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USDA identifies some of the mysterious, unsolicited seeds
- sp332 6y agoThis link doesn't work. Full link is https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/31/usda-identifies-some-seeds-appear-sent-china/5555404002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/31/usda-i... and https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/31/5555404002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/31/555540... is the shortest variation I could get to work.
- ksaj 6y agoI actually got some. They definitely looked like cabbage seeds. The label said they came from a nearby city, but otherwise was identical to mail labels from China. That, to me at least, suggests that they send them over in bulk to a warehouse first before splitting them out of their containers and mailing them locally. It was super curious because I kept getting emails about package tracking, and that there was a delay because of a routing problem. Eventually the package arrived and I was not exactly excited when I spent the afternoon comparing them to a seed catalog to identify what they were. It was a fun mystery adventure figuring out what they were, so there is that. Of course I won't be planting them. I burned them to ensure they'll never sprout.