If you’ve been
enhancing your home garden
As the temperature rises and creates ideal circumstances for numerous gorgeous flowers and trees to flourish, you might have been refreshing your knowledge about the
best gardening hacks
To assist your little green charges in thriving. Holding an iced latte and equipped with various gardening implements, this is the ideal time for both you and your plants to prosper.
Could it be that your latte has the potential not only to provide you with energy but also to nourish your plants?
As seen in a popular TikTok clip, if your plants and trees appear brownish and aren’t thriving, a dose of espresso might be beneficial.
Sabrina Carpenter drink
From Dunkin’ — capable of singularly rejuvenating the lackluster vegetation in your garden.
Let’s examine the accuracy of these statements, determine if this “trick” can be used in every scenario, and identify additional factors to consider before deciding to sprinkle espresso shots around your garden.
TikTok claims that espresso can be a trick to rejuvenate your garden.
According to
a viral video
Posted on March 29 by TikTok user @صند
brickbybrick034
As stated in the video’s caption, it is an “ancient family remedy” that you can rejuvenate a wilting or struggling plant or tree by splashing it with espresso.
In the video, user brickbybrick034 is not shown meticulously pouring Sabrina Carpenter’s Brown Sugar Shakin’ Espresso drink toward the roots of the ailing tree. Instead, they are depicted as carelessly flinging it onto the tree—lid, straw, ice, and sweet beverage scattering everywhere.
A month and a half later, what’s up?” asks a commenter who expresses justified doubt about brickbybrick034’s assertion that the hack can rejuvenate the entirely brown tree shown in the clip. This skepticism arises because no subsequent video has been posted since his initial claim back in March 2025.
Surely, the lack of a follow-up video triggers alarms, and the careless, informal manner in which the creator offered the guidance suggests yet another ill-conceived effort to gain fame at the expense of others.
terrible advice
.
We know that
coffee grounds
are fantastic, nutrient-dense additions that can benefit numerous plants in your garden and repel certain insect pests considered undesirable. However, as someone with extensive gardening experience, I wouldn’t endorse this “trick” unless you fully understand all aspects involved.
a hacker with questionable motives
.
To begin with, as explained by the Bones Coffee Company, “caffeine…may potentially
harmful to some plants
Caffeine serves as an inherent pest control agent, capable of hindering development, notably in sprouts and juvenile vegetation. This effect is more pronounced in flora that are vulnerable to caffeine and struggle with soils that have high acidity levels.
Furthermore, suggesting that a beverage such as the one shown in the video — Sabrina Carpenter’s Brown Sugar Shakin’ Espresso — might be beneficial for ailing plants or trees is highly irresponsible.
Serving a highly sweet beverage filled with
plant milk
Syrups, brown sugar, and God only knows what else might draw pests that hinder the development of the plant or tree, thereby impacting the condition of the nearby soil.
“Plants like their
own self-made sugar
as mentioned in their process of photosynthesis,” as stated according to a
PlantIn
This homemade sugar aids in their smooth transition and promotes healthier growth, yet this benefit will not be realized if we simply add regular sugar during irrigation.
Additionally, there’s the moral issue of buying an extra drink that comes in a disposable plastic cup complete with a plastic lid and straw. This leads to both the beverage and its packaging being discarded, contributing to waste.
food waste
as well as
plastic waste
.
It is preferable to seek advice from a nearby nursery to figure out which plants thrive best.
don’t like coffee grounds
and providing your plants with the necessary care and attention from the start.
