I posted this elsewhere, but here is my take on the plots in our housing streets. With the new housing, the owner must pay/build/imagine the plot to put in right? So rather than discourage others from harvesting, it could be used as a community & economy builder.
Like sharecroppers, if one Glitch harvests another Glitch's street plot then they pay half of the crop etc, as a kickback. Like 50% of the crop, favor points, or XP. Or a third, something.
It's a win/win situation really; A person harvests seeds they didn't plant and gets 50% of the return and pays the land owner for what they harvested. Sharecropper Glitches.
and if someone plants seeds in another Glitch's plot, they should likewise get something larger in return than XP and Mood. Say perhaps "harvest credits" perhaps that can be used to "pay" for harvesting another person's plot somewhere (or the same one, you get the idea). Or helper badges, something to make it worth it.
Otherwise, you will see less people putting street plots in due to the possible negative return on investment.
Just an idea! What do you think?