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General => The Shed => Topic started by: Digeroo on July 21, 2014, 08:35:21

Title: Fed up someone is stealing my rhubarb again
Post by: Digeroo on July 21, 2014, 08:35:21
There is large pile of leaves.  When I looked at my plants they seemed smaller and I could see the cut marks on the stems.

I feed my rhubarb a lot and someone else is benefiting from my efforts.  If I have extra rhubarb I like to give it to my friends.  Also it will weaken the plant now so I will get less next spring.

Has anyone any suggestions how to prevent this?
Title: Re: Fed up someone is stealing my rhubarb again
Post by: antipodes on July 21, 2014, 10:13:57
Digeroo, how annoying, I know exactly how you feel.  thieving toerags.
How to stop it... sigh, I fear there is little that can be done.
Title: Re: Fed up someone is stealing my rhubarb again
Post by: Digeroo on July 21, 2014, 18:33:29
I am developing a cunning plan.  I wanted to get a camera but was worried that it would be stolen.  But seems I can get one which will wireless stream it to a phone which I could leave in a car.  At least if someone stole it I would have the pictures of them just before they did it.

I am also got other thieves ie muntjac and I would love to see what they are up to.  Though they do not eat rhubarb.  There are little signs they have visited, smooth areas under the rhubarb leaves and dropping here and there.  Also there are hedgehodges, I have a raised area with beans in and every morning the mulch is disturbed and there are little diggings along the edge of the bed.  Bit worried about the slug pellets.
Title: Re: Fed up someone is stealing my rhubarb again
Post by: Nora42 on July 21, 2014, 19:27:54
You need I sign " I piss here and feed my rhubarb with my own human excrement - help yourself"
Nora
Title: Re: Fed up someone is stealing my rhubarb again
Post by: ACE on July 22, 2014, 07:19:09
Next time you are in the local shop, look out for anybody buying custard and extra toilet rolls.
Title: Re: Fed up someone is stealing my rhubarb again
Post by: Froglegs on July 22, 2014, 12:55:33
Since I've been court twice now having a wee wee in my compost bins....the theft of my veg as suddenly stopped ...... :pottytrain4: