You might have seen that the Melbourne University Garden hosts some quite impressive bananas! We are very proud of these beauties and always make sure to centre events and workshops around them each semester. While bananas are tropical fruit, they are actually quite easy to grow in Melbourne, provided you know a few key tips. This page provides details on growing bananas in cool areas and how to use the whole plant (the fruit is just one part!). Detailed videos by banana aficionado Daniel Ohlseon (Royal Botanic Gardens) and botanist Augustine Doronilla were recorded in 2021 and are both approximately 1 hour long.