[who knows what evil?]

It is common for a family garden to have 100 tomato plants.

I actually have seed for nearly 400 varieties of tomatoes. We will grow those out when we get home to Tennessee.

We had been growing tomatoes, pepper, corn and other items on the same plot in a residential neighborhood for five years...no problem. Last November? No-knock SWAT raid. A neighbor (another town employee) with an ax to grind said we were growing 'something else' because he had seen 'grow lights' in the room next to the greenhouse. You know...lights for our VEGETABLE seedlings.

Next thing you know...SWAT!

This is just a fair warning to gardeners that there MAY be people out there that have an ax to grind or that may want to look like a champion of the people by doing things like this. My wife is diabetic, and the stress is just wonderful. (extreme sarcasm...she recently had to start an insulin protocol)

[Sarajevo]

It sounds like you have grounds for litigation. Personally, I’d find out who that “neighbor” is and..........

[sockmonkey]

we were growing 'something else' because he had seen 'grow lights' in the room next to the greenhouse.

I was thinking of all my Aunts who used to grow African Violets on little multi tiered black metal or brass colored plant stands with grow lights back in the 50's and 60's. It's weird we've come to this..

The other day someone came over, and jokingly said, when they saw my grow light in the corner, "I won't even ask what kind of marijuana plants you're growing over there."

I guess grow lights are going to be vilified the same way firearms are these days.

[Nepeta]

This is just a fair warning to gardeners that there MAY be people out there that have an ax to grind or that may want to look like a champion of the people by doing things like this.

There are some dreadful people out there.

There are also a lot of people who have no understanding of what gardening involves. I'm told schools no longer do the 'seed in a cup' lesson, so people can go through school and have no idea how to grow a seed. I know a number of people who find my growing from seeds heroic, and who chuckle at the way I buy marked-down, bedraggled plants that I know I can bring back from near-croaking.

[SisterK]

Sorry to learn that you were harassed...Partial thanks go to SnitchDog Janet Napalitano.
I avoid having bad neighbors by not having neighbors.