something is eating my strawberries

sparrowbranch 5/7/2010, 2:36 pm

I have four squares of straberries and every time one begins to ripen (and I get excited), it disappears!

do i need to build something as protection, and if so what am I most likely protecting against? I live in a neighborhood with a privacy fence all around my backyard and garden, making me think that birds could be the culprit????

Also, I am pruning runners, but should I be popping off the flowers that bloom as well?

Thank you for your help!

Blessed growing!

bullfrogbabe 5/7/2010, 8:58 pm

Birds love strawberries. You should try covering them with bird mesh to see if this helps.

SamanthaHC 5/7/2010, 10:04 pm

I thought birds were eating mine but I looked closely one days and saw ants going to town. Sad

I put down diatomaceous earth yesterday and hope I have solved that issue for the near term.

bullfrogbabe 6/29/2010, 10:25 pm

Chipmunks have been making mine disappear before I get to pick them. They even eat the green ones, although they have been letting them ripen a bit just to tease me lately before they eat them.

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