February 18, 2015
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Southern WI
Posts: 2,742
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mischka
Burpee requires Home Depot, Lowe's, WalMart, etc. to destroy their unsold seeds by wetting the seed packets with water, prior to disposing of them in the dumpster. (I watched the local HD do it a couple of years ago.)
This is a such a waste, especially when they could donate the seeds to a local entity that would make use of them, such as a school, 4-H, community garden group, etc.
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I'm appalled by that. I need a few herb seeds--I will make sure I get them at our local garden center and not buy Burpee.
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