"Lee Davison" wrote in message
...

Thanks for the advice, I think ive given my poor plant a slow tap
water
death. Is boiled water an acceptable alternative? I dont want to
pick up
bugs with the rainwater which has happened in the past.

Even if you had watered with distilled water, it would be teeming with
bugs the moment the water has soaked into the compost.

[snip]

Franz