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Tiny tiny orange “eggs”?

maggiekcarmichaelmaggiekcarmichael Posts: 2
in Problem solving
Just joined the site today. When I went to check my chilli plants in the green house, one of them has tiny tiny reddish orange lenticular shaped “eggs” on the top of the soil. I’ll happily leave them if they’re not a problem but does anyone know what they might be? I’ve zoomed in so they look bigger than they are. The plant is in one of those wick watering systems in peat free, shop bought soil. Thanks very much!  

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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Looks like it could be a type of fungi maybe. What are the white root like things to the left? Maybe mycelium?
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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    Those are a kind of fungi which are helping to break-down the woody matter in your compost into a form plants can use.  I can't tell you exactly which species they are but are far, far more likely to be beneficial than causing any harm.  I suspect they are only growing there as the surface of your compost is continually damp due to the wick-watering system.  If you let the surface dry out for a couple of days, I'm sure they'd vanish.
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  • maggiekcarmichaelmaggiekcarmichael Posts: 2
    Oh that’s great, thank you both so much for your response. I will leave them alone to get on with their job! Best wishes. 
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