By Aimankay
Aberdeenshire,
United Kingdom 
Sad because Strawberries Disappeared. Yesterday, I found out that all strawberries which I was waiting to turn red disappeared. I thought maybe I was dreaming but upon investigation found out that they were all gone. My suspicion is a mouse or a blackbird. I have seen both nearby. I really feel like wiping out the mouse/ blackbird generation from this earth. Am I right in believing that it's mouse/ blackbird because can a small mouse really pluck a big strawberry and eat bit of it and throw away the remaining?
Is there anything I can do to get strawberries for this year and how to protect strawberries for the next year.
8 Jul, 2011
Answers
I grow mine in hanging baskets, then cover witha fine net when the fruits appear and have never had a poblem.
8 Jul, 2011
I have had this problem on my allotment even though I netted the whole row. I eventually found the stash of unripe strawberries and guess who was the culprit, rats. As suggested either grow in a hanging basket or give up!
8 Jul, 2011
I found that wildlife only tend to eat red strawberries. If you seem them start to turn red then you need to get out there and protect them then, not before.
8 Jul, 2011
My neighbor grows strawberries, and he puts each one in a baby food jar until it ripens. (We have the same mouse/flying rat problem)
8 Jul, 2011