Could it be deer? That poor thing looks totally decimated. You should post some more pictures (of the other plants) if you have them.

As a side note, your zone says NC. As a fellow North Carolinian I would like to officially sympathize with the puddles of water on either side of the plant.

-Anne

I may be hallucinating but i see what looks like raccoon tracks right above the waterline on the right side. Even without the possible tracks they are a distinct possibility.

But then so are deer (but you'd see tracks in the mud), opossums, rabbits, groundhogs, and even rats.

It's a stretch but given all the water maybe even climbing cutworms. They will climb to get out of the saturated soil.

So unfortunately, several possibilities. What kind of wildlife do you see around normally?

Dave

Thanks for the replies. I got some ideas now on what it could be. I will look tomorrow to see what the tracks could be. And I willpost more pics tomorrow.

this is another egg plant pic.

{{!gwi}}