"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
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Kate Morgan wrote:
My daughter has had her allotment ruined, she grows flowers shrubs etc.
at home and keeps the allotment for vegetables and soft fruit, She is
very keen gardener and competes at local flower shows etc. Her allotment
is or was organic and she grows herbs amongst the veg, I am telling you
this cos it says the sort of gardener she is. However a few days ago
someone put weedkiller all over the plants and yesterday after being
away for a camping weekend she found that someone had pulled up all the
plants and burnt the lot. She knows who it was but cannot contact them,
the fact that the person involved is of limited intelligence makes it
almost impossible to take the matter further. I feel so sad for her :-(

kate

The young man who damaged my daughters allotment is being dealt with
within the community, it is a very small community, the sort where
everyone knows everyone else, there are only 6 allotments on the piece of
ground in full view of the High St so there has never been any need for
supervision of any sort.
One possible reason for his behavior is that he wanted an allotment for
himself but there was not one available, maybe he thought by discrediting
my daughter he would get hers or that she would give up, who knows. the
police were not officially involved but in such a small place I am sure
that they would know about it. He has been told not to go near the plots
and the other gardeners and people living nearby will be watchful.
My daughter has got over the shock now and appreciates the words of help
and encouragement that you have all posted, she is determined to start
again and make the plot even better than it was before :-)
Thank you all very much

kate

Good luck to her. Hope she has a good - if belated - growing season.
Spider