Conclusion
In this experiment plants were tested upon using sodas and other caffeinated drinks as a substitute for water when watering them. The purpose was to see if plants could survive, or possibly thrive using these caffeinated beverages to water them. After finishing the experiment on the plants I noticed that caffeine didn't necessarily spike the growth of the plants, rather it watered them just like plain water itself. I found that the more extreme a substance is in its caffeine content the more that they grew. The two of my plants that did the best were the ones watered solely with water, and the one that contained the most caffeine (Mountain Dew) although the water still grew much better than the Mountain Dew. My hypothesis was that the plants would grow the best with a moderate amount of caffeine, like in Coke, but would die possibly in a soda with lots of caffeine… such as Mountain Dew. My results however were not supported by my hypothesis because the only plants in the experiment that did grow were the ones with the most and least caffeine content; the others did not do as well. Not only did the others not do as well, but they did not grow at all.
Although my experiment didn't go quite as planned, the results are still probably on the right track to what they would be if it had gone right though. During the experiment there were some very weird climate changes in my area. During the full length of the experiment it had snowed and on other days was the weather was probably up to 60 degrees, this could have caused the plants to not grow/die soon after the growth started. As I just stated, the climate changes and weird weather probably did play a role in how the plants in the experiment grew. If the weather hadn't changed so much and stayed at a constant throughout the entire experiment the plants probably would have grown a lot better and for a longer period of time before dying. A recommendation to anyone that is interested in doing this experiment, some advice would be to find a time of year to do it where there will be a solid weather pattern and the temperature will be moderate.
Although my experiment didn't go quite as planned, the results are still probably on the right track to what they would be if it had gone right though. During the experiment there were some very weird climate changes in my area. During the full length of the experiment it had snowed and on other days was the weather was probably up to 60 degrees, this could have caused the plants to not grow/die soon after the growth started. As I just stated, the climate changes and weird weather probably did play a role in how the plants in the experiment grew. If the weather hadn't changed so much and stayed at a constant throughout the entire experiment the plants probably would have grown a lot better and for a longer period of time before dying. A recommendation to anyone that is interested in doing this experiment, some advice would be to find a time of year to do it where there will be a solid weather pattern and the temperature will be moderate.