First Lady Michelle Obama isn't the only American who's getting grubby in the garden. According to a survey by the National Gardening Assn., some 43 million U.S. households plan to grow their own fruits, vegetables, and herbs, up 19% from last spring.rnThe growth in green thumbs has lifted Burpee's vegetable seed sales 30% so far this year. Another beneficiary is Scotts Miracle-Gro, the $3 billion Marysville (Ohio) maker of fertilizer, grass seed, and other garden products. After a horrible 2008 that included cold spring weather, high nitrogen and potassium costs, and an embarrassing recall of four herbicide products not properly registered with the Environmental Protection Agency, Scotts saw its sales to retailer; climb 18% in the first quarter of 2009.
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