If you have a plot of land and have embraced your inner hobbit, then you’re doubtless proud of what you’ve grown in your garden. Veggies, berries, herbs, flowers, trees, what have you. And it’s devastating when someone intentionally destroys the fruits of your labors.

Redditor u/Maggies_lens regaled the ‘Am I The Jerk’ online community with a story about how she got back at her local neighborhood teens who kept damaging her garden. And all it took was planting some incredibly hot chillies and a sign proclaiming that nobody should touch them.

Scroll down for the full tale of spicy revenge, to have a good laugh, and to see how the internet reacted to it. Bored Panda has reached out to the author for comment, and we’ll update the article once we hear back from her.

Any gardener’s nightmare

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