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22. Mine already sprouted...

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Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:52 PM

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GOT SEEDS IN THE MAIL? DO NOT PLANT THEM!!! [View all] orleans Jul 2020 OP

I traded mine to some kid for a cow. underpants Jul 2020 #1

No No No Throck Jul 2020 #7

Bwa-ha-ha! pandr32 Jul 2020 #15

Fuck, there's a giant climbing down central scrutinizer Jul 2020 #45

Wait, let's have a head quick count. TheCowsCameHome Jul 2020 #47

😄 Luciferous Jul 2020 #48

Be careful how you throw them away C_U_L8R Jul 2020 #2

Yes, burn them - propane torch them on your driveway hatrack Jul 2020 #3

I'll have to microwave them? SharonAnn Jul 2020 #4

That'd probably do the trick . . . hatrack Jul 2020 #5

Careful,... don't make a mutant seed.... magicarpet Jul 2020 #9

Burning is my advice also because plants grow in landfills. TeamPooka Jul 2020 #17

That is what I was wondering. MuseRider Jul 2020 #29

This may be answered further down the thread Mossfern Jul 2020 #67

Thank you. n/t MuseRider Jul 2020 #69

Right. Throwing them away is bad advice. The DA says to burn them pnwmom Jul 2020 #24

i'll try to change the top line here n/t orleans Jul 2020 #34

Ditto the 'burn them' thought. They could take hold even in a random dump. nilram Jul 2020 #6

Biological warfare Throck Jul 2020 #8

Lest they be the next Kudzu curse Zambero Jul 2020 #10

Better yet, throw them over the Chinese Embassy walls and let them grow there, or mail them back to SWBTATTReg Jul 2020 #11

Maybe They're Opie Taylor's Licorice Seeds ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #12

I'm worn out. Pacifist Patriot Jul 2020 #13

What harm could they do? sarisataka Jul 2020 #14

Pod people? Too late for that durablend Jul 2020 #23

Did they come back with the latest Chinese space mission? DBoon Jul 2020 #16

I feel left out matt819 Jul 2020 #18

I recommend destroying the seeds WhiteTara Jul 2020 #19

Common sense apparently not a thing, any more? Brainfodder Jul 2020 #20

Oh goodie - I can send them back to the Chinese place that sent me scammer masks! Totally Tunsie Jul 2020 #21

Mine already sprouted... NameAlreadyTaken Jul 2020 #22

Seymour Krelborn! MuseRider Jul 2020 #27

Lovely. LisaL Jul 2020 #39

Just read it's a scam . Send product out to fake leftyladyfrommo Jul 2020 #25

LOL, I'd plant them. Jirel Jul 2020 #26

White House rose garden? central scrutinizer Jul 2020 #46

Or that! Jirel Jul 2020 #63

I would recommend Disaffected Jul 2020 #28

I have burned a few seeds in my day. ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2020 #35

Did the seeds REALLY come from China??? LaMouffette Jul 2020 #30

I was Delphinus Jul 2020 #43

Yes, they really came from China Amishman Jul 2020 #65

OK - thank you. Delphinus Jul 2020 #66

er, i do blame china catsudon Jul 2020 #70

surprised that there's been no identification stopdiggin Jul 2020 #31

Really. You would think. LeftInTX Jul 2020 #54

I can think of two reasons cab67 Jul 2020 #58

good answer. I'll go with that stopdiggin Jul 2020 #64

per my niece who works for the Department of Agriculture yellowdogintexas Jul 2020 #32

Official instructions from Virginia Dept of Agriculture The Blue Flower Jul 2020 #33

Grind them in the garbage disposer? NurseJackie Jul 2020 #40

No..some seeds are truly poisonous LeftInTX Jul 2020 #55

Yes... but nobody except the sewer rats would be interested in the pureed sludge that eventually ... NurseJackie Jul 2020 #57

How confident are you that your sink will flush all of the toxin away the first time? cab67 Jul 2020 #59

Very. NurseJackie Jul 2020 #60

Toss them into a fire? NurseJackie Jul 2020 #41

Good advice, but I would guess that at *least* 90% of people are going to simply throw them away. Dial H For Hero Jul 2020 #36

I don't like the idea of burning them because I don't have a safe way to do it. LisaL Jul 2020 #38

Probably the best idea LeftInTX Jul 2020 #56

Ship them? Shipping isn't cheap. LisaL Jul 2020 #37

Too late. There's another Jared in my garden now. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #42

We're supposed to email our local USDA office LeftInTX Jul 2020 #44

Mine came in a Goya can. TheCowsCameHome Jul 2020 #49

Seeds of Doubt Traildogbob Jul 2020 #50

Has anyone ordered flower seeds on Amazon? flibbitygiblets Jul 2020 #51

Mine said "wire connecter" jorgevlorgan Jul 2020 #62

Got some yesterday. My wife thinks she ordered them on Amazon. jorgevlorgan Jul 2020 #52

I planted mine, grew a huge beanstock, went way up in the sky, climbed it, saw a giant yaesu Jul 2020 #53

If I get a pack I'll make some art with it. blogslut Jul 2020 #61

i'm curious whether the Agricultural Dept or anyone planted one of these seeds to see exactly what onetexan Jul 2020 #68