By Nick4859
United Kingdom
I keep finding very small white & sometimes blue round pearl like eggs in plantpots I am cleaning out & I've also found them in bags of compost, can anyone tell me what they are please. Thanks nick4859
- 5 Oct, 2012
Answers
I agree with Volunteer,but as an add on they might also be water retention pellets!
5 Oct, 2012
A quick guide - if you can squish it with a finger, it is an egg, with fertiliser pellets tend to be hard as they are slow release. Slug eggs can be pearl like to translucent.
5 Oct, 2012
Those slug/snail eggs are rather beautiful aren't they? Shame we gardeners all dislike the hatched creatures so much. Especially this year.
6 Oct, 2012
I think that you will find that they are slow-release fertiliser pellets. They will be of a different colour dependent apon their chemical constituent and the length of their life. When exhausted they will become soft inside so they will squish when pressured between your fingers.
7 Oct, 2012
If they are white and slightly translucent, they may be slug and snail eggs. Put them out for the birds! If they are yellow they are plant food pellets.
5 Oct, 2012