Scotts Miracle-Gro goes out on a limb with political donation

[DonRedwood]

"In an election year filled with secret campaign money, the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company has made the unlikely choice to go public with a big political donation.

The Ohio-based company, familiar as the producer of a ubiquitous plant fertilizer, is now a political player, donating $200,000 in June to the Restore Our Future super PAC supporting Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-influence-industry-scotts-miracle-gro-goes-out-on-a-limb-with-political-donation/2012/08/08/93440cb6-e164-11e1-98e7-89d659f9c106_story.html?tid=sm_btn_reddit

Well, another company just lost my business. I go through 2-3 big containers of this stuff a year. (lots houseplants and flowerbeds...I don't use it on food plants).

I've been telling myself to give it up for an organic product (but that fish stuff stinks so bad!!) so I guess I finally have to switch.

(no papa johns, no miracle grow, no johnsonville sausages, no koch brothers toilet paper...sigh..the list gets bigger and bigger)

[GoneOffShore]

1. You really didn't want to poison yourself with Scotts products anyway, did you?

[riverwalker]

2. oh no

I love Miracle Grow, won't buy it anymore..
The first commercials with James Whitmore were as much a sign of spring as the robins.

[begin_within]

3. Oh, that's sad. I have used that for years.

Oh well, time to look around for something else.

[Greybnk48]

4. I'm finished with them, but it won't be easy.

I love miracle grow, but not that much. A friend suggested I switch to Ace brand, which I will (unless they're assholes too). By the way, Miracle Grow moisture control potting soil sucks, so dumping that will be easy.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

5. I went to Eleanor's VF-11 & love it so far.

Works as a spray, keeping veggies going later than usual,
peppers, string beans, arugula, zukes... also potted plants
indoor & out ...

[angelasfeathers]

6. Scotts Miracle-Gro Pleads Guilty to Charge of Marketing Toxic Birdseed

Scotts Miracle-Gro Pleads Guilty to Charge of Marketing Toxic Birdseed and pays fine of 12 million.

"They knowingly sold Poison Bird Seed...under various brand names including Scotts ”Morning Song” and “Country Pride” brands, Meijers brand wild bird food, Harris Teeters brand birdseed, Publix bird food, Royal Wing brand birdseed, Purina brand wild bird seed products, Nutriplan brand birdseed, Anderson’s."
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[hrmjustin]

7. Welcome to DU my friend!

[angelasfeathers]

8. Scott's Wild Bird Seed intentionally poisoned for more profits

They for years added poison to their wild bird seed to protect their profits from rodents in their holding bins thinking the beautiful birds would never talk and people would not figure it out. ...they were wrong and I would NEVER buy ANYTHING from a company such as this ...talk about corporate greed !

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