I have had grasshopper damage already. They cut it off above the ground 1
to 2 inches, although most of them have not been cut off clean, but enough
so that the plant wont stand up by itself anymore. I sprayed them and have
seen a lot of improvement.

Dwayne

"Frau Himmel" wrote in message
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My gardener-wife has just completed the
Spring garden, 20' X 30'. She has included
Many tomato plants (for frying green!) and
Japanese egg plants. They stand nearly a
foot high. For two nights in succession,
Something has cut two tomatos and three
egg plants off @ 2.5 inches off the ground.
It's a clean cut, almost surgical. Doesn't
seem anything was eaten, just severed.
Now she has put Sevin and diazanon
around the remaining plants. We have
lots of squirrels and a few racoons, but
I don't think they're that neat!.

1. What is doing this? and
2. How would you prevent it continuing?

TKS,
Scott