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title: "I noticed these little balls in the soil of one of my houseplants -…"
description: "I noticed these little balls in the soil of one of my houseplants - what are they?"
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author: "rdpixie"
published: "2024-04-07T08:24:35.152783Z"
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# I noticed these little balls in the soil of one of my houseplants -…

_Posted by rdpixie on 2024-04-07_

I noticed these little balls in the soil of one of my houseplants - what are they?

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## 3 comments

### Manic1 commented on 2024-04-07

They look like leca to me. I could be wrong though.

### Josie commented on 2024-04-07

What plant was it from? I’m wondering if the might be corms? Or depending what soil, might be the water retaining balls soil companies put in.

### Tyson commented on 2024-04-07

They are corms. Put them someplace warm and in moss. They will sprout and grow more plants.

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