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Jamaica Gleaner Eye on Science
published: Thursday | June 22, 2006

What is hydroponics?
HYDROPONICS IS the method of growing plants without soil. Instead of nutrients in the soil, plants thrive on a nutrient solution which contains the minerals that the plants need. So, rather than searching throughout the soil for minerals, your plants...

ONE AMAZING PLANT: The Venus Fly-trap
THE VENUS Fly-trap (Dionaea muscipula) is a carnivorous plant that catches and digests animal prey (mostly insects and arachnids). The trapping structure is formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant's leaves.




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