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Legal Proceedings
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Legal Proceedings

13. Legal Proceedings — The Company records a liability on its condensed consolidated financial statements for loss contingencies when a loss is known or considered probable, and the amount can be reasonably estimated. When determining the estimated loss or range of loss, significant judgment is required to estimate the amount and timing of a loss to be recorded. The Company recognizes legal expenses in connection with loss contingencies as incurred. Since the filing of the Company's Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2024, there is one legal matter to report in connection with this item.

Customer Claims re: Ornamental Insecticide. The Company has determined that a loss is probable arising from customer complaints received in the second quarter alleging injury to ornamental plants from the application of up to four lots (having a value of about $350K) of granular insecticide sold by Company subsidiary OHP Inc. for use on potted plants and hanging baskets. As acknowledged by the third-party formulator, the lots in question, or a subset thereof, were out of specification and contained trace amounts of herbicide residues from a contaminated production line at that formulator’s facility. After having issued a stop sale and stop use notice for the subject lots to the distribution channel, the Company has begun aggregating and validating customer claims and recalling unused product. Both the Company and the third-party formulator have notified their insurance carriers of the claim. Insofar as the claims validation process is in its incipiency, it is not yet possible to estimate a range of loss. Nevertheless, it is possible that such claims, if not otherwise offset, could be material to the Company’s financial performance. While the third-party formulator has acknowledged responsibility and there is insurance coverage that may respond to these claims, any potential recovery of amounts from the formulator or insurance carriers will be recognized only when realization is assured. At this time, the amount and timing of any such recovery cannot be reasonably estimated.