Many of the strawberries are starting to ripen, so I've deployed a strategy a fellow Cohostian* recommended last year - I've scattered some shiny red rocks around the base of the bed. Theoretically, the creature. s that can still get in my garden (like squirrels and birds) will try to eat those, find them inedible, and think the rest of the berries are also inedible.
Not sure if it will work, but I'm always looking for ways to deter local wildlife that isn't deadly. It's one of the best parts of gardening too, is that every garden is full of little science experiments.
*I feel terrible that I can't remember who, and I was not smart enough to give all of the gardening posts their own tag ;n;
