By some reason Youtube decided to recommend me some mouldy videos, and one of those I saw a fruit getting ripened whilst fully exposed to the outside environment (e.g. left outside a fridge.)
After a while, the fruit rotted and mould started to form, and that made me wonder;
Why is mould visible only/mostly after rotting and why mould isn’t as predominant or even none existent when the fruit is still developing, even though the fruit is fully exposed to the outside world. Aren’t the conditions already optimal for mould to grow regardless?
In: Chemistry
The mold is feeding off of the rotting fruit and breaking it down. If the fruit isn’t decaying the mold has nothing to eat and doesn’t grow
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