Raven I AM 60 miles from the ocean and we are loaded this year. I wuldnt waste even cheap strawberry wine trying to trap them! It is rediculous what they have eaten. We have hawks but they must not be hungry enough to wipe them out. Same with the coyotes. We had a bobcat roaming around a couple years ago and that was the only year they seemed to "disappear"
between the insect damage, weather and rabbits we were getting pretty bummed about this years garden. On a better note tonite I picked a single cherry tomato (that seems early, no?) spotted several miniscule cukes starting and a teeny tiny zucchini starting. Cant seem to grow greens to save my life but I was finally able to pick a salad tonite along with another pint of blueberries so faith was somewhat restored, if only for a moment!