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Strange packages of seeds are showing up in the mail in Alabama: Here’s what to do
AL.com ^ | 3/25/25 | AL.com

Posted on 03/27/2025 1:41:00 PM PDT by DallasBiff

Officials say Alabamians should be on the lookout for packages of “unsolicited” seeds arriving through the mail.

The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) has announced it recently received reports of the seeds being delivered to residents across the state through the United States Postal Service.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Food
KEYWORDS: killertomatos; littleshopofhorrors; seeds; strange; triffids
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I'm not a farmer, but I surmise that farmers can tell the difference between good seeds and bad seeds.
1 posted on 03/27/2025 1:41:00 PM PDT by DallasBiff
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2 posted on 03/27/2025 1:42:43 PM PDT by Mount Athos
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Here’s what to do

Well?

3 posted on 03/27/2025 1:44:28 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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If I remember correctly, a few years ago this was happening and it was traced to China.


4 posted on 03/27/2025 1:44:43 PM PDT by rdl6989
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The good seeds go to random addresses.

The good stuff goes to right addresses.


5 posted on 03/27/2025 1:45:09 PM PDT by TexasGator (1'111'111111111/)
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From 2020

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/29/us/seed-packages-brushing-scam-trnd/index.html


6 posted on 03/27/2025 1:45:34 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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“If I remember correctly, a few years ago this was happening and it was traced to China.”

Article: Similar packages began showing up in 2020, with parcels from China containing seeds that were a combination of flowers, vegetables and herbs.


7 posted on 03/27/2025 1:46:51 PM PDT by TexasGator (1'111'111111111/)
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What do you think these seeds are about?


8 posted on 03/27/2025 1:46:54 PM PDT by Lazamataz (I'm so on fire that I feel the need to stop, drop, and roll!)
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9 posted on 03/27/2025 1:47:06 PM PDT by HerrBlucher
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Deja vu.


10 posted on 03/27/2025 1:47:21 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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I remember that too


11 posted on 03/27/2025 1:47:34 PM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to says it.)
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I remember this. The story just disappeared.


12 posted on 03/27/2025 1:47:34 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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This again?! This was happening during Trumps last term.


13 posted on 03/27/2025 1:48:11 PM PDT by Skywise
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Triffid seeds


14 posted on 03/27/2025 1:48:29 PM PDT by Craftmore
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091419/mediaviewer/rm2060048897/?ref_=ttmi_mi_4


15 posted on 03/27/2025 1:49:01 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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16 posted on 03/27/2025 1:49:56 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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OH LAWDY LAWDY!


17 posted on 03/27/2025 1:49:56 PM PDT by Lazamataz (I'm so on fire that I feel the need to stop, drop, and roll!)
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“What do you think these seeds are about?”

https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2020/08/getting-unordered-seeds-and-stuff-mail


18 posted on 03/27/2025 1:50:10 PM PDT by TexasGator (1'111'111111111/)
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Perhaps an attempt by China to introduce more invasive plant species in an attempt to harm US agriculture?


19 posted on 03/27/2025 1:51:43 PM PDT by Dan in Wichita
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Magic beans…


20 posted on 03/27/2025 1:52:27 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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