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  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    No.. what if it has some sort of toxic oils?  Send them off to the address requested.  I'm nervous about toasting them in the oven as recommended, I am also avoiding the post office due to the plague.. so I would just put them in a sealed jar of water at the back of a garage shelf until spring.  Either they germinate and rot, or they just rot. Then put the jar and all in the garbage without opening it.  
    Utah, USA.
  • what is the address toi send them to ?
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    According to the Radio 4 PM programme yesterday,  first email 
    [email protected]
    and they will advise you.
  • To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    https://www.ksl.com/article/50002367/unsolicited-seeds-investigation-heats-up-as-thousands-hit-mailboxes

    “We have even heard that people have planted them, consumed them and they didn’t know what it was,” he said. 😳

    PSA:

    If people are unable to bring in the seeds, the federal government has issued new protocols for their destruction.

    Seeds must be baked in a preheated oven at 325 degrees on a sheet lined with foil for 30 minutes. After they cool, they are to be put in a sealed bag and then double bagged and disposed of in a non-green waste trash can.

    If the seeds have been planted, they need to be removed from the ground, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as well as 3 inches of soil deep and across. The agency is advising to place plant and soil material inside the thickest plastic bag available. People should squeeze as much air out of the bag as possible, seal the bag and place it inside a second bag — again with as much air squeezed out and then sealed. The double-bagged material should be put in the trash and not composted.

    Residents should also refrain from planting any new plants in that same area for a year.



    Utah, USA.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Just reading a post from a few pages back, you don’t have to buy the product to review it on amazon, I’ve written a few about those multi coloured roses. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Indeed you don't but "selling" some brings you up in the recommendation algorithm so more silly people may buy the seeds. 
    To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    edited August 2020
    Strawberry Kiwi Bonsai?  Organic and Perennial? And 4.5 star reviews?!  Amazing.. they must be great.
     

    They will go great with some Rainbow Dwarf tomatoes..




    The poor sellers left on Amazon have pretty poor ratings.. only two stars for Sky Blue bell peppers.  No wonder they are making such an effort.  


    Utah, USA.
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    On my Facebook review of blue roses I pointed out how beautifully they flowered after the addition of unicorn manure.
    Rutland, England
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    I report these kind of ads (above) on Ebay all the time (I don't go near Amazon). I say they are fake plants - but they have challenged to me to prove that these plants don't exist. But you can't prove a negative. I can't give them evidence that there is no such thing a kiwi strawberry. And they let it ride and the scammers make millions off it. If they get v low ratings, they just create a new account with the same pictures.
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