The City of Fort Pierce invites the public to attend a Community Input Meeting on the future redevelopment of the former HD King Power Plant site, on Wednesday, August 24, between 5:30 and 7:00 pm at Old City Hall (315 Avenue A).
Large and thick skinned, the plantain is a starchy banana. Their skin can be yellow, green, red, brown, or black. However, plantains always have pale yellow, firm flesh. It's easy to confuse plantains with with bananas. Plantains are a member of the banana family, but they are large, thick-skinned, starchy and low in sugar. Black plantains can be eaten raw. Other color plantains are cooked- baked or fried- before serving. The plantains flesh will always have pale yellow, firm flesh regardless of the skin color. Plantains are highly nutritious and considered a good source of potassium, vitamins A and C.
Plantains are unsightly lawn weeds that thrive in compacted soil and neglected lawns. Plantain weed treatment consists of diligently digging out the plants as they appear and treating the plants with herbicides.Since weed plantain thrives in poorly established lawns, the best prevention is a healthy lawn. Keep reading to learn more about plantain control.lantain weed treatment consists of diligently digging out the plants as they appear and treating the plants with herbicides. Since weed plantain thrives in poorly established lawns, the best prevention is a healthy lawn. Keep reading to learn more about plantain control.