Lawn and Garden Performance Group Agrees to Market ENVIROLIZER Throughout North America.

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MISSOULA, Mont.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2003

Victor Industries (OTCBB:VICI) announced the hiring of The Lawn & Garden Performance Group LLC of Scottsdale, Arizona, to market its "ENVIROLIZER(tm) Soil Amendment" throughout the United States and Canada.

The Lawn & Garden Performance Group LLC works with companies to introduce their products to the lawn and garden industry. The Lawn & Garden Performance Group LLC was formed in 2000 under the leadership of Rick Pontz. Pontz has held positions of president, vice president of sales and marketing and national sales manager at various lawn and garden companies over the past two decades.

The Lawn & Garden Performance Group LLC provides a full range of services to companies like Victor Industries, Inc. including recruiting, training and managing direct sales forces and manufacturer representative agencies; identifying new market opportunities for products like ENVIROLIZER. "This is a very unique product," Pontz said. "This is a revolutionary product because it uses natural zeolite to retain moisture in the soil, and it is pre-charged with plant food to assure plants reach maximum growth. This is a 'no-brainer' for retailers who are looking to meet consumer demands for a natural water conserving product that is also a plant food."

About ENVIROLIZER

ENVIROLIZER is a ready to use granular, plant food that can be mixed in the soil by the homeowner to naturally reduce fertilizer loss and also attracts and saves water. ENVIROLIZER absorbs plant food and moisture, maintaining a consistent level longer than potting mixes. ENVIROLIZER's secret is zeolite, nature's best moisture and plant food conservation tool. It comes pre-charged with plant food to assure plants reach maximum growth. The natural action allows ENVIROLIZER to be used on "everything that grows."

Convenience- one easy application provides long term reduction of fertilizer loss and saves water usage.

Economical

Ready to use

Safe-to-use because of its natural action

Starts to work immediately

No drift because it's granular

Will not move in the soil

Reduces soil compaction 

Can be applied anytime

ENVIROLIZER works by absorbing ammonia into microscopic pores, preventing nitrifying bacteria from breaking the ammonia into nitrates. Plants only absorb the amount of nitrates they can use now. ENVIROLIZER holds the ammonia until plants have used the nitrates in the soil then releases the ammonia into the soil.

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