you could start with a picture.... some damage is blatantly apparent ...as to who did it ...

you could go out at night... half the predators work in the dark ...

and lastly.. you could live with it ... you really didnt explain that the plant is at threat ... hence the pic suggestion ... who cares about a few leaves being damaged???

are you the only person on the face of the earth.. with a toddler.. but no camera??? ... lol...

NEVER... and i mean NEVER... use any control UNTIL you ID the culprit ... and guessing is NOT 'close enough' ...

ken

Cup, sometimes, the pattern of the chewing damage can give us clues as to who the culprit is. That's why we like to see decent pictures of the chomp marks, lol.

Chewers could be slugs, caterpillars, beetles, weevils, pillbugs, etc.

Sorry about the photos - three to follow.

It's just the leaves, it seems. The plant looks healthy (and continues to grow) as it's fuller and taller than it was last week.

Here's the 2nd photo.

And the 3rd.

I have two pots, on either side of the walkway (maybe 1-2 feet apart) and both are seeing the same thing. I have a bigger pot on my porch, but only notice one leaf being eaten, and only this deep purple variety. The gree/pink/black/white variety I have is fine. (Not sure if that helps.)

This post was edited by mycupofjoe on Tue, Jul 16, 13 at 14:11

That damage is old- the edges are brown & dry.

Continue to check the plants now & then to see if additional leaf parts are gone.
If so, look day and night, top & bottoms of leaves, for potential chewers.

Thanks. I'm going to have to go out tonight. There is now a whole section missing/chewed away. I kept checking during the day yesterday and didn't see anything and as of 6:30 last night there wasn't any additional damage.