Carl Spackler
Well-Known Member
It is Mycelium from a unkown pathogen/fungi. Allow it to dry out and it should die on it's own. No special treatment needed or justified for the "cotten" (cotton) around your "stock" (stalk). I suggest allowing the soil media to dry out more between waterings to discourage this.
My ladies are out of the ordinary and they do things that other plants can't and don't. As my plants grow I can see the stem from the soil and above with little pieces of flaking off as it gets bigger. My ladies get rid of the old to make room for the new