I have white powdery, like small cottonballs, growing on the stalk and now extending outward. What might it be and how to be rid of it?
This sounds like a fungal issue. Wettable sulfur in the soil, and a spray of some rosemary oil in water will be enough to help the succulent recover.
I would like to know more about the plant in the attached pix. I'm assuming it's some kind of succulent. The leaves are fuzzy/furry. Its pink flowers last only half a day. They're already in bloom when I'm up around 7am, and die an hour or two after noon. Can you help me with any information about it?
I believe this is a Tradescantia sillamontana or a close relative. It is in the spiderwort family:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/spiderwort/growing-spiderworts.htm
You can tell that the flowers look similar to those shown in the article, but the leaves are quite different. That's because unlike many in that family, the plant you have is a succulent as you've guesses. Therefore it needs less water and is very drought-tolerant.
While moving the pot, I accidently broke off the top part of my succulent :( Will it regrow?
Although the original might not re-grow, it will, certainly, shoot up new pups to replace it. Often, they will produce several more than just replacing the original.
I am noticing that you soil seems to be a heavy clay soil. This will restrict the growth of these succulents. You can use a potting soil, but they like cactus, or succulent mixes best. They need quite a bit of aeration. Try placing these in a window that receives bright light all day, if possible.
I just started gardening, and didn't realize that the potted succulent I bought is planted in clay soil. Should I try to amend the soil, or should I replant it? Will replanting cause any stress to the plant? I'm worried about breaking off the plant when pulling it.
There are many succulent mixes available. You may repot, but have care with the roots. it is best to make sure the soil is very wet when you do transplant. This will make it easier to get all of the soil off without harming the plant. After that, you can treat them as you normally would.
This article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/scgen/cacti-succulents-inside-your-home.htm
How to harvest seeds from Japanese Succulent?
This would depend on the exact type of succulent, but generally you will want it to flower first. Knowing whether it was male, female, or both will be the next step. After flowering you will want to pollinate, or if it is self fertile, then this will skip a step. After, you will wait until the flower drops, and the seed pod swells. Once the seeds mature, you can then harvest them for planting.
I have been wanting to buy lots of different succulent plants, but can only get same ones from nursery's, I would like to get different unusual ones, like pebbles, brains, dolphins, rabbit ears, but cant find them any where, is there certain nursery that sells them, hope you can help thanks
Try doing an internet search for succulent nurseries. I saw numerous hits.
I see a few abnormalities in my succulents. Can someone tell me if these are just normal brown spots or if there is a problem (and how to address the problem)?
These are far from normal spots. I'm wondering if all of the soil in these came from the same batch. It is definitely infected. This can happen naturally, or by being over-watered at some point. I would recommend wettable sulfur and dolomitic lime if you do not plan to completely change out the soil. Although, if you do change the soil, you should still add this to be sure that the infection is cured.
@BushDoctor thanks! --James