Coke for plants?

if i'm not mistaken, coke is acidic, so if i use it to water the acid soil plants such as Roses, or to turn the Hydrangea into blue color, does it help?
Coke for plants?
I know that you can use any soda or beer to water plants as long as they are room temp and flat. My grandmother does it all the time. She has always had great roses and house plants
Reply:Yes, it is acidic. It would help plants like azelias, but not hydranga, that needs more lime in your soil to change the plant color.
Reply:not sure, but watered down tea is great.
Reply:Better to use fertilizer. Sugar can make a problem with molding.
Reply:No offense, and I'm not much of a soda drinker, but certainly there are better uses for "Coke"



So many other natural ingredients add acidic properties to soil, if it is even an issue?



I'd also suggest Blue food coloring in water if you truly have to unnaturally alter a color of a plant/flower,,,but I cannot imagine why anyone wants to "ALTER" any natural process.



The sugar content alone, of any soda, cannot possibly "HELP" a plant.



Rev. Steven
Reply:Coca-Cola is the best solvent on the market. Police carry around a 2 liter bottle in their cars for cleaning up blood spills on the road. To put it in your garden is to condemn your plants to death. Do not do this. Use plant food and treatments from Home Depot or something. Coke is not the answer; I work for them and know how it is made, it will kill them. Happy gardening!!
Reply:Yes it works but so does banna peels and used coffe grounds at the base of the plants.
Reply:it cannot be used as a substitute for water but i think it can be used as a pesticide because some farmers in india found it very useful in killing these bugs