I'm growing strawberries for the first time this year and the biggest problem I've faced is keeping birds off them. The most failsafe solution has been putting a protective barrier in place to stop these winged garden visitors getting to my crop.
If you're also struggling to protect soft fruits from birds, then I can't recommend enough using a cloche. I've been using fabric mesh ones, but these Amazon metal strawberry plant cloches have caught my eye because they seem much more durable. They even come with supports to hold the fruit safely off the ground, stopping rot and keeping the berries safe from soil-borne diseases.
