Hell of a yield on this serrano

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What are the pinwheels for?

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It's supposed to scare away birds, they don't have capsaicin receptors, so it tastes like fruit to them. They can pick a bush clean before you know it if you're unlucky.

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I had cardinals keep my strawberry plants empty last year until I put up some netting.