UPDATE: Argh!!! Children!!!

[Whitewater]

Ok, I was going to write a long screed about kids coming into my garden (again! I put a fence up! A big one!) and about how they uprooted one of my heirloom zukes (the only one of that variety to sprout, too . . . *grrr*) which was different from them looking for grasshoppers . . . then I realized I was still way angry about it and also realized that no matter what I posted or how tactful I was, I was going to offend most of you with my comments and/or feelings on the matter, so instead, I'm just going to post this:



That should suffice.


Whitewater ( still )

 

[Hattie the Hen]

My sympathies .........


Hattie

 

[lesa]

Oh, dear, so sorry. I just don't know what is wrong with people. Reminds me of how mad I was when I discovered my beehive upended. I know what "seeing red" means now! Hang in there, better days are coming. I took revenge by moving my bees, and storing my picked up dog poop on the path, the kids were using...

 

[vfem]

Trust me when I say "I UNDERSTAND YOUR UNDER THE BREATH MUTTERING!"

 

[journey11]

That's a shame... Sorry to hear it!

 

[wifezilla]

Present the parents with a bill for the cost of a replacement. It will seriously get their attention.

 

[ducks4you]

I childproofed my garden....


















but they got in anyway.

 

[ducks4you]

Seriously though, Sorry about ANYBODY or any critter that ruins your crops!!!

MY two loving, lovely dogs, just don't get it that they shouldn't run, chase, and wrestle through the vegetables, so I made raised beds WITH fencing, and fenced off everything else.
This is what they do in the summer, too~

Rose and Pyg resting...

 

[ducks4you]

Get your camera out and take as many pictures of these hooligans as you can, especially if you can catch them in the middle of the destruction. Maybe a webcam?!?
Print copies (from your computer) and send a typed letter to the parents.
If THAT doesn't work, buy and put up some cheap livestock electric fencing to zap them.

 

[elf]

Doesn't offend me. I'm a retired middle school art teacher and got out as soon as I had my 30 yrs. equivalence, and recently moved, partly to get away from my landlady's grandkids. I know how parents often take personal offense when you say their kids did anything wrong - like you caused it. And if you put anything around your garden that's dangerous, you'll be liable if they get hurt, even if it is on your land.