Drama at the Allotment: THIEF! | Gardening Vlog 🤬 Ep. 26 🌿

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[@marking-time-gardens]

Thank you for the great tips on planting and covering the brassicas! Looks great! On the sad note... hope you catch your thief with evidence and justice will be served. They are stealing more than items... they are stealing everyone's peace of mind and community trust. Praying for better days ahead!🙏Blessings everyone! 🌻🐛🌿💚🙏💕

[@AllotmentFamilyDiary]

@@marking-time-gardens Thankyou for your support and lovely comments. We enjoyed lots of lovely tomatoes and Green boys for dinner tonight! Tilly ❤️

[@marking-time-gardens]

​@@AllotmentFamilyDiary Oh my! Yum! You are making me hungry Tilly! 🥰🌻🐛🌿💚🙏💕

[@DanSmithing]

Nice work on the brassicas. Love me some kale! Sorry to hear you’re going through that. I would feel the same as you do if someone was stealing from me. I hope you catch them.

[@AllotmentFamilyDiary]

Can’t wait to try the kale with a roast! Tysm for watching ☺️

[@Stickladylove1]

New subscriber here! A great video and you are so right that allotments are peoples safe places and it’s awful that someone can go onto a plot that’s not theirs and steal. I hope that you catch the cheeky blighters!

[@AllotmentFamilyDiary]

Thanks for subbing! We hope you enjoy our content. It’s certainly sad when a safe place feels violated. I hope we can, in time, come back with some positive news about the situation ☺️

[@Orchardfieldsgarden]

I love the banter, dry humour and hard work you put in your allotment and videos. It makes a change from what’s already out there. In all seriousness though I am deeply sorry there is a thief at your allotment. It cannot feel good to think your plot could be stolen from at any given time. Let’s hope you catch the git and send em packing.

[@AllotmentFamilyDiary]

Tysm, we’re just ourselves on film and at the plot. Glad you like our style! We’ll catch the blighter in the end. I’m sure of it!

[@jesschance2873]

Omg that’s so sad 😭 Why do people do that? I’m sure they wouldn’t like it if they were stolen from 😞

[@AllotmentFamilyDiary]

They certainly wouldn’t. It’s so sad 😢

[@maureen3621]

I can only think they’re stealing to sell it. Supermarkets are selling courgettes at £2.58 each at the moment.

[@Plotonthehill]

Firstly I've now caught up having binged watched from the start and enjoying following your families adventures 😊... It's just soul destroying to know that some little A. H. Would rather steal from their Allotment neighbours than put the hard work in and grow there own.... Most allotment growers would happily give you some fruit and veg if asked, but stealing would make my blood boil too...

[@AllotmentFamilyDiary]

Yes, definitely agree. I’d happily donate produce if people really needed it. They just have to ask. Thank you following our journey ☺️

[@silverbk11]

I had this happen to me a few years ago, so I made it very public I had put up a wildlife camera to catch the foxes etc. I even had a sign. But unfortunately I caught someone taking my products. What hurt me the most was the person had an amazing plot full of veg and the fact I always gave a lot away to people on site anyway. If they had asked for it I would have more then likely taken it and more to them. Like you said it just feels wrong and dirty someone walking all over your plot.

[@AllotmentFamilyDiary]

Yes, it’s very saddening and makes you like you’re constantly on guard. That’s awful to hear, and I can’t believe it was someone who had a good plot, that just makes it worse! Tysm for watching ☺️

[@JerryTheSaint]

Great job on the brassicas. The cage looks very nice. I feel your pain about the their. We had one at our plot years ago doing the same thing. You should expose them if caught. If willing to steal they have to accept the consequences. Stay strong 💪

[@AllotmentFamilyDiary]

We totally agree, Jerry. Tysm for your support ☺️

[@JerryTheSaint]

@@AllotmentFamilyDiary You’re welcome. A pleasure!

[@lorrainegrey8240]

Good job done!! I know how you feel about the theft of produce I’ve had exactly the same happen to me it infuriates me and I feel it’s definitely another plot holder. I’ve put wildlife cameras on my plot now because it’s just wrong and I will name and shame I put a lot of hard work into my plot and for someone to help themselves is totally wrong! Good luck x

[@AllotmentFamilyDiary]

Yes, it’s totally frustrating, right?! We have a few tricks and surveillance on our side now. We’ll get ‘em! Tysm for watching ☺️

[@myrustygarden]

😂 that makes you the perfect allotment couple one loves digging and one loves weeding 👍. So many pests but great netting. Great idea with the pine cones. 10:53 🤦‍♀️. Awful about the theft it is rampant at allotments and sad there is nothing really to do as even those with security doesn’t stop them. Hope things get better but your doing a fab job of keeping on top of things, Ali 🥵🌞🇨🇦

[@AllotmentFamilyDiary]

Aww TY, Ali! Made Han and I smile 😊 Thought the pine cone markers were a fun way to deal with the problem lol. We have some top secret plans to catch the thief, but have to keep hush about it until we get them bang to rights. Ty for watching and for your support ☺️

[@JerryTheSaint]

@@myrustygarden Allotment king and queen!

