28 Mar Sat 2009
Why BUY from a license Nursery and Herb Grower
It is unfortunate but to sell and ship live plants across the nation, all nurseries in the United States and abroad must be inspected by their local agriculture agent.
I know, I hear many complaints from many folks that they have some great plants in there back yard and want to make a few quick bucks to sell on eBay or other spots on the net. Legally you cannot even take plants to your local farm market unless you are licensed by your state. There are many plants that you must know if they are legal to ship to certain states, since some plants become a noxious weeds and may become so invasive that they can clog water ways such as certain irises, lythium to name a few.
Some plants such as ornament grasses harbor Japanese beetles grubs, hops carry a virus and cannot be ship to states out west. There are so many plants on list that it is even hard for me to keep up besides all the other government rules businesses need to follow. Who wants to bring down a states agriculture industry, it would be like starting a forest fire that would be out of control.
Seeds are illegal to sell after a year…..
Now my head hurts thinking all the research I need to do myself and hope I do not miss a law, fines can be quite hefty and out in California thousands of dollars and a local grocery chain was fined 5000.00 for not processing a retail nursery license to sell nursery plants.