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You need to control the moisture - and that means a bit more than relative humidity - the one factor in the equation that many folks do not give enough consideration is the "dew point". We talk about air born moisture and temperature (relatively humidity) - but at what temperature will that Rh condense. If the surface temp of a cigar drops to the dew point - moisture will condense on the cigar - which is of course - 100% surface humidity and will support amplified mold growth.
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BINGO! Temp varried quite a bit while I was gone. When I left it was probably 70 degrees, and while I was gone the temp dropped quite a bit, now its around 50 degrees. That drop in temp probably brought about a significant increase in the level of moisture at the surface of the cigar (even above the stated %71 rh), and voila! instant mold.
Thanks again guys
