text: I did though apply a sufficient amount of fertilizer during June and October, so that the majority (70% perhaps) of the plants recovered. The fact that they were carrying a small crop also helped a lot with the recovery. Pruning (or what we call recepa – a full cutdown of the plant to a height of 45cm) would have been the best agronomic solution for many of the most affected plants, but was impossible to realize due to the proximity of the wet season. 98/99 crop turned out only one third of the previous harvest.