By Maggy666
after heavy rain yesterday there is some clear jell like substance on the top of the compost in the pots. I used a compost containing plant food. What can this be?
14 Jun, 2015
Answers
Or it might be water-retaining crystals that were added to the compost.
14 Jun, 2015
I think it's more likely to be moisture retaining gel.
14 Jun, 2015
Harmless slime mold which is part of the crew that processes your compost. Slime mold used to be classed as a Fungus but now it is classified in a league all of it own called the Protista. If one cannot make a decision as to what Kingdom a single cell organism belongs to, it is thrown into the Protista basket.
14 Jun, 2015