Its a beautiful lot! And the sunlight is going to really help.
I'm looking to start next week (as soon as the ground defrosts), right now I'm doing some reading. I have a similar problem in that I live near a lot of greenbelt land which means lots of raccoons, foxes, skunk, deer and some coyotes! But the guy I was talking to yesterday said not to worry. Critters prefer sweet fruits and will pretty much leave veggies alone. I guess time will tell
I'll definitely take pics, but I'm not very hopeful...My green thumb is actually more the colour of mud