posted 6 years ago
I'm not sure, but I don't think the mold in itself is a problem. I am more inclined to question: why did these potatoes get moldy? Are they all moldy or are just some of them? If just some of them, what weakness was possibly in those potatoes that got moldy? Could it also be that they had some potato virus disease? This kind of thinking causes me to throw away all seed potatoes that look dubious in any way.
If I was a better expert on plant diseases, I could probably tell by just looking at the photo whether these potatoes are otherwise healthy (and only moldy). But since I'm not, I'm inclined to err on the side of caution and would probably not use those as seed potatoes.
About the mold spreading in the garden beds: I don't see it as very likely. For the mold to spread there would have to be suitable conditions for it in the garden soil. I doubt that the same conditions that existed in the cellar will prevail in the soil. I think there are molds in soil too, but they are likely to be different molds than those which live on the surface of veggies in a cellar. That's just my hunch though and I could be wrong.
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