Little White Balls On Deck
Q: I keep finding small, round, BB-size eggs in the potted flowers on my
deck. What are they and will they harm my plants?
A: The little white balls originally contained fertilizer. To save on labor costs,
greenhouse growers fertilize their flowers with products that release fertilizer
very slowly. A common greenhouse fertilizer encapsulates nutrients in small
porous plastic balls. Once the fertilizer is gone, only the balls remain. They are
not harmful to you or your plants.
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Camellia Sprout- Root Cuttings
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Trees and Shrubs- Road Noise
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Foxtail Ferns – Repotting
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Crabapple Tree – Sucker control
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Liriope – Control of Weeds
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Saucer magnolia seed pods
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Smilax – Soak in Herbicide
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Camellia Sprout- Root Cuttings
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Trees and Shrubs- Road Noise
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Foxtail Ferns – Repotting
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