Bonnie and Livingston Paulk founded Bonnie Plant Farm in 1918.bonnieplants.

Lonza is a life sciences driven company, headquartered in
Switzerland, which generated sales of CHF 2.

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Consumers are utilizing small spaces such as
containers, balconies, patios, and windowsills for mini-gardens.

* Herb gardening continues to grow at a strong pace, with more than 15
million households planting herbs.

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ALLENDALE, N. This warm weather also invites snails and
slugs to emerge early, finding home gardeners unprepared to apply
snail and slug baits in the crucial first warm days.
"Since slugs and snails are hermaphroditic, each one has the
potential to spawn an all out attack on your garden, laying up 500
eggs in a lifetime" said Mike Darcy, noted garden authority and host
of radio and television gardening programs. Lonza is one of the leading custom
manufacturers of chemical intermediates and active ingredients as well
as biopharmaceuticals for the pharmaceutical and agrochemical
industries.

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New products
such biodegradable peat containers are helping to bring novice
gardeners into the category by simplifying efforts.
Also, mulch piles create a cool, damp shelter that slugs and
snails seek.com

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Thomas attributes much of this increased interest in gardening to the
expansion of home improvement retailers and garden centers . For instance, while
applying Meta-based pellets, gardeners should apply them in a manner
that prevents them from clumping. This keeps slugs from burrowing
toward the roots of plants, and eventually feasting on young flowers
or vegetables.

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* Seniors are still the largest group of vegetable gardeners, growing
leading varieties such as tomato and pepper plants. For helpful gardening tips, visit http://www.

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* Gardening is becoming less seasonal, as people plant cool season crops
such as broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower, and collards. This gives snails
and slugs the opportunity to wreak havoc on unprotected gardens. Still,
most home gardeners do not apply baits until they see the damage, a
common mistake that gives pests a head start toward ravaging plants at
such a critical growth stage.lonza.

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UNION SPRINGS, Ala. It
operates 18 production and R +D facilities in eight countries and
employs 5670 people worldwide.

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* While the number of individuals gardening has increased, the size of
gardens has decreased. The
company currently plants more than 500 million seeds annually, and delivers
fresh vegetable plants, herbs , and flowers from its 35 growing stations
nationwide.com .

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J. Using leaves as mulch provides ideal environment for
slugs to thrive, so home gardeners should apply border treatments
around the perimeter of mulch piles.

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households will grow vegetable plants during 2005, making it one of the
fastest growing pastimes, according to Dennis Thomas, General Manager of
Bonnie Plant Farm, the nation's largest grower of container vegetable plants,
herbs, and flowers.

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----Inspired by a
'false spring ' this month, eager home gardeners in the Pacific
Northwest and California are inspired to add fresh color to gardens by
transplanting bedding plants and early vegetables, before the threat
of frost truly disappears."
When selecting a molluscicide, Darcy recommends choosing one that
combines efficacy, consistency and specificity.themolluscicide.

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Warm `False Spring' Days Invite Young Slugs and Snails To Feast on Fresh Unbaited Plants; Gardeners Should Apply Molluscicide With First Planting and Thereaft

In addition, Lonza also offers organic intermediates for a
wide range of applications and provides antimicrobial and associated
products as well as polymer intermediates and compounds.

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"By applying a Meta-containing bait
across an area, gardeners can greatly increase the efficacy of their
slug-control measures.

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It is highly important
to find a type of bait that remains specific, targeting only snails
and slugs.
Snail and slug baits that contain Meta as an active ingredient
include Corry's and Deadline, which can be found at home improvement ,
and home and garden centers.

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Some other gardening trends of interest include:

* More young persons 18-34 are gardening, spending more than any other
group on vegetable plants, approximately $70 annually."
Home gardeners putting out flowers and vegetables should check for
snail and slug damage, especially if there are early rains or melting
snow. In order to prevent this type of damage from occurring, a
uniform treatment method should be adopted in the beginning of spring,
and followed throughout the coming months. For more
information please visit the company's websites at www.

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Gardeners in traditionally urban
areas such as New York City, Charlotte, Atlanta, Dallas, and Orlando
are leading the way.
Also, Darcy reminds gardeners that many slugs are much smaller in
early spring, and the very small ones can devastate plants, leaving
unsightly holes in leaves, and their characteristic shiny trails
throughout.

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Meta does not harm beneficial organisms, such as bees,
earthworms and carabid beetles.18 billion in 2004 .

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"More people are gardening for a number of reasons, including stress
reduction, maintaining healthy eating habits, and as a means to reduce
household expenses," says Thomas.

* Of the 26 million households that grow their own vegetable plants, 35%
are located in the Midwest; 27% are in the Southeast. An application of a bait containing the active ingredient
Meta(R) will increase the survival rate of flowers and vegetables,
especially because of its high efficacy rate in wet conditions.

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Green Thumbs Increasing Nationwide - One in Four Households Grows Vegetable Plants

S. "The brown garden slug in
particular, can take over home vegetable gardens and eat through
artichokes, strawberries, lettuce and ornamentals.
"Treating a garden with Meta -based liquid paste, meal or pellets
during the first signs of warm weather is vital for the survival of
spring gardens," said Darcy.

Includes well-known garden personalities as well as personal websites of home gardeners that don't closely tie to one particular garden.

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Any surface that can conceal water is a prime breeding ground
for snails and slugs, and should be baited during the temporary rises
in temperature. This will maximize the surface area
covered, and simultaneously increase the efficacy rate.

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"Home improvement
retailers provide one-stop shopping for anything a person needs for planting
and maintaining a successful garden. Also, gardens are not the only target area to
treat.