In a message dated 5/30/01 1:39:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time, mprerost@mindspring.com writes: << What got hit was 2 plants, not very tall and with fairly thin stems. Both cut off well above the soil line during the day. I thinking it's my neighbors cat that did it. >> Its more likely that something like a rabbit did it. Cats tend to be finicky and prefer to eat grass when outdoors, not solanaceous things that generally taste bad. My cats are always out in my garden with my chiles, and they have yet to eat one. They have tried to cover the small ones with soil after doing you know what, but eat them? No. Meconella