I had posted last year about losing my semois harvest to mold. It was devastating. We opted not to plant any tobacco this year to have more room to plant vegetables. Plus, it was time to rotate the crops. I was starting to get fungus in the soil, probably from water standing from the heavy summer rain. Semois is one of my favorites.
Have you tried growing the Japan8 strain? It is definitely different from anything you can buy commercially. I love blending with it.