I've got a left-field suggestion ( which could be a totally rubbish idea). I have a trachycarpus fortunei , which when it flowers , does seem to shed thousands of is-it-pollen/is-it-a flower-bud/is-it-a-seed little balls which do look very similar to what you have. Not gelatinous as such but not hard/flaky like fertiliser pellets. Could it be something like that ( assumes your pots are outside and there are potential plant culprits nearby, not nec trachycarpus).
It’s not a rubbish idea at all! I welcome any and all suggestions.
I don’t have any plants like that which would drop any of its bits. They are in hostas (still nearly pristine!) arum lilies (flowering beautifully) Korean lilac and pots containing mixed annuals. They’ve obviously not been choosy about where to put themselves. I think it’s pest eggs but have not yet seen any pest! Plants are all healthy and uneaten. I’m not going to worry about them but I am very curious about them. Thank you all for taking the time to respond.😊
2 guesses, could be worm eggs? Or, do you have a mahonia growing anywhere nearby? Mine drops loads of small yellow, brown and black balls after flowering.
Whatever they are, I would scrape them off and just for the fun of it , keep them for a bit longer to see what happens. If they’ve been there for a long time and not altered, I doubt they will now.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Fire…The texture is smooth and slightly glossy, I haven’t thought of smelling them but don’t detect ant aroma from them and I’d rather stick pins in my eyes than taste them!! 😳
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Or, do you have a mahonia growing anywhere nearby? Mine drops loads of small yellow, brown and black balls after flowering.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
If they’ve been there for a long time and not altered, I doubt they will now.