i suspect the hop growers don't have the clout or resources to enforce a recall - they're not a multinational like Monsanto. they might not have the will, either. who knows.
they may well *ask* you to return them, they might send a threatening letter from their lawyers, but i don't see them raiding anyone's garden. the price of summit hops has been declining, so it's not like they've got a lot to protect. i could see them getting a lot more excited about simcoe, citra, amarillo, etc., but not summit.
also, we did nothing wrong. we bought the summit rhizomes in good faith under the assumption that they were legal to buy. methinks at a minimum they'd have to compensate us. i wonder if they'd be willing to swap for a citra rhizome...
they may well *ask* you to return them, they might send a threatening letter from their lawyers, but i don't see them raiding anyone's garden. the price of summit hops has been declining, so it's not like they've got a lot to protect. i could see them getting a lot more excited about simcoe, citra, amarillo, etc., but not summit.
also, we did nothing wrong. we bought the summit rhizomes in good faith under the assumption that they were legal to buy. methinks at a minimum they'd have to compensate us. i wonder if they'd be willing to swap for a citra rhizome...