Saint Martin's University - Those tiny black dots inside the mason jar are actually beetles that consume the seeds of the Scotch broom plant, which is very invasive and poisonous to livestock.
![Is this black mold? I assume i should throw this away? It's been about 3 weeks fermenting these hot peppers. : r/fermentation Is this black mold? I assume i should throw this away? It's been about 3 weeks fermenting these hot peppers. : r/fermentation](https://preview.redd.it/mxu013dc3yq71.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=223113687b44be165ab01bc38688205436b6329c)
Is this black mold? I assume i should throw this away? It's been about 3 weeks fermenting these hot peppers. : r/fermentation
![What are we looking at here? Black mold? Everything was looking great until I gave the jar a shake. Could the rusty lid be the culprit? Also, best way to dispose grains What are we looking at here? Black mold? Everything was looking great until I gave the jar a shake. Could the rusty lid be the culprit? Also, best way to dispose grains](https://preview.redd.it/what-are-we-looking-at-here-black-mold-everything-was-v0-rxf1x5kgyrb81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=ef47135fb60b552bded632a17b0340e5603186d9)