I thought my garden plan was solid until the deer showed up
I spent all spring planting a vegetable patch with tomatoes, lettuce, and peppers, sure I'd have fresh food all summer. I even built a small fence, about 3 feet high, thinking it was enough. Then one morning in early June, I saw the whole lettuce row was just gone, and there were clear hoof prints in the dirt. That was the moment I realized my whole plan was wrong because I never actually checked what kind of wildlife was around here. I learned that a plan can look good on paper but fail if you don't know the real problem you're solving. Now I'm looking at much taller fencing or maybe even a full enclosure. Has anyone else had a garden plan wrecked by animals they didn't expect?