EXHIBIT 99.1

                Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
                    as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
                           Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

































                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Annual Report of The Scotts Company (the "Company") on
Form 10-K for the period ended September 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned James
Hagedorn, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Patrick J.
Norton, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         1)       The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         2)       The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.


/s/ James Hagedorn                        /s/ Patrick J. Norton
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James Hagedorn                            Patrick J. Norton
President and Chief Executive Officer     Executive Vice President and
                                             Chief Financial Officer
December 10, 2002                         December 10, 2002