You are sooo funny. I call them stinking rat bastids. I put out soaker hose in my garden this am..Next time I will do it before there are plants, and tomato cages everywhere..
Oh, and one of my cabbages has a little "head" on it..I just planted it (six pack from the nursery) last week. Oh, and yesterday, I bought several different brands of iron phosphate, sluggo, and I forget the others to battle the snails in my flowers.
Also, Home Depot had their pentas in 1.5 gallon decorative containers on sale 4 for 10 bucks..They had been $14.98 each the day before..I tried to resist, but failed, and bought four. I have no idea where to put them..right now, they're setting on the front porch where I unloaded them yesterday.
I cut back Mr. Stevia like you said. It still looks bad except new leaves have come out at the end of some of the branches since yesterday. The branches are so thin and delicate, I’m almost afraid to touch them.