Yes it's very weird, why are They selling it if it's not edible and poisonous ?I don't know what it's been treated for, but it says don't use for food.
Maybe that means don't feed the seeds to anything? Or press the seeds for oil?
This is really weird...?♀️
Ohh so they meant the seeds. Great, thank you! I thought it's the plantSeeds are coated with all kinds of goodies to help them get started. A good long soak before you plant them should help
Looking at the dates on the back of the seeds, they’re almost a few years old and expired in January. If you’re going to try and grow this, maybe try and get a more fresh packet of seeds to give yourself the best chance at it working. I would suggest emailing the company to see if they can provide more details on the “treated with poison, do not feed” statement. I’m sure it’s just referring to the seeds itself, but it still is alarming to see.Hello,
I just bought some new seeds for my tortoises garden
I noticed that one package
Has treated with poison label at the back? What is treated with poison, is it safe?
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I was very happy that i finally found some edible plants for my tortoises and i didn't check the dates! I just noticed that?Looking at the dates on the back of the seeds, they’re almost a few years old and expired in January. If you’re going to try and grow this, maybe try and get a more fresh packet of seeds to give yourself the best chance at it working. I would suggest emailing the company to see if they can provide more details on the “treated with poison, do not feed” statement. I’m sure it’s just referring to the seeds itself, but it still is alarming to see.
This was quite informative, thank you!Seeds are “soaked” aka “treated” with all kinds of things for all kinds of reasons. Seeds are sprayed with anti-dessicants to preserve their shelf life. Some are sprayed with fertilizers & nutrients & growth hormones to give them a boost during germination. Some are sprayed with “poisons” to keep all the small critters from eating the seeds in their packets. Etc.
These seeds from the OP are packed up & distributed in Oman. Different countries have different regulations.
Pennington “grass seed” also contains the following -
- All in one formulation including grass seed, fertilizer and soil enhancer
Im sure once planted, watered & grown these Rocket/lettuce/greens will be fine to feed.