On Thu, 13 May 2004 16:59:38 +0100, "Amber Ormerod"
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"Martin Sykes" wrote in message
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"[H]omer" wrote in message
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Whilst re-potting a miniature rose, I found a hell of a lot of these:

3mm in diameter.
Yellow.
Hard (brittle) thin shell.
Perfectly spherical.
One half was sometimes semi-translucent.
Filled with a white, milky fluid and a single black "spot".
"Pop" quite loudly when burst.

What are they?

Trouble?

-
[H]omer
(Gardening noob)

Could be slow-release fertilizer. Have you just bought the rose or had it
been in the old pot for a long time?

--
not slug eggs?

No - Definitely slow release fertiliser like 'osmocote'.

Rod

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