I had it standing in dry leca for a few weeks, wanted to promote rooting so I soaked the bottom of the pot in a very small amount of water for about 5 minutes to dampen the balls at the bottom. Looks like the retained moisture caused this to happen after a couple of days. This is mold, correct? What should I do about it? Cut it off? Any advice appreciated, I am new to cactus.
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Here’s a better pic showing that it’s fuzzy
Is it soft and squishy?
It’s fine, this is normal and natural, stop pulling it out of the substrate and resetting the rooting progress!
Put it in perlite and leave it alone.
You can wipe it off with 70% isopropyl and re-apply sulfur/rooting hormone if you want. Definitely if it’s not soft no worries.