Without seeing a photo, I would suggest osmocote feeding balls. As already stated it is not probable that they are any type of insect egg due to you been able to view them clearly in the soil
Hello my dears. I was getting ready my small balcony garden to put flowers in. And I too have yellow balls in the soil. This is downtown Toronto. Where they coming from? Last year I had red small spiders eating my flowers and now this. Can this be that they winter place. What to do? Replace soil? Please advise?
We get asked this frequently - no need to worry Grace. B3 has given the answer. The outer shell breaks down, with moisture and warmth, to release the food inside
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I too have some yellow balls in my soil, but I don't think they're the same as the fertiliser balls? I happen to have some of those in my other pots, and they look quite different. These ones are a lot smaller, and a much brighter yellow. I touched one and it sort of disintegrated into goo.
Ah! Those round yellow balls you see when planting a new plant and throw them out because they look like pest eggs and then discover they are slow release fertilizer pellets.
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Hello my dears. I was getting ready my small balcony garden to put flowers in. And I too have yellow balls in the soil. This is downtown Toronto. Where they coming from? Last year I had red small spiders eating my flowers and now this. Can this be that they winter place. What to do? Replace soil? Please advise?
Slow release fertiliser balls.
We get asked this frequently - no need to worry Grace. B3 has given the answer. The outer shell breaks down, with moisture and warmth, to release the food inside
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hello!
I too have some yellow balls in my soil, but I don't think they're the same as the fertiliser balls? I happen to have some of those in my other pots, and they look quite different. These ones are a lot smaller, and a much brighter yellow. I touched one and it sort of disintegrated into goo.
Hopefully just a different kind of fertiliser?
Ah! Those round yellow balls you see when planting a new plant and throw them out because they look like pest eggs and then discover they are slow release fertilizer pellets.
Been there done that.
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'
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