We've always considered Camp Cougar to be in a partnership with the wild life. We have resisted planting grapes or other crops that would grow here because they would entice the wild life into eating domesticated plants. Although fences can keep out such critters are deer and coyotes, and underground root baskets discourage moles, all those accommodations are a lot of bother and costly. We also don't want to commitment to have to tend a garden every day, as we enjoy travel.
Now that travel is out of the question, I planted a garden. The back deck is elevated about the ground, so it is not conducive to deer visiting. I put two elevated raised beds on the deck and planted a variety of plants earlier this year--tomatoes, cucumbers, herbs, peppers, and a few flowers. I did not stake anything, instead let them grow where ever. In this case, the vines trailed over the side of the bed and down towards the ground. This makes it tricky to see what's on the vine unless one stoops to look, which I haven't been doing until yesterday. Then I discovered a foot long, 1.25 pound cucumber, standing on end, and in plain sight for those at dog or toddler height.
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