Fake Pumpkin Seeds Give Farmers Real-Life Halloween Scare

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

 

PHAYAO — The northern province of Phayao will be denied plump jack-o-lanterns this month after dozens of farmers said they were been conned into buying puny pumpkin seeds.

 

Saengjan Pankaew and about 40 other farmers gathered Wednesday at Phayao City Hall to protest Siam Star Seeds Company Ltd., which they say passed off strains of lower-grade pumpkin as a superior variety.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/calamity/2018/10/17/fake-pumpkin-seeds-give-farmers-real-life-halloween-scare/

 

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Next week: Farmers claim magic beans they bought have fallen short, not climbing to their expected heights.

"But they were in a tin labelled Magic Beans," the farmers said, claiming they were sold them by Jack The Lad Co Ltd.

 

Late week I bought fake lotto numbers... I did not win !!!!!

Leave Halloween to America!

We don't need this in Thailand!

What! Fake Magic beans! The nerve! .   Suckers are  everywhere I guess.

Darn!

Geezer

Unfortunately seeds in Thailand are not the best - usually grow ok but germination rates often poor. Probably due to lack of cool storage.