You’re having a picnic or spending time outdoors and want to pour your excess soda, lemonade or sweetened iced tea onto the ground, or by a plant to give it a little extra treat. What’s the harm, right? Actually, you’re creating a lot of harm. Plants don’t metabolize sugar like humans do -- the sugar blocks their ability to absorb water. Eventually, they die. Rather than dumping your sugary drinks (including diet sodas with artificial sweeteners) on the ground, pour them down the drain where they can be properly treated.
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