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Within weeks after the initial COVID-19 lockdown measures began last spring, it became clear that the pandemic had drastically changed the game for hydroponic equipment maker Hawthorne Gardening Co.
The Vancouver-based company, a subsidiary of yard and garden supplier ScottsMiracle-Gro, saw daily sales more than double in late March 2020, according to general manager Chris Hagedorn.
