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check plants thoroughly before buying

ginabug
20 years ago

On Saturday, I stopped a local nursery on B__ Street looking for a grapefruit tree.

The nursery I normally buy from was completely out and would not be getting any soon.

Well the trees were all lined up on the side of the building, so I walked over and checked the leaves

and soil being careful not to bring something home to infest my other trees.

While checking the leaves I noticed that they were covered with tiny black bugs and there were lots of them.

So I asked the guy what were the little black bugs on all the leaves, he said he wasnÂt sure so he

took off a leaf and took it inside for someone more experienced to look at it.

Well he came back a few minutes later and said yes, it's some type of black fly infestation,

but I just sprayed them the other day.

Then he looked at me and asked if I still wanted one.

I was shocked that he would offer sell me a tree that is knowingly infested with bugs.

So I said to him not for that price, which was $42.00!!

I told him if I have to quarantine the plant and nurse it back to help, surely I should get a discount.

He refused, so I got into my car and I left, I could understand this happening at Lowes or Home Depot, but this nursery is suppose to have a pretty good reputation and I'm disappointed that I still do not have a grapefruit tree :(

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