Soft Drink Experiments
Why won’t a seed grow if it is given only lemon/lime soda?
———- from Shannon of Langley, AFB, VA
It will, but it will grow slowly, and in a twisted manner. Seeds grown in root beer leap vigorously from seed to shoot, but soon shrivel and turn to paste. I’m excited that you’re sharing your horticultural soft drink experiments with us. I once grew several tons of radishes in a swimming pool filled with creme soda. They had a taste that was quite…unique. I eventually coated each radish with a polymer and sold them as jawbreakers. Even today there are adults who exhibit mouth and jaw deformities as a result of that unfortunate recycling decision.
It will, but it will grow slowly, and in a twisted manner. Seeds grown in root beer leap vigorously from seed to shoot, but soon shrivel and turn to paste. I’m excited that you’re sharing your horticultural soft drink experiments with us. I once grew several tons of radishes in a swimming pool filled with creme soda. They had a taste that was quite…unique. I eventually coated each radish with a polymer and sold them as jawbreakers. Even today there are adults who exhibit mouth and jaw deformities as a result of that unfortunate recycling decision. 