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Originally Posted by tnkrer
Stvrob, first year doing beans for me, so I am trying to do what works for my other seeds. And the sprout box is just a more elaborate system of the more oft used moist paper towel method. I also tried it for one bean seed (vermont cranberry) and it worked very well. So then I went and did that for all beans.
RayR .. I have couple of beans in there that have mold and have sprouts. (The sprouting bean has much less mold than the non sprouted ones) So while mold may not originate on a viable seed, it certainly can spread to it.
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Yes it can spread to sprouted seed but it's the seed coat it is after since its dead matter, Saprophytic fungi only break down dead organic matter for food. They won't touch living tissue. If you had one that attacked living tissue it would not be a fungal mold, it would be an oomycete damping off pathogen like Phythium or Phytophthora.