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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,943 posts) Thu Aug 6, 2020, 02:39 PM Aug 2020

An Arkansas man said he grew the 'mystery seeds' from China in his garden

before agriculture officials warned against planting them.

An Arkansas man said he planted the "mystery seeds" from China before hearing the US Department of Agriculture's warning against doing so.

Residents across the country have reported receiving seeds from China, some marked as jewelry, that they did not order. On July 30, the USDA issued a statement about an investigation into the seeds and advised those who received them to contact local agricultural officials, Insider previously reported.

But Doyle Crenshaw told 5News that he planted the seeds two months ago.

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The seeds grew into a squash-like plant with white fruit and orange flowers, 5News reported. Crenshaw told the outlet the seeds came in a package from China labeled as "'studded earrings."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/arkansas-man-grew-mystery-seeds-213036168.html

What could go wrong?

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An Arkansas man said he grew the 'mystery seeds' from China in his garden (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2020 OP

"The seeds grew into a squash-like plant with white fruit and orange flowers." yonder Aug 2020 #1

Little Shop of Horrors LastDemocratInSC Aug 2020 #2

CBS reported the Dept of Agriculture found just regular seeds womanofthehills Aug 2020 #3

I got some weird pills the other day in an envelope from a foreign address I never heard of. Midnight Writer Aug 2020 #4

keep us posted stopdiggin Aug 2020 #5

They seem a little unusual KLRIQ2 Aug 2020 #6

Are you sure it didn't look something like this? SoCalNative Aug 2020 #7

Someone could mail these people cyanide Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #8

yonder

(9,664 posts)

1. "The seeds grew into a squash-like plant with white fruit and orange flowers."

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Aug 6, 2020, 02:49 PM

Aug 2020

That's what it wants you to think. Wait till it sprouts arms and legs and starts going after neighborhood pets, then bigger mammals.

LastDemocratInSC

(3,647 posts)

2. Little Shop of Horrors

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Thu Aug 6, 2020, 03:02 PM

Aug 2020

womanofthehills

(8,702 posts)

3. CBS reported the Dept of Agriculture found just regular seeds

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Aug 6, 2020, 03:10 PM

Aug 2020

They grew out squash, morning glories, pumpkin etc. So - something like this could be going on - I ordered squash and eggplant seeds on Amazon because of Covid - I could not fine any at my local stores The seeds were pictured as regular seeds in a packet you would find at an American store. I never received the seeds and when I went back on Amazon, I realized they were being shipped from China.
So, 3 months later, a few days ago, I get a package from China - a tiny white transparent square with no writing on it with 25 “ mystery seeds” in it. My first thought was that I was the recipient of the creepy seeds They look nothing like the photo on Amazon . So I planted them and one just popped - squash, I believe.