[Twinkie]

We *were* getting a few blueberries & raspberries; but the birds swooped in and made hogs of themselves, so no more blueberries. Snails ate on the strawberries; but we washed ‘em & ate around the snail bites. It’s too hot here to even go out and pick anything; so I send my husband, the resident organic gardener.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Twinkie :" We *were* getting a few blueberries & raspberries; but the birds swooped in and made hogs of themselves, so no more blueberries."

Have you considered netting or chicken wire to protect the plants from avian invasion, or , is it not worth it ?

Twinkie :" Snails ate on the strawberries; but we washed ‘em ".
Consider the beer in a tin can/ pie plate placed at soil level; snails drink , ..get drunk ,.. and drown.
Slugs are attracked to the fermentation of yeast in beer, and drown (happily, with a smile on their face, providing it is deep enough).
Earlier reference on this post string ..

[greeneyes]

I often do that too - send Hubby - not just to the garden either. Grocery store, bank, Dollar store whatever.