This is the place to discuss not just allotments but all general gardening problems and queries which don't fit into the specific categories below.
(formerly allotments and tips, hints and problems)
grahoom wrote:yup,i am really interested in knowing what these turn into! keep us informed.
I certainly will.
Thanks to everyone who's had a look at these, particularly MKG for putting my mind (slightly) at rest that I'm not going to get over-run by a few million slugs or snails!
Hopefully whatever it is won't be partial to spuds or onions...
I've been looking into slime moulds and jelly fungi a bit more deeply. It may be that the identification of your mystery "stuff" is because surprisingly little is known about the immature stages of those things. Save those photos - you may be onto a scientific breakthrough!
JustinFun wrote:Well, I went back out this evening, and found some more in my prospective potato bed! If these are a nasty I think I'm going to have to move...
Anyway, here's some pictures. To give you an idea of the size of these things, the dead stems you can see are grass stems:
If these embedded images don't work, here's a link (and can you please tell me if they don't work - not sure if it's possible to directly link to picassa):
Millymollymandy wrote:There's a current thread about forum changes somewhere - can't remember what it's called, sorry. Nobody has complained of any pink though!!!
It was like a tiled pink pattern as the background, and the posts were coming in striped - alternately green and pink. Not the most beautiful sight. Must have been a glitch on my browser.
Anyway, the 'eggs' still look exactly the same, which makes me think even more that they can't be insect eggs - correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm assuming insect eggs would tend to have a fairly short gestation period?
If anyone is particularly interested in my mysterious substance, PM me your address and I'll pop some in the post to you - I'd happily pay the cost of a stamp for another opinion!
