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22-03-2003, 06:44 PM
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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 |
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22-03-2003, 06:56 PM
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"Chris Rowe" wrote in message
news  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? |
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22-03-2003, 07:56 PM
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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. Andy R -- http://www.europa.usenet.eu.org Europa.* is the usenet hierarchy for europe wide topics without language restrictions. |
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22-03-2003, 08:20 PM
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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 news 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 |
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22-03-2003, 08:44 PM
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"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/ |
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22-03-2003, 08:44 PM
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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 |
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22-03-2003, 08:56 PM
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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/ |
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22-03-2003, 09:20 PM
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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 |
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22-03-2003, 09:20 PM
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from "Mary Fisher" contains these words: "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/ 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 |
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22-03-2003, 09:32 PM
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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 |
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23-03-2003, 09:44 AM
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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 news 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 |
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24-03-2003, 02:08 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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