Tropicman,

Its good to hear that the your temperatures are warm enough that you can plant out your bananas. I still have a few weeks until the last frost. I can't believe somebody tried to steal your banana plants! What is wrong with people these days? I would suggest one of those really loud personal alarms. When you pull the pin the alarm sounds. The pin can easily be hooked up to some fishing line. You can buy them at some dollar stores. Good luck!

It's really a shame that someone would try that 🙁 perhaps some of your neighbors may have seen whoever attempted this?

Thanks Ryan
I'll go to the dollar store and look for them!
Lastyear my gazing ball was stolen and a couple of my basjoos were stolen as well.
Then if that don't beat all they knocked over my concrete bird bath and broke the bowl!
Also I have solar lights in those bamboo torch tikis,they took one of them as well!!!!

Hi Steve,
If they did.nobody said anything!!!!
Get me one of those motion frogs that say ribbitt,when somebody walks by!!!LOL

After 2 breakins to vehicles, 2 attempted breakins to vehicles and 1 breakin to the garage all in 6 months, I bought a video security system. Nothing has happened to me in 6 months while the neighbors continue to suffer. That little red light on the cameras seems to keep the criminals away.

The neighborhood used to be pretty decent until they put a Tim Hortons 5 blocks south of us in the middle of the worst area in our part of the city. Now with cops taking their breaks at the Tim Hortons, the criminals have moved north into our area. The one time we spotted someone and called the cops, they arrived in less than 5 minutes- had a dog on the scene in less than 10 minutes and had the heli-cop-ter over the neighborhood in 10 minutes. The cops are doing their part and the local news media publish all video evidence of vandalism. Hopefully the little bastards will find it easier to work.

Allen

My yard has a well lighted mercury vapor light that shines and lights up the whole yard,but even that doesn't discourage them,
I guess I need something that makes noise.
What I need is the lost in space robot,says warning,warning,don't come any closer,danger,danger!!!!LOL

Unbelievable that people would try to steal your plants...and to break something as important as that bowl.

How about a motion-activated sprinkler? Get the buggers wet...a wee wire (electrified) at your perimeter... 😈
and bzzzzzt.

I heard of a local fellow who put solar lanterns along the path to his house...they were stolen TWICE. Yup, he went out and got more, and they were stolen, too.

Maybe it's time to sleep days and stay up at night...:twisted:
Barb

LOL! Well I don't go to bed until midnight and get up at 3:30 am as it is,and then go and weld 9 hours a day,then come home and garden,and my other chores,seems there just isn't enough hours in a day!!!LOL
But I check my garden before I go to bed and the moment I wake up,that only allows 3 1/2 hors for them tom steal my plants!!!!LOL

Aint that the truth...not enough hours in a day.
Sounds like someone's watchin'...with only 3.5 hours to do their dirty deeds.

Plant vigilantes...unite (and nail the beggars).
I know when I get my "valuable" Wollemia nobilis next month, I will not put it in a visible spot for that very reason.
Barb

It just a shame,you'd like to share your palnts with everyone to see and enjoy.
When they stole my gazing ball,they were just a few away from the front porch,so they will go to any lengths,to get what they want.

I heard on the news the other day that a community (Vancouver?) is planning to change "minimum frontage requirements" when a house is being built.

They'll allow people's homes to be closer to the sidewalk/road--because front yards are generally unused by people--giving folks a larger (private) back yard.

Maybe that's the answer for people planning new homes.
But then the creeps would be walking only 10 feet past the front door and window.
Ugh... 🙁

I think a 6-foot or 8-foot stucco wall around a back yard (instead of a fence) would be super but $$$$$$.
Just think of the microclimate that would create for our prized plants. 🙂

Barb

I'd love to have a stucco fence,even if it was only 5 ft tall!!!

Yes, it would sure protect from damaging winds!
Barb

Any body know of a inexpensive alarm system that makes lots of noise???

He's not inexpensive, but I dare them to try and steal one of my plants...LOL.