Barry. Many of my phlox also don't have the bottom leaves. I suspect it is either slugs or black vine weevils, both of which come out at night. Slugs in particular munch the whole leaf away. I hunt them with a headlight at night, and capture them in folded up landscape material in the day.
Barry. Many of my phlox also don't have the bottom leaves. I suspect it is either slugs or black vine weevils, both of which come out at night. Slugs in particular munch the whole leaf away. I hunt them with a headlight at night, and capture them in folded up landscape material in the day.