I'm right there with you, Michael. But yes, probably at least ten years ago, Osmocote went from...was it Sierra Grace?....to Scott's.

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Interesting Osmocote is the only Scotts product I buy lol Most of their products are way overpriced Will continue to use it , to me it's far superior to other brands particularly the O plus . though I seriously doubt it lasts 6 months gary

I have used Lesco for years now, but not the products you buy in the box stores, I go to their warehouse. They just recently were bought out by John Deer, so I hope they don't change their products.

Michael,

I did know about the Scotts, Miracle-Gro, Ortho, Roundup, Osmocote connection, but I didn't know about the poisoned bird seed lawsuit and settlement in 2012. I researched the news articles and couldn't believe it! Thank you for making me aware of that.

Here are links to some articles about the lawsuit. Scotts is located in Marysville, Ohio and commenters to Ohio's The Columbus Dispatch article had some pretty choice words for Scotts' CEO, Jim Hagedorn.

Scotts to pay $4.5M in fines (January 27, 2012)

Scotts to pay $12.5M in penalties over pesticide cases (September 10, 2012)

Scotts Miracle-Gro will pay largest criminal penalty under FIFRA (September 10, 2012)

For those that want to join the boycott, Scotts owns many well-known brands.

Thanks again, Michael.

Carol in Jacksonville