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Snail / Slug / Spider Eggs / Fungi

Mark-EMark-E Posts: 184
edited March 2021 in Wildlife gardening
Hi,

Does anyone know what the orange egg looking things is in the photo below. It is in one of my sweet peas.

Thanks, Mark


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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Are the pieces completely spherical? Could it be a mould?
  • Mark-EMark-E Posts: 184
    Could be. It seems to have a bit of a spherical shape.


  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Yes ... it’s the fruiting body of a fungus that’s breaking down the organic matter in your compost so it can be accessed by your plants. 

    Nothing to worry about 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Mark-EMark-E Posts: 184
    Great thanks for your help both.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    You tend to see it more in fibre pots, cardboard loo roll tubes etc.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
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