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Sunday, August 22, 2010		dpriceute	Glen Allen, VA

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This year, as well as my first year, my leaf stalks would turn brown near the soil line, turn to mush and rot. This would cause the leaf to fall over and die. I sent a sample to a plant pathologist at Virginia Tech and the diagnosis is Rhizoctonia Solani. Below is a picture of what happens.