how to keep thieves from taking potted plants
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Comments (6)One thought is to use those motion-detecting sprinklers! Wouldn't that give thieves a surprise to be suddenly drenched! And you can also crowd in barberry plants and other prickery types that might slow them down. What a shame to have to worry about this sort of thing. I've been amazed to see how many of my neighbors have unplanted things sitting in their front yards. Hopefully none of them have been stolen yet. Another idea: Put out a sign that says: THIS YARD PROTECTED BY LARGE RAT SNAKES! That would be true in my case. I have 2 of them prowling around. :oD...See MoreDaylily Thieves, take money, send NO plants
Comments (4)I have no dealings with them. I only purchase from folks I have used before.. Thanx for posting ! Ellie...See MoreHow do I keep my neighbor's cat out of my potted plants
Comments (10)Good luck asking her to keep them home...if it works, please come ask my neighbors to keep their dogs home- they poop in the yard, drag stuff out of its place in the barn, bit my dog and myself.... Anyway- there is a product that you put in the soil- I'm sure someone here will know the name- it is supposed to repel dogs and cats also, I think. I'd hate to use mothballs, as they stink to us and I do not know if mothballs really work. Can you temporarily put rocks/shells- something like that so the cat can't dig in the dirt to 'cover-up'? If it can't 'cover', it might not want to use it as a litterbox??? Spray the cat with a waterhose if you are able to...might make it think twice.....See MorePlant thieves
Comments (27)It's sad to see that this is not just something I've experienced, but some kind of widespread problem. Like the OP, I too am in San Antonio. I've had flowers picked and then thrown into the street, people openly allowing their dogs to relieve themselves on plants, and strangest of all, parents allowing their children to just meander through my (rather dangerously thorny, cacti-and-rose filled) garden as though it is a public park, and not someone's private property. The thefts are what really bother me though. I went out one evening and when I returned, I found that the top of my beautiful large blooming plumeria had been cleanly sliced off and removed. It was located up near my garage, next to the front walk, so whoever had done this had to walk up my driveway in complete view of all my neighbors and had to have been carrying quite a large knife or saw to do it as the trunk was quite thick. I've also had small items stolen like my little solar gnome, which I've since replaced, and now keep in the backyard. I also caught a door-to-door solicitor one time trying to steal my running shoes of all things (I had left them outside the front door upon returning home from a muddy run). I watched him through the peephole as he actually sat down on my porch, took off his own shoe, picked up mine, and began to try it on! When I opened the door and asked him what he wanted, he just put the shoe down, said nothing about it, and while putting his own shoe back on, proceeded to try to sell to me whatever it was he was peddling! It just boggles the mind that certain people think they are entitled to take whatever they want - or whatever they can get away with. It's gotten to the point that I don't want to keep anything decorative or showy in the front yard or at the front door anymore for fear of losing it. I am really eager to get some cameras installed so I can catch any future thieves in the act....See Morekarin_mt
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