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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/508932-virginia-utah-residents-advised-against-planting-mysterious-seeds-marked

Virginia and Utah officials have advised residents not to plant unidentified, unsolicited seeds that residents have reported receiving in packets with Chinese text on them.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced Friday that it “has been notified that several Virginia residents have received unsolicited packages containing seeds that appear to have originated from China.”

VDACS said neither the number of people who have received the seeds nor the species of plant can yet be confirmed.

“The types of seeds in the packages are unknown at this time and may be invasive plant species. The packages were sent by mail and may have Chinese writing on them,” the VDACS statement continued.

A Fox affiliate in Salt Lake City also reported this week that Utah residents have also been receiving unsolicited seed packages with Chinese writing over the past two weeks....(snip)

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8535661/Hundreds-British-gardeners-receive-unsolicited-deliveries-garden-seeds-sent-China.html?fbclid=IwAR1hVVcp7eedQikhc-43A0fZF-2ZJNZaDLmZYosZYkgvkucYTbZ5oPsW7U8

Hundreds of British gardeners 'receive unsolicited deliveries of garden seeds sent from China marked as ear studs'

Hundreds of British gardeners received unsolicited deliveries of Chinese seeds 

Horticulturalists have warned people not to plant the extra seeds in their garden

The Royal Horticultural Society says importing plants and seeds poses risks

New pests and diseases could result from these unwanted seeds in the UK....(snip)

 

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35 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Sandburs ?

 

37 minutes ago, Errestaurants said:

 

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34 minutes ago, Errestaurants said:

Where I'm from we call them stickers, brother

 

32 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Yeah regional, some call them sand spurs where we hang in the Outer banks. They really suck.

Need to send them some good old South Texas goatheads.

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I really don't understand the mindset of someone who would plant random seeds that they get in the mail from China. It's a lot of damn work to plant the seeds and to keep watering them. Who's going to do all that when you don't even know what you're growing?
People are really stupid.
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