On Thu, 15 Sep 2016 08:34:10 +0100, Martin Brown wrote:

On 12/09/2016 21:42, Martin Brown wrote:
On 12/09/2016 11:07, Jim S wrote:
Why do some busy lizzies suddenly die at this time of year and others
nearby don't?

Outdoors frost pockets or it could be impatiens downy mildew (which
decimated the stock of a local nursery a few years back).

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=205

Since writing this I notice that 2/3 of my busy lizzie plants have very
suddenly expired. Transmission of plant diseases by Usenet posting???

(they didn't come from the nursery that had the problem either)

Given their position I can rule out frost pockets so I guess it must be
some disease of busy lizzies that takes hold in September.

Phew. I thought it was me :-)
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Jim S