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Who's destroying my plants?

carolinklebercarolinkleber Posts: 6
in Problem solving
Hi all, I keep waking up to strawberries being eaten, flowers being chopped off plants and spread all over my balcony, soil covering the floor etc. This morning I found a wonderfully blooming plant without a single flower left! What could this be, and what can I do to stop it? Grateful for any ideas!

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  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    I'm guessing birds, particularly with the fruit disappearing.
  • ErgatesErgates Posts: 2,953
    Any squirrels living nearby?
  • carolinklebercarolinkleber Posts: 6
    Hi Ergates, thanks, I haven't seen any squirrels on the balcony yet..
  • kyrinnatalieTwU_WC4MkyrinnatalieTwU_WC4M Posts: 1
    caterpillars. . . . if you have lots of butterflies and/or moths then you probably have caterpillars too
  • shazza 3shazza 3 Posts: 197
    Magpies are very destructive, they do the same to my pots on a regular basis. they dig bulbs out every winter and leave then strewn about the patio. The leaf damage could be slugs/snails/caterpillars and smaller birds may have taken the fruit. By the looks of the flowers damage, it's Magpies !!!! 
  • carolinklebercarolinkleber Posts: 6
    Oh no Shazza 3, that sounds awful. I also think it’s birds, given the amount of damage. I put some bamboo sticks in some of the pots and will have to get nets for the strawberries and chilly plant. 
    We’ve also had a big caterpillar in the rose bush, accepting it might cause some damage, but the birds must have taken it! 
    Thanks all!
  • eyecatchercwdeyecatchercwd Posts: 42
    Black birds ? They make a right mess of my pot plants and fling gravel/stones aside looking for bugs.
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