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title: "Just got my new cactus! The people I bought it from called him Harry.…"
description: "Just got my new cactus! The people I bought it from called him Harry. I think he's an old man's cactus but I'm not sure and there seems to be this mold egg…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/OlSeW7UYSUWAjHlcxGdIQw/K1vQu-u0S26XsOTU50Qisg"
community: "Show your plants"
author: "Blooming Dawn"
published: "2024-10-13T00:42:17.590495Z"
language: "en"
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# Just got my new cactus! The people I bought it from called him Harry.…

_Posted by Blooming Dawn on 2024-10-13_

Just got my new cactus! The people I bought it from called him Harry. I think he's an old man's cactus but I'm not sure and there seems to be this mold egg stuff dies anyone else have this kinda mold and if so how do i get rid of it?.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/DCc6OsJa6V1DWVcFOZ6LxoOeiSqT3wnjfFxWhXIlg6Q/6I7X4eZ5Qg2P9zr3Ob7x_Q.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/DCc6OsJa6V1DWVcFOZ6LxoOeiSqT3wnjfFxWhXIlg6Q/Nd4lytF2SPm4pulUOAUWmA.webp?size=large)

## 6 comments

### Shamana commented on 2024-10-13

They look more like eggs than mold but I may be wrong

### Blooming Dawn commented on 2024-10-13

That's what my brother said too

### MikeNeedsMorePlants commented on 2024-10-13

More likely to be Leucocoprinus fungus. You can treat this by scooping up the visible mold, then mixing in cinnamon (a natural fungicide) into your topsoil

#### MikeNeedsMorePlants replied on 2024-10-13

Plug "Leucocoprinus plant soil" into google images and you can do some visual comparisons :)

### Blooming Dawn commented on 2024-10-13

Thank you!

### Blooming Dawn commented on 2024-10-13

I think I might just keep it there because I never grew mushrooms

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