Getting Medieval

So... the seedlings in the raised beds aren't doing so great.  My nemesis, Grumpy Cat, seems to think that the raised beds are his playground, his bathroom, his area of destruction.  I can't blame him, since I made the soil perfectly friable (fluffy) and even and wonderful... who wouldn't want to dig up everything and bury little surprises?

This weekend I lost patience, and decided to get medieval with the cat.
Plan #1:  Cayenne pepper sprinkled around on the soil.  Would not feel good in the nose of a kitty/squirrel/raccoon/bird, or whatever thinks it's fun to destroy my hopes and dreams of a fruitful garden.
Plan #2:  Bamboo stakes planted halfway in the ground at various angles around the plants, so as to make it very difficult for an animal to sit on the raised beds.  No, I didn't put the heads of anything on the stakes ala Vlad the Impaler.  I may have thought about it though. 
Plan #3:  Giving up on some seedlings and purchasing larger plants at Home Depot.  I ended up getting a regular basil, cinnamon basil, 2 more tomatoes, 2 lemon cucumbers, 2 habaneros, and a jalapeno.  While I feel this is a mini-defeat because I was not able to grow my own plants from seed (and it's too late in the season to try yet again), in the end I will win the largest battle of all:  actually having produce to eat.

The new lemon cucumbers look a little sad... but not as sad as the old lemon cucumbers!

Yes, Grumpy Cat, I want to be your friend.  But I will not stand for this behavior, not when my swiss chard is at stake!  Here's to a fruitful garden, free of pests of all kinds...
*crosses fingers*