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Chris Rowe 22-03-2003 07:44 PM

Little round beads
 
Can anyone help,I was repotting my camellia and I found loads of what looked
like small round yellow beads they looked hard but when I pressed them they
broke like an egg and were wet inside Iv'e never seem anything like this
before can anyone enlighten me
TIA Chris



Martin Sykes 22-03-2003 07:56 PM

Little round beads
 
"Chris Rowe" wrote in message
...
Can anyone help,I was repotting my camellia and I found loads of what

looked
like small round yellow beads they looked hard but when I pressed them

they
broke like an egg and were wet inside Iv'e never seem anything like this
before can anyone enlighten me
TIA Chris


Slow release fertiliser?



andy roberts 22-03-2003 08:56 PM

Little round beads
 
"Chris Rowe"
:

Can anyone help,I was repotting my camellia and I found loads of what looked
like small round yellow beads they looked hard but when I pressed them they
broke like an egg and were wet inside Iv'e never seem anything like this
before can anyone enlighten me
TIA Chris


I think they may be slugs eggs.

Andy R
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Jolltax 22-03-2003 09:20 PM

Little round beads
 
I had the same issue last year (as a garden newbie) ........i was told they
were slow release plant food

Marie



"Chris Rowe" wrote in message
...
Can anyone help,I was repotting my camellia and I found loads of what

looked
like small round yellow beads they looked hard but when I pressed them

they
broke like an egg and were wet inside Iv'e never seem anything like this
before can anyone enlighten me
TIA Chris





Mary Fisher 22-03-2003 09:44 PM

Little round beads
 




"andy roberts" wrote in message
...
"Chris Rowe"
:

Can anyone help,I was repotting my camellia and I found loads of what

looked
like small round yellow beads they looked hard but when I pressed them

they
broke like an egg and were wet inside Iv'e never seem anything like this
before can anyone enlighten me
TIA Chris


I think they may be slugs eggs.


Yes - or snail eggs.

Mary
--
Not in my name: http://www.stopwar.org.uk/



Nick Maclaren 22-03-2003 09:44 PM

Little round beads
 
In article ,
andy roberts wrote:
"Chris Rowe"
:

Can anyone help,I was repotting my camellia and I found loads of what looked
like small round yellow beads they looked hard but when I pressed them they
broke like an egg and were wet inside Iv'e never seem anything like this
before can anyone enlighten me
TIA Chris


I think they may be slugs eggs.


As someone else points out, almost certainly slow release fertiliser
(e.g. Osmocote). They caught me, too!


Regards,
Nick Maclaren,
University of Cambridge Computing Service,
New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QH, England.
Email:
Tel.: +44 1223 334761 Fax: +44 1223 334679

Mary Fisher 22-03-2003 09:56 PM

Little round beads
 


Can anyone help,I was repotting my camellia and I found loads of what

looked
like small round yellow beads they looked hard but when I pressed them

they
broke like an egg and were wet inside Iv'e never seem anything like this
before can anyone enlighten me
TIA Chris


I think they may be slugs eggs.


As someone else points out, almost certainly slow release fertiliser
(e.g. Osmocote). They caught me, too!


Well, Nick, for once I have to disagree with you. These things turn up
several times a year in our garden. We never use slow release fertiliser and
rarely buy established plants.

We've had this garden for almost forty years, they can't be left from all
that time ago.

What's more, an enthusiastic son once monitored them and whaddyaknow? They
hatched! I don't know what emerged because by the time I was called to see
the hens had scoffed them. Perhaps they were dragons?

Mary
--
Not in my name: http://www.stopwar.org.uk/



Nick Maclaren 22-03-2003 10:20 PM

Little round beads
 
In article ,
Mary Fisher wrote:


Can anyone help,I was repotting my camellia and I found loads of what

looked
like small round yellow beads they looked hard but when I pressed them

they
broke like an egg and were wet inside Iv'e never seem anything like this
before can anyone enlighten me
TIA Chris

I think they may be slugs eggs.


As someone else points out, almost certainly slow release fertiliser
(e.g. Osmocote). They caught me, too!


Well, Nick, for once I have to disagree with you. These things turn up
several times a year in our garden. We never use slow release fertiliser and
rarely buy established plants.

We've had this garden for almost forty years, they can't be left from all
that time ago.


Absolutely not. I was assuming that the camellia was one bought in
a pot, but I agree that was a careless assumption.

What's more, an enthusiastic son once monitored them and whaddyaknow? They
hatched! I don't know what emerged because by the time I was called to see
the hens had scoffed them. Perhaps they were dragons?


So you live in Wales, do you? Very likely, then :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren,
University of Cambridge Computing Service,
New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QH, England.
Email:
Tel.: +44 1223 334761 Fax: +44 1223 334679

Trevor Rimmer 22-03-2003 10:20 PM

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The message
from "Mary Fisher" contains these words:

"andy roberts" wrote in message
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"Chris Rowe"
:

Can anyone help,I was repotting my camellia and I found loads of what

looked
like small round yellow beads they looked hard but when I pressed them

they
broke like an egg and were wet inside Iv'e never seem anything like this
before can anyone enlighten me
TIA Chris


I think they may be slugs eggs.


Yes - or snail eggs.


Mary
--
Not in my name: http://www.stopwar.org.uk/


No - definitely slow release fertiliser. Make an almost satisfying pop
when pressed. Slug and snail eggs are softer, and slimy and sticky when
popped, which you will do deliberately one or fewer times.

TrevR


Mary Fisher 22-03-2003 10:32 PM

Little round beads
 

What's more, an enthusiastic son once monitored them and whaddyaknow?

They
hatched! I don't know what emerged because by the time I was called to

see
the hens had scoffed them. Perhaps they were dragons?


So you live in Wales, do you? Very likely, then :-)


LOL!

No, but Yorkshire dragons are very tasty ...

Mary




Chris Rowe 23-03-2003 10:44 AM

Little round beads
 
Thanx everyone for your input its been most helpful,I was afraid that it
might be something nasty like the dreaded vine weevil do they lay eggs?
Anyway thanx again
Chris
"Chris Rowe" wrote in message
...
Can anyone help,I was repotting my camellia and I found loads of what

looked
like small round yellow beads they looked hard but when I pressed them

they
broke like an egg and were wet inside Iv'e never seem anything like this
before can anyone enlighten me
TIA Chris





Michael Berridge 24-03-2003 03:08 PM

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Nick Maclaren wrote in message ...

Absolutely not. I was assuming that the camellia was one bought in
a pot, but I agree that was a careless assumption.

The original post did say about REPOTTING, so I must assume that they
are fertiliser granules. Slug and snail eggs usually tend to be white or
pale cream, not yellow, and don't have a hard coating, usually very
squishy, and usually in clumps.
Mike
www.british-naturism.org.uk







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