At the community garden that I’m part of, last year, we bought what we called, “an investment hose” it was a durable, good quality hose, more expensive than any other hose we’ve ever bought. It was supposed to last us for years. But for some reason, it’s gone missing. The person that removed our hose removed the sprayer and left it for us.
The person that stole our hose certainly had good taste, because they stole our expensive, good hose!
I’m not sure what to make of this. We’ve never had a hose stolen before. People pick our produce, try to walk out with our tools, someone tried to once plant a tree in the middle of the path. People do weird things in our garden. But the hose being stolen is a first. It’s upsetting, but mostly inconvenient.
I’m sorry to hear this happened to your garden. Are you or anyone else who frequently uses the space technically savvy enough to set up some cameras to make sure this can’t happen again? Might be a little bit of an investment but likely worth it in the long run if people keep taking advantage.
Thanks for your sympathy. We’ve discussed setting up a cam or trail cam in the past when people stole our fruits and vegetables, but decided against it. I think if the hose gets stolen twice that the group would actually consider this investment.