Moulds and films
Blue-green mould
Penicillium spp.
Blue-green powder on food scraps and fruit.
Care
- Air humidity
- 80 to 100%
- Temperature
- 5 to 28 °C
Description
Velvety patches with a white rim grow on fruit, seeds and leftovers, even in only moderately damp air. Seeing it almost always means food was left in the jar. Remove the scraps and springtails will mop up the rest.
Also called bread mould (blue), fruit mould.
Estimated, where sources were thin: spread_cm_per_day; temp_c; typical_duration_days.