favourite fruit is facing disaster on the scale of the 19th-century Irish potato famine. Experts are fighting to stop the spread of black Sigatoka and Panama fungi which has hit
Publication: The Mirror (London, England)
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The mighty leaf leaves little to be desired
REENA NERBAS THERE'S more to leaves than pressing them in a book. From tea leaves to bay leaf to basil, here are 15 suggestions to get the most out of your leaves. 1. An easy secret to cutting fresh basil leaves into fine strips. Starting with the largest leaves, stack one on top of the other.
Publication: Winnipeg Free Press
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How I went bananas in Ghana; An exclusive peek into Harry Hill's diary of his trip to Ghana, where he discovers how the banana trade is benefiting impoverished workers.(Features)
Byline: HARRY HILL When the people from Fairtrade contacted me about a trip to Ghana to visit a banana plantation, I thought, Great! Bananas! It's not the sort of thing you get in holiday brochures and, besides, I am a well-known collector of the stickers that you get on bananas. I've got 10. When
Publication: The Mirror (London, England)
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Exposé leaves palace security wiping egg off its royal face
JILL LAWLESS, The Associated Press The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 11-20-2003 Expos leaves palace security wiping egg off its royal face By JILL LAWLESS, The Associated Press Date: 11-20-2003, Thursday Section: NEWS Edtion: All EditionsTwo Star B. Two Star P. One Star B LONDON - The new footman at
Publication: The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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TRICKS of the TRADE: Go bananas at your birthday.(Features)
Byline: Zena Alli Q MY daughter is 18 this summer and has asked me to organise a garden party with a tropical theme for her big day. Any ideas about plants? - Elaine Rowe, Saffron Walden, Essex. A ADRIENNE SAYS: Gardens with tropical themes are always popular so you won't have too much trouble
Publication: Sunday Mirror (London, England)
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Gardening: Grow bananas; TASTE OF PARADISE AT HOME.(Features)
Byline: PIPPA GREENWOOD IF you fancy bringing a touch of the tropics to your garden this summer then take a leaf out of Chelsea Flower Show winner Julie Toll's book. Landscape designer Julie's front garden, with its distinctly Caribbean feel, won her the much-coveted gold medal at this year's show.
Publication: The Mirror (London, England)
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RAINBOW SURPRISE MIRROR PLANT
Plant of the Week RAINBOW SURPRISE MIRROR PLANT Sunday, May 25, 2003 Botanical Name: Coprosma 'Rainbow Surprise Description: For a focal point in the garden, and a real conversation piece, plant coprosma in a pot and set it in an empty spot. Coprosmas tended to be larger-growing, ungainly
Publication: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Football: KINGS OF CLUBS; GARY SPEED: 500TH PREMIER GAME TODAY STEVE CLARIDGE: 1000TH GAME TODAY 'I swopped burgers for seaweed & bananas to stay at the top '.(Sport)
Byline: Alan NIXON GARY SPEED is a football marathon man as he clocks up his 500th Premiership appearance - but owes his long-playing record to being out paced by Gordon Strachan. Speed will reach his personal milestone for Bolton Wanderers today but it was watching the older Strachan run away from
Publication: The Mirror (London, England)
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