~ "when we had wire" - the last 2 pieces ~
Without any security on the VP, I'd say the chances that the new lot would be stolen pretty swiftly are quite high - even if we had any cash left in the kitty for the purchase, which we don't. So, nice one Mr. Burglar-person… stealing from a community project, must make you feel real good about yourself. The Thief must have known he was doing wrong as he would have had to unravel the wire from around the onion bed - so it was hardly Not In Use at the time. Unscrupulous villains like this rarely have a moment's guilt; I can only hope that what goes around, comes around … and move on.
Because of this, I have felt disinclined over the past week to sow/plant any more stuff as the last lot got dug up overnight. But, this morning, I was out on the VP at dawn (trying to beat the heat), weeding and digging and thinking that I should see what else I can grow this summer for the autumn. Digging out my box of seed packets, this is what I came up with:
~ Carry On Sowing ~
Apparently there's still time to sow more broad beans, peas, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, runner beans, carrots, beetroot, spinach, squashes, salad stuff and herbs. Gosh, I think I may just have talked myself into a little bit of busy-time.
It so annoys me when I read things such as this. Although I haven't had anything stolen from the allotment myself, I try not to buy anything expensive which has to be left there, just in case. What has the world come to that you can't protect your veg patch with some chicken wire? There's still plenty of time to sow some things as you've discovered, and then there's everything which needs sowing for winter too.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jo, for sympathising. Your comment is very much appreciated. I wondered if I was over-reacting - after all, it's just wire - but, after the months of hard work put into the garden, I expect people to respect what we've done for the community and did feel let down. Even though this is London, York Rise does feel like a village community (although obviously not to all!). Caro x
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