Does Watering Plants With Caffeine Affect Its Growth?

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Conclusion Does watering plants with caffeine affect its growth? This experiment will be tested by watering nine basil plants separately, 3 with two caffeine tablets mixed with 100 milliliters of water, 3 with medium roast instant coffee mixed with 100 milliliters of water and 3 with 100 milliliters of water. Water the plants every 3 days and graph the plant growth each day. The hypothesis, caffeine will have a positive effect on the growth of plants on average, was incorrect in this experiment because, the plants watered with the caffeine tablets and instant coffee died and the plants watered with water lived. These plants were pale yellow, had wrinkled leaves and thinner stems. The plants growth was stunted compared to the plants which

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