Mystery Seeds

[GooooMarquette]

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....

[panda]

I mean this in the nicest way possible - What kind of a moron would plant seeds they randomly receive in the mail?

[forgetful]

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.

[GooooMarquette]

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...

[Hards Alumni]

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?

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

They grow into Murder Hornets?

[HansMoleman]

I mean this in the nicest way possible - What kind of a moron would plant seeds they randomly receive in the mail?

Jockey

[Jockey]

Jockey

I don't mind being insulted here. Others have done it - almost all more cleverly than you.

[Pakuni]

Down here in Illinois also

https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200728/-dont-handle-or-plant-these-seeds-you-got-in-the-mail-authorities-caution

[tower912]

Damn.   I just traded the last family cow for an envelope full.   


Michigan, too.   

[lawdog77]

C'mon, aren't you a little bit curious? If I get them, I will plant them in my hydroponic setup in my basement.

[Jockey]

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.

[GooooMarquette]

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/

[wadesworld]

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?

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Was the jewelry company named Jack's?

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Jockey

Bravo, Hans.  Bravo.

[rocket surgeon]

Bravo, Hans.  Bravo.

come on zig, he was referring to the under britches