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Old 03-15-2012, 10:50 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Default Re: Post winter rot

Cold and wet will do it every time. It seems worse when you get a cold snap while the plant is pushing a cigar leaf which stops the growth. Then it rains and fills up the cigar leaf which just sits there and creates rot.
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