Residents in MN and several other states have been receiving unsolicited packets of 'mystery seeds' from overseas - possibly China or Uzbekistan.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/07/28/did-you-get-mystery-seeds-in-the-mail-dont-plant-them
The state Department of Agriculture is warning Minnesotans about packets of seeds arriving unsolicited in their mailboxes.
The agency says it has been getting reports of packages of small seeds that appear to have been sent from China.
Similar reports have surfaced in Ohio, Louisiana, Utah, Virginia and Washington. The Wall Street Journal says some appear to come from Uzbekistan and some are reaching people who have previously placed online orders for jewelry making supplies.
Officials are warning recipients not to plant the seeds and introduce potentially invasive plants to the state. The Agriculture Department isn't sure what plants the seeds are from, but warn they could pose a risk to farm crops or natural landscapes.
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Just when you thought 2020 couldn't get any more bizarre....
I mean this in the nicest way possible - What kind of a moron would plant seeds they randomly receive in the mail?
Quote from: panda on July 29, 2020, 02:01:48 PM
I mean this in the nicest way possible - What kind of a moron would plant seeds they randomly receive in the mail?
I know, right!
Certainly you should eat them.
Quote from: panda on July 29, 2020, 02:01:48 PM
I mean this in the nicest way possible - What kind of a moron would plant seeds they randomly receive in the mail?
Yeah - my first thought was 'why would the DNR even feel the need to warn people not to plant them?'
Then I remembered...
Quote from: panda on July 29, 2020, 02:01:48 PM
I mean this in the nicest way possible - What kind of a moron would plant seeds they randomly receive in the mail?
Curiosity killed the cat, aina?
They grow into Murder Hornets?
Quote from: panda on July 29, 2020, 02:01:48 PM
I mean this in the nicest way possible - What kind of a moron would plant seeds they randomly receive in the mail?
Jockey
Quote from: HansMoleman on July 29, 2020, 03:45:16 PM
Jockey
I don't mind being insulted here. Others have done it - almost all more cleverly than you.
Down here in Illinois also
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200728/-dont-handle-or-plant-these-seeds-you-got-in-the-mail-authorities-caution
Damn. I just traded the last family cow for an envelope full.
Michigan, too.
C'mon, aren't you a little bit curious? If I get them, I will plant them in my hydroponic setup in my basement.
Quote from: lawdog77 on July 29, 2020, 04:36:00 PM
C'mon, aren't you a little bit curious? If I get them, I will plant them in my hydroponic setup in my basement.
Careful. Don't wanna ruin your crop.
Quote from: lawdog77 on July 29, 2020, 04:36:00 PM
C'mon, aren't you a little bit curious? If I get them, I will plant them in my hydroponic setup in my basement.
Be careful - it might be some of these:
https://www.jsonline.com/story/travel/wisconsin/outdoors/2020/07/23/rare-carnivorous-plant-found-wisconsin-first-time-25-years/5487069002/
Quote from: lawdog77 on July 29, 2020, 04:36:00 PM
C'mon, aren't you a little bit curious? If I get them, I will plant them in my hydroponic setup in my basement.
Are you sure it's not a hyperbaric chamber like Tommy Crean had set up at MU, only to be misused?
Was the jewelry company named Jack's?
Quote from: ZiggysFryBoy on July 29, 2020, 08:37:07 PM
Bravo, Hans. Bravo.
come on zig, he was referring to the under britches ;)