My tradescantia just developed these weird white patches in the dirt - they look cottony and almost like eggs 😱 any idea what they are and what to do? Should I put it outside??

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Looks like a fungus. Scrape off the top layer of soil and dial back watering. Really common to get spores in rich organic soil. I get all kinds of mushrooms when I'm cooking compost late in the season

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Not an impossibility but unless it was sporing and you had a fan blowing directly to another plant, you're probably okay. I periodically clean out the top few inches of my soil anyway, so that can also help reduce spores.

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Possibly mealy bugs. Take a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol and wipe off.

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