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| Mixed tray of Freedom primocane bearing blackberries and Tagetes minuta |
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Top trays left-to-right: Tomatoes, Lovage, Tobacco, African Marigolds. Bottom Trays: Tomatoes, Tagetes lucida, more tomatoes |
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| Bottom-right tray is my problem-child. |
Deterring theft from community garden plots
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| Signage is important. It sets the tone. |
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| Selection of varieties can help. There are heirloom tomato varieties that are extremely wrinkled. |
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| Bitter melon or dragon gourds can be grown up the trellis and mis-labeled "Cucumbers" |
I observed recent immigrants from Nepal planting extremely thorny varieties of eggplant in their garden plots.
Quicksilver music moment
Good signs for thieving neighbors. Maybe some others about biohazards, or high chemical concentration.
ReplyDeleteI;ve always thought geese would be a good watchdog/deterent. Plus you might get eggs or dinner from them.
Southern NH
ERJ - Initial planting done in The Allotment: Tomatoes, potatoes, sweet potatoes (those already look like they will not make it), buckwheat, corn x 2, onions, beans). We will see how this goes.
ReplyDeleteFriends of mine grew melons for an ag school project on a fenced-in patch of urban ground. Several derelict houses had recently been demolished there, so the plot had a tall fence with barb wire to protect the crop from the locals. The effect was enhanced with pesticide warning placards that stated the plants had been treated with Dihydrogen Monoxide.
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