What are these? Hello friends, I was watering my fiddle leaf fig plant today and I noticed some small white and purple pieces in the soil, and when you squeeze them, they kind of pop (see pics below) I’m worried it might be a nest or something. Does anyone know what this could be? I haven’t repotted or changed the soil since I bought it a few months ago from the store. I appreciate it it you help about this
Are you sure it's not slow release fertilizer pellets that came with the soil? Not sure why they'd pop though...
5 likes The irregular shape is throwing me off, because I feel like insect eggs would look more round or uniform?
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Like the other user mentioned, most likely fertilizer pods? I have no idea what else they could be. Bug eggs/pupa are often very recognizable and have a distinguishing shape that doesn’t vary.
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Looks like fertilizer pellets that nurseries put in the soil. They come in all colors including tan, blue, white, black and gray.
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