Timeline for Mock-pesticides?
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| Mar 28 at 13:46 | comment | added | Crazymoomin | @j4nd3r53n Then I think the only practical solution going forward is CCTV. A few cameras on tall poles should give you coverage of the whole allotment. And put some "CCTV in operation" signs up as a deterrent. Maybe add some fake ones too. | |
| Mar 28 at 12:40 | comment | added | j4nd3r53n | @Crazymoomin Well, we already have a tall steel fence, with a hedge of blackthorn and brambles growing over it too. We still have thieves climbing in - they just bring ladders - and stealing tools. Sometimes there are idiots who just think it is cool to vandalize and burn down stuff. Not my problem, though, I only leave poor tools there, but it makes me angry when things I have put a lot of work into are casually taken or destroyed by somebody - it is no doubt somebody internal; as you say, why would anybody climb a tall fence to make off with a few, cheap vegetables? | |
| Mar 27 at 23:13 | comment | added | Crazymoomin | If it's a common problem within the allotment then a collective response might be more effective. A chain link or weld mesh fence with a padlocked gate would probably deter most opportunistic thieves, after all, who is going to scale or cut a fence just to nick some marrows? Plus you talked about cameras as well. Individually this would be rather expensive, but divided among all the members it could be fairly affordable and will probably be more effective long term. | |
| Mar 27 at 3:05 | answer | added | Voodoo | timeline score: 5 | |
| Mar 26 at 20:48 | comment | added | Buck Thorn | You might want to put a sign that encourages donations. Depending where you live and who the thieves are this might work. | |
| Mar 26 at 19:51 | answer | added | jnj16180340 | timeline score: 8 | |
| Mar 26 at 14:31 | comment | added | R.M. | Before you actually attempt this, you may want to check with Law SE -- I don't know about the UK, but there's often laws against "booby-trapping", and depending on how they're written they can encompass threats of booby-trapping (e.g. just having a "contact the emergency department" sign) as well, even if there's no actual risk. | |
| Mar 26 at 9:23 | vote | accept | j4nd3r53n | ||
| Mar 26 at 9:17 | comment | added | j4nd3r53n | @fyrepenguin Yum, blueberries with chili :-) | |
| Mar 25 at 23:55 | comment | added | fyrepenguin | @Jurp and you have a low (but nonzero) chance of making someone be more likely to come back (if they like spicy food). | |
| Mar 25 at 23:16 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Mar 25 at 18:00 | answer | added | MackM | timeline score: 12 | |
| Mar 25 at 15:35 | comment | added | Jurp | I was thinking that you could spray the produce with a product containing cayenne pepper (sometimes used to repel deer in the US), but you'd stand a pretty good chance of getting someone mad at you - possibly mad enough to destroy your plants. Your best bet is probably a six-foot tall fence, if your allotment allows that. | |
| Mar 25 at 15:16 | history | asked | j4nd3r53n | CC BY-SA 4.0 |