something ate one of my plants

Hi all, I just did 1 of my 2 weekly watering visits to the mountains and one of my plants which are all 6-7 inches tall got eatin from the top down! couldnt even see the stem,they ate the whole enchilada and they also topped one of my other plants which wasnt ready for topping yet.. grasshoopers maybe?? does anyone have any home remys that do not involve any form of pesticides? im going to put chicken wire around them, but as far as the plant itself im lost on what to do. any and all feedback /well appreciated

well it really depends on what ate your plants it could have been bugs or any other kind of four legged creatures deers love them so it is going to be hard to tell you what to use. so you will have to start with the chicken wire but then find something to help with them little pests.

I know for a fact it isnt any thing no bigger than a lizard.. deer around that area? nah, i have all of my plants literally surrounded in bushes,Its hard for me to even get to my plants without scraping or ripping my cloths LOL..I really got my mind set on grasshoppers

neem oil?? or soap/what kind of soap?? and how would i use either of those on the plant?

unlucky.. hope that fucker does not come back again, dig a mote around your plants and cover it with sticks and leaves,

I've seen grasshoppers eat all the green parts of a plant but leave the inner structure...most likely you could be dealing with mice or rats...they can be trapped with commonly available traps...just need to rope the rat traps down or they'll disappear! You'd be surprised at where deer can go but the addition of the chicken wire should stop 'em.

or some rat poison, put it in a small tube that only them fit in

pete moss.. you know what, you could be right..i will try chicken wire this weekend and hope that keeps out any small critters.. thanks for your guys help, sorry couldnt give more info