EXHIBIT 99.2

                  CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the accompanying Form 10-Q of Central Garden & Pet Company
for the quarterly period ended June 29, 2002, I, Stuart W. Booth, Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer of Central Garden & Pet Company, hereby certify
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. (S)1350, as adopted pursuant to (S)906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  such Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 29, 2002, 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 such Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended June 29, 2002, fairly presents, in all material respects, the
financial condition and results of operations of Central Garden & Pet Company.

August 12, 2002                                         Stuart W. Booth
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Date                                                    Vice President and
                                                        Chief Financial Officer