ScottsMiracle-Gro to Release Fourth Quarter 2009 Financial Results;

Conference Call with Investors on Thursday, November 5


MARYSVILLE, Ohio, Oct. 20  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG), the world's largest marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products, will release its fourth quarter financial results on Thursday, November 5, 2009, prior to the opening of the U.S. financial markets. The Company will host a conference call to discuss those results on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

To participate in the conference call, please call 1-517-308-9468 (Passcode: SCOTTS).  A replay of the call can be heard by calling 1-203-369-0977 (Passcode: 786227).  The replay will be available the same day approximately an hour after the conference call ends.

A live Webcast of the call and the press release will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site http://investor.scotts.com/.  An archive of the Webcast, as well as the press release and any accompanying information, will remain available on the site for at least a 12-month period.

About ScottsMiracle-Gro

With approximately $3 billion in worldwide sales and more than 8,000 associates, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Scotts Company LLC, is the world's largest marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden care, with products for professional horticulture as well. The Company's brands are the most recognized in the industry. In the U.S., the Company's Scotts®, Miracle-Gro®, Ortho® brands are market-leading in their categories, as is the consumer Roundup® brand, which is marketed in North America and most of Europe exclusively by Scotts and owned by Monsanto. In Europe, the Company's brands include Weedol®, Pathclear®, Evergreen®, Levington®, Miracle-Gro®, KB®, Fertiligene® and Substral®. For additional information, visit us at http://www.scotts.com/ 

DATASOURCE: The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company



CONTACT:  Ashley Gullion, Investor Relations Manager, The Scotts

Miracle-Gro Company, [phone]



Web Site:  http://www.scotts.com/ 

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