New to plants and moved some to my office. I just noticed these things that look like bug eggs. What are they? Should I remove them?.

  • @[email protected]
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    81 year ago

    The balls are slow release fertilizer, extremely common in potting soil. The white irregular bits are perlite. Everything looks good.

  • @PlantJam
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    21 year ago

    Perlite or similar soil additive. No need to remove them or worry.

    • @pixel_witchOP
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      11 year ago

      I have always thought that perlite was white and kinda styrofoamesque, but I felt better knowing they aren’t bugs. My office is in a very very old trailer that already had biscuit beetles eating the walls. I didn’t want to add to our ongoing issues.

      • @PlantJam
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        11 year ago

        You’re right about perlite. I’ve seen the yellowish spheres in other potting soil, though.