http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/102/problems-on-the-sites/ Vegetable Fruit & Herb Growing on my Allotment Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:33:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/102/problems-on-the-sites/#comment-782 John Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:52:41 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/102/problems-on-the-sites/#comment-782 Sounds like you have excellent skills in dealing with the kids - I'm sure this is good if you can do it. Unfortunately not all kids are the same - our little visitors amused themselves throwing stones through a greenhouse. A lot will depend on what the kids are like. We had a bunch last year threaten one of our lady plotholders. Anyway, really well done - a long term good solution. Sounds like you have excellent skills in dealing with the kids – I’m sure this is good if you can do it.
Unfortunately not all kids are the same – our little visitors amused themselves throwing stones through a greenhouse.
A lot will depend on what the kids are like. We had a bunch last year threaten one of our lady plotholders.
Anyway, really well done – a long term good solution.

]]> http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/102/problems-on-the-sites/#comment-781 Stephen Clarke Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:37:53 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/102/problems-on-the-sites/#comment-781 Hello, I am a new plot holder (5 months) but I am loving it. I have just discovered your website today and I think it will be of great use to me, thanks. I was interested to read about the trouble being caused by children on your site. The other week whilst being alone over my patch I noticed 6 'hoodys' on the roof of our trade hut. I decided not to shout at them as in my experience this would have resulted in abuse directed towards me. Instead I pointed out the roll or barbed wire directly below where they were sitting and explained that i would not be prepared to untangle them should they land on it. I said this in a friendly way which made them smile. One of the lads asked me what went on in the allotment, so I asked them to climb down and I would tell them, which they did. I said to them that if they promised to behave and keep to the paths I would show them around. I took them to my plot and picked them each a raspberry and showed them the results of my 5 months hard labour (I have a good teacher on the plot next door) They seemed to be impressed and asked lots of questions. I stressed that to us oldies (I am 48) it was an enjoyable hobbie, now that I am too old to climb on roofs and I asked them not to do that again. They said they would not and they have kept to their word. I agree with your coments about ASBO's but sometimes being reasonable can work too, not in all cases I know. Just as I have a lot to learn about running my plot so young people have a lot to learn about how to behave, they don't always have the best teachers. Stephen Hello, I am a new plot holder (5 months) but I am loving it. I have just discovered your website today and I think it will be of great use to me, thanks.
I was interested to read about the trouble being caused by children on your site. The other week whilst being alone over my patch I noticed 6 ‘hoodys’ on the roof of our trade hut. I decided not to shout at them as in my experience this would have resulted in abuse directed towards me. Instead I pointed out the roll or barbed wire directly below where they were sitting and explained that i would not be prepared to untangle them should they land on it. I said this in a friendly way which made them smile. One of the lads asked me what went on in the allotment, so I asked them to climb down and I would tell them, which they did.
I said to them that if they promised to behave and keep to the paths I would show them around. I took them to my plot and picked them each a raspberry and showed them the results of my 5 months hard labour (I have a good teacher on the plot next door) They seemed to be impressed and asked lots of questions. I stressed that to us oldies (I am 48) it was an enjoyable hobbie, now that I am too old to climb on roofs and I asked them not to do that again. They said they would not and they have kept to their word.
I agree with your coments about ASBO’s but sometimes being reasonable can work too, not in all cases I know.
Just as I have a lot to learn about running my plot so young people have a lot to learn about how to behave, they don’t always have the best teachers.
Stephen

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