I was repotting some shop bought plants and found small bright green balls in the soil. Other plants had yellow balls, and I also found a single blue ball.
Twice the size of cous cous, half the size of petit pois.
Is it plant food, slug repellant, weed killer or something else?
Got a credit card? use our Credit Card & Finance Calculators
Thanks to johnstevens77,Bhoddhisatva,scotia,Anonymous,Cornytiv34, for Donating to support the site
Green Balls in my Plants
Forum rules
Direct questions and answers, this room is not for general discussion please
Direct questions and answers, this room is not for general discussion please
-
- Lemon Pip
- Posts: 79
- Joined: November 4th, 2016, 5:04 pm
- Has thanked: 1 time
- Been thanked: 12 times
-
- Lemon Half
- Posts: 6139
- Joined: November 4th, 2016, 1:12 pm
- Has thanked: 1589 times
- Been thanked: 1801 times
Re: Green Balls in my Plants
No white ones?
This appears to explain https://homeguides.sfgate.com/white-bal ... 73335.html
These balls are actually tiny pieces of perlite, which is a naturally occurring material that is beneficial in several ways to your plant.
This appears to explain https://homeguides.sfgate.com/white-bal ... 73335.html
These balls are actually tiny pieces of perlite, which is a naturally occurring material that is beneficial in several ways to your plant.
-
- Lemon Quarter
- Posts: 1007
- Joined: November 8th, 2016, 2:20 am
- Has thanked: 130 times
- Been thanked: 196 times
Re: Green Balls in my Plants
MikeyWorld wrote:I was repotting some shop bought plants and found small bright green balls in the soil. Other plants had yellow balls, and I also found a single blue ball.
Twice the size of cous cous, half the size of petit pois.
Is it plant food, slug repellant, weed killer or something else?
Slow release fertiliser pellets.
Same as in 'Miracle Grow' compost.
https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/compost ... ertilisers
-
- Lemon Half
- Posts: 8064
- Joined: November 8th, 2016, 2:30 pm
- Has thanked: 2846 times
- Been thanked: 3939 times
Re: Green Balls in my Plants
supremetwo wrote:Slow release fertiliser pellets.
Same as in 'Miracle Grow' compost.
https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/compost ... ertilisers
LOL, that one gets everybody worried the first time they see it. Yes, I had the same experience a couple of years ago.
BJ
-
- Lemon Slice
- Posts: 628
- Joined: January 27th, 2017, 9:31 pm
- Has thanked: 1152 times
- Been thanked: 283 times
Re: Green Balls in my Plants
From the title I thought it was a variant on 'Green Fingers'.
Perhaps an affliction of naturist gardeners?
Perhaps an affliction of naturist gardeners?
-
- Lemon Half
- Posts: 8064
- Joined: November 8th, 2016, 2:30 pm
- Has thanked: 2846 times
- Been thanked: 3939 times
Re: Green Balls in my Plants
neversay wrote:From the title I thought it was a variant on 'Green Fingers'.
Perhaps an affliction of naturist gardeners?
No, that's prickly pair.
BJ
-
- Lemon Pip
- Posts: 79
- Joined: November 4th, 2016, 5:04 pm
- Has thanked: 1 time
- Been thanked: 12 times
-
- Lemon Quarter
- Posts: 4764
- Joined: November 4th, 2016, 2:24 pm
- Has thanked: 4814 times
- Been thanked: 2083 times
Re: Green Balls in my Plants
This site continues to educate. CPinkDalek wrote:No white ones?
This appears to explain https://homeguides.sfgate.com/white-bal ... 73335.html
These balls are actually tiny pieces of perlite, which is a naturally occurring material that is beneficial in several ways to your plant.
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 10 guests