"EvelynMcH" wrote in message
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I used to have a lot of half-eaten fruit, too. You might want to try
mulching
around the plants with coffee grounds - I originally did it for slugs, but
it
seems that a lot of critters do not like them.

I use sharp sand, which keeps off the slugs and snails.

Birds and other critters are only stopped by netting over the strawberries
in my garden.
--
Brian
"What's the point in growing up if you can't behave like a kid when you want
to."