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Strange white eggs in soil? Any ideas.

alexryzawlskiqBU-X4OFalexryzawlskiqBU-X4OF Posts: 163
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    In a patch like that they're probably slug or snail eggs ... I'd put them on a birdtable or somewhere the birds can find them. 

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





  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    That's GREAT to hear - I was digging out some home made compost this morning and found several clutches of exactly the same eggs - thinking it may be some endangered species I carefully moved them to the adjacent compost bin 🤣

    Billericay - Essex

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    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited June 2022
    Well .., they help to make compost … might as well make the blighters work for you. 🐌 

    Just sieve the compost thoroughlybefore  mulching with it. 

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





  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    True - I'll have to remember not to use it as a mulch for my strawberries :)

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • alexryzawlskiqBU-X4OFalexryzawlskiqBU-X4OF Posts: 163
    I should've realised actually as before I started digging in the area I picked up a large snail.
    Happy Gardening
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