I understand the frustration! I believe for birds, there is netting you can drape over the seeds/young plants. I have a sizable hole in my very small fenced with an unknown critter yet to be caught! Hang in there!♥️😁
We bought a little solar powered thing that's on a stake. Stick it in the ground and it emits a high frequency noise that helps discourage groundhogs and chipmunks from being around. It doesn't cover a huge area, so we put it right in the middle of the garden. For strawberries, you can do netting over top or you can paint stones to look like strawberries to place around your plants. The birds will eventually leave the plants alone because of bad experiences. 😆 Also, for other pest control, I put diced onion and crushed red pepper around the perimeter of my garden last year and once was enough to keep the critters out for the whole season.
Many people talk about use blank cd's, hanging from like fishing line, in the air. They spin and move in the breeze and it keeps birds away from their garden beds. Bird netting is good too, and still allows pollinators in to do their business.
Ooh, the CDs would be a good option for my arch trellis! The birds like to poke holes in my tomatoes and I can't cover the whole thing in bird netting. Thanks for the tip!
Not a professional gardener, but I never have trouble with birds or squirrels eating the plants in my unfenced garden. I attribute this to my husband maintaining several bird feeders, two bird baths and a fountain in another part of the yard. Distract them!
My new raspberry plants that I just planted are getting eaten by rabbits as soon as they sprout! Who knew groundhogs could climb?! 😢 trap crops. Perennials mixed in the vegetables. I love anise hyssop and nasturtiums. Lavender, chives, lots of things that are perennial also are somewhat repellent. Maybe white netting, like they do for cabbage worms.
