tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post6966709382417822679..comments2024-01-19T04:29:08.081-06:00Comments on subrealism: harvest a few long-pig and see if that deters the crop-theft problem...,Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-28930177242714972882011-09-27T06:38:30.713-05:002011-09-27T06:38:30.713-05:00Forget buckshot in Seattle over a few tomatoes. Y...Forget buckshot in Seattle over a few tomatoes. You can't even shoot car prowlers http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Man-who-shot-car-prowler-in-Northgate-pleads-884675.php<br /><br />BD has seen a local community garden which has a 12-foot high chain link fence and locked gate. City may have gotten a grant from somewhere to pay for that. You pay a nominal fee to rent a garden sub-plot for the season and they give you a key. Then your only problem becomes the other less-than-trustworthy gardeners... Big Donnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-75105971601607266932011-09-26T18:06:56.045-05:002011-09-26T18:06:56.045-05:00The living memory of buckshot in behinds may be wh...The living memory of buckshot in behinds may be what's missing in Boston..., the community gardens here in KC have mostly gone unscathed, as well.CNuhttp://subrealism.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-79381124578643271832011-09-26T17:47:55.517-05:002011-09-26T17:47:55.517-05:00I suppose I should do like Eddie Floyd and knock o...I suppose I should do like Eddie Floyd and knock on wood, but we've been very lucky with our urban garden on the west side of Charlotte. This is our third planting season on the west side which is probably the highest crime area of the city. Someone--probably an older person-- did cut a hole our fence in June, but we could hardly tell what was taken. During year one we believe that same person cut a hole during the fall harvest and stole several cabbage plants and some collards. We could use a better fence. The lack of theft could be related to the dietary habits of the community. Perhaps they're just not interested in fresh vegetables. No one even bothered the cantaloupes which we figured were a risky plant. Then again maybe the people, particularly the young men, who play basketball in the community park where the garden is located respect the work we are doing. Makheru Bradleyhttp://profiles.google.com/mkhrubnoreply@blogger.com