What's vandalising my strawberries please?
I live in Herts UK.
I have two strawberry beds growing well. However I find that when I pick the strawberries a few have chunks taken out of them and many many many of the green strawberries have been disconnected at the stalk and simply are found lying on the floor. They are not eaten simply cut or dropped from the plant. Watering is not a problem. I do have greyt squirrels raiding my birdtable Does anyone know for sure what is damaging my stawberries and cutting them off? thanks Zero |
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What's vandalising my strawberries please?
On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:51:45 +0000, ZeroZero
wrote: I live in Herts UK. I have two strawberry beds growing well. However I find that when I pick the strawberries a few have chunks taken out of them and many many many of the green strawberries have been disconnected at the stalk and simply are found lying on the floor. They are not eaten simply cut or dropped from the plant. Watering is not a problem. I do have greyt squirrels raiding my birdtable Does anyone know for sure what is damaging my stawberries and cutting them off? thanks Zero Magpies or blackbirds maybe? -- http://www.voucherfreebies.co.uk |
What's vandalising my strawberries please?
mogga wrote:
Does anyone know for sure what is damaging my stawberries and cutting them off? Magpies or blackbirds maybe? Or pigeons. |
What's vandalising my strawberries please?
On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:51:45 +0000, ZeroZero
wrote: I have two strawberry beds growing well. However I find that when I pick the strawberries a few have chunks taken out of them and many many many of the green strawberries have been disconnected at the stalk and simply are found lying on the floor. Have you any protection for them ? I think its birds. This year must go down as one of the best years for growing almost any fruit. My Strawberry bed, 12ft by 4ft, has produced so many that even the neighbors are getting tired of eating them, freezer is full and have run out of Jam jars. I cover with a tent made out of fleece, to keep off the birds. |
What's vandalising my strawberries please?
On 29/06/11 18:51, ZeroZero wrote:
I live in Herts UK. I have two strawberry beds growing well. However I find that when I pick the strawberries a few have chunks taken out of them and many many many of the green strawberries have been disconnected at the stalk and simply are found lying on the floor. They are not eaten simply cut or dropped from the plant. Watering is not a problem. I do have greyt squirrels raiding my birdtable Does anyone know for sure what is damaging my stawberries and cutting them off? A friend reports watching grey squirrels picking green strawberries and then discarding them when they realise they are not nuts. -- Phil Liverpool, UK |
What's vandalising my strawberries please?
On Jun 29, 9:11*pm, mike crowe
wrote: ZeroZero;928446 Wrote: I live in Herts UK. I have two strawberry beds growing well. However I find that when I pick the strawberries a few have chunks taken out of them and many many many of the green strawberries have been disconnected at the stalk and simply are found lying on the floor. They are not eaten simply cut or dropped from the plant. *Watering is not a problem. I do have greyt squirrels raiding my birdtable Does anyone know for sure what is damaging my stawberries and cutting them off? thanks Zero Woodlice :-(( . -- mike crowe Squirrels. Ours do that and they do eat some of the green ones. Jonathan |
What's vandalising my strawberries please?
wrote in message ... On Jun 29, 9:11 pm, mike crowe wrote: ZeroZero;928446 Wrote: I live in Herts UK. I have two strawberry beds growing well. However I find that when I pick the strawberries a few have chunks taken out of them and many many many of the green strawberries have been disconnected at the stalk and simply are found lying on the floor. They are not eaten simply cut or dropped from the plant. Watering is not a problem. I do have greyt squirrels raiding my birdtable Does anyone know for sure what is damaging my stawberries and cutting them off? thanks Zero Woodlice :-(( . -- mike crowe Squirrels. Ours do that and they do eat some of the green ones. Jonathan .................................................. ......... We only have Red Squirrels and they are faaaaaaaaaaaaaar to polite to do that sort of damage ;-)) Kindest regards Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive. .................................... |
thanks for the replies, I am still finding little piles of ten or so, strawberries - moslty green. The animals (I am sure its animals I cant see a bird making this arrangement, are nipping off the berries right at the haulm (near the neck of the stwarberry) .
My guess after this advice is its mice or squirrels I think mice exhibit this 'collecting' behaviour? |
What's vandalising my strawberries please?
On 2011-06-30 12:28:26 +0100, said:
mogga wrote: Does anyone know for sure what is damaging my stawberries and cutting them off? Magpies or blackbirds maybe? Or pigeons. Rabbits eat mine. |
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