I suppose how else will you learn what you can and can't do there, but to try..... and it looks like you gave it a good shot.
Glad you are at least getting some of the fruits of your labor. There always seems to be some sort of critter that thinks the free food is for them. LOL.... How dare they?
The critter battle... Deer, woodchucks, squirrels and chipmunks! And then there are those insects! 😁