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title: "Um anybody know wth this is? The little round orange balls/beads in…"
description: "Um anybody know wth this is? The little round orange balls/beads in the pot and on the side?? They weren’t there before"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Bee"
published: "2023-09-11T18:27:16.42Z"
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# Um anybody know wth this is? The little round orange balls/beads in…

_Posted by Bee on 2023-09-11_

Um anybody know wth this is? The little round orange balls/beads in the pot and on the side??  
They weren’t there before

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/t-9BvLNJkewyDEuvXJ_3s5kP9xGVsEXpaGClr5d74u0/6d47df0746934f1c908dded544bec37a.webp?size=large)

## 11 comments

### Pliny the Elder commented on 2023-09-11

Just looks like old perlite to me.

Crush one and see.

#### Bee replied on 2023-09-11

I can crushed one but it’s hollow

#### Bee replied on 2023-09-11

They don’t actually crush into anything, just onto itself

### Tee Jay commented on 2023-09-11

If not old perlite, then maybe mushrooms

### Fern \<3 commented on 2023-09-11

It’s hard to tell. Can you remove them or are they starches in the soils. My guesses on what they may be: Oldperlite, bug eggs, mushrooms, or something dropped from the plant???? Just my guesses!

#### Bee replied on 2023-09-11

I can remove them

#### Fern \<3 replied on 2023-09-12

Well that eliminates mushrooms. Either way- whatever’s they may be- remove them. It wouldn’t hurt!

### Pliny the Elder commented on 2023-09-11

If hollow, they are old fertilizer pellets.

### Chachy commented on 2023-09-12

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gIrJu23NfXV52qeOXsDBSz_aKp7oP_nIpUKyW_TCnMs/ae09e6c992274dddbe1e559f75b569f5.webp?size=large)

#### Chachy replied on 2023-09-12

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gIrJu23NfXV52qeOXsDBSz_aKp7oP_nIpUKyW_TCnMs/e52715e0d1ca426e86c98bcdc90d8e37.webp?size=large)

#### Bee replied on 2023-09-12

Looks a lot like it thanks!

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