[@myrustygarden]

@@AllotmentFamilyDiary 🫣🤫🤐

[@karencorcoran4628]

I cant wait for you to expose them! Jerks! Good job on your digging that hard dirt though.

[@AllotmentFamilyDiary]

Tysm for watching. The theft is ramping up so we’ve put some plans into play. Time will tell…

[@debbiebrooks6487]

I had exactly the same problem last year, as did the others on our allotments. Very upsetting when you have grown great produce and somebody thinks they can help themselves. Fortunately no problems this year.

[@AllotmentFamilyDiary]

Yes, it certainly puts you on edge, doesn’t it? So happy to hear you don’t have any issues this year anyway. Happy gardening and Ty for watching ☺️

[@sarahsallotmentjourney]

That ground looks so tough you both did well with it

[@AllotmentFamilyDiary]

Tysm, it was a sweaty old slog! ☺️

[@keithomelvena2354]

Have you tried spreading some gypsum on that cloddy soil? It does work wonders breaking it down.

[@AllotmentFamilyDiary]

Tysm for the tip. We’ll look into this when we’re ready to dig our next patch ☺️

[@twish1999]

We've got a wildlife cam set up, we hid it in a birdhouse and it captures any movement, so it records animals, birds and any unwelcome visitors!

[@AllotmentFamilyDiary]

An excellent idea! We have surveillance in operation and a few other tricks up our sleeves. Tysm for watching ☺️

[@nettie8376]

anyone got a trail camera? thats how we got, not a thief but someone who was dumping building rubbish on the plot.

[@AllotmentFamilyDiary]

@@nettie8376 Fly tipping…That’s awful. Glad you caught the blighters! We have a few tricks up our sleeves. Will keep everyone updated with any news.

[@maureen3621]

Hopefully, now there’s a sign put up the culprit should stop their thievery. But, it’s like you say, it’s more than just putting the hard work in. Your allotment space is what gives you space and downtime. All the best. 😌

[@AllotmentFamilyDiary]

Totally agree! It seems the thieves has gone to ground for now, but we have an update and will talk about it soon on the channel. Ty for watching ☺️

[@PatrickKazmierczak-j6i]

What are those mini fences around your beds? They look nice. Do they serve a purpose?

[@AllotmentFamilyDiary]

They are purely aesthetic, although do help to define the beds. We show a tutorial on how to make them if you check out episode ten of our vlogs. Ty for watching ☺️

[@darrenwilkinson4348]

I went nodig but USA style with woodchip…handdug ..every weed out …then topped with 6” of woodchip…being doing it for 4-5 years…if I need to plant I just push woodchip to one side ..dig a hole ..keep soil to go on compost pile then fill hole so far with sieved chicken coop poop out my year old patch in coop ..then plant directly onto.. works great for me and means I don’t ever dig my plot as whole plot is covered in woodchip…then September put a fresh 6” on the plot…we were lucky as council would drop off free woodchip..now they donnt so may have to buy some…had the odd drop off from local tree surgeons..

[@AllotmentFamilyDiary]

@@darrenwilkinson4348 Thankyou for your comment. Being new to keeping chickens what is the best way to use their manure? Tilly ❤️

[@darrenwilkinson4348]

@@AllotmentFamilyDiary well once I’ve cleaned out the chickens ( I use wood shavings/shredded paper )…I pile in a spot in the outdoor space and leave for over a year…by then it’s lost any amonia that may burn the roots and the chickens have scratche at it etc…then I dig it up and sieve it with a 10mm sieve and do half this/half homemade compost…for potting on…or if I’m planting a nitrogen loving plant ..the hole I’ve dug is filled with sieved coop poop…then plant on top …do this with my tomatoes especially….if you look on my KZbin..IM IN THE SHED…you’ll see me do this…best thing I ever did was get chickens for eggs and free compost as a by product..

[@Hwye2182]

Absolutely gutted and rather angry that someone thinks it’s alright, to come on to the land you rent, for your own produce and pleasure, and take what they please with out asking. Genuinely disgusting and disappointing that someone in the community is taking the absolute biscuit here, I really hope for yourselves and the rest of the community that the thief is caught, and if on the site, removed. This isn’t what allotment sites or communities are for and neither shall the stand for it

[@AllotmentFamilyDiary]

Totally agree. It’s such a shame that a rotten few have to make things miserable for others. Plans are in place and hopefully in time the thief will slip up and we’ll catch them. Ty for watching ☺️