Thankyou so much guys I feel so relieved and I think my boyfriend will appreciate me being less grumpy! I've got one per pot but there's another plant behind it! I shall follow all of your advice but will hold off on taking leaves off the bottom for now as there's not many leaves left on each plant now I've taken the diseased leaves off
For what it's worth, an example of "controlled neglect" reaping rewards. Mine are in the ground on a terrace surrounded by dry stone walls. It's been high-30s for about 8 weeks now. That's in the shade, so it's well into the 40s up in the garden.
An Anna Russian plant looked like it was nearing the end of its days. It had fruited nicely but there didn't seem to be anything on the way apart from a couple of flowers that didn't look like opening in the heat. I decided to leave it in place and see what happened. I didn't water it once. Ten days later, it has started producing again. Three or four wee Anna Russians have appeared.
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Thanks again
No problems, EC.
For what it's worth, an example of "controlled neglect" reaping rewards. Mine are in the ground on a terrace surrounded by dry stone walls. It's been high-30s for about 8 weeks now. That's in the shade, so it's well into the 40s up in the garden.
An Anna Russian plant looked like it was nearing the end of its days. It had fruited nicely but there didn't seem to be anything on the way apart from a couple of flowers that didn't look like opening in the heat. I decided to leave it in place and see what happened. I didn't water it once. Ten days later, it has started producing again. Three or four wee Anna Russians have appeared.