Strange eggs found on allotment!

FutureCompost · #1 (**permalink**) 03-12-2007, 12:28 AM

Now that the weather is grim and grey I decided to sort out my greenhouse on my allotment. On peeling back some membrane fabric I found a mass of bindweed roots. But also there was batches of small spherical egg type things. They are about 2 to 3 mm in diameter and in clumps. Does anyone have any ideas about what it might be laying these eggs.

Not a lot to go on but I will try and take a photo with my macro lens.

Cazzie · #2 (**permalink**) 03-12-2007, 12:30 AM

Most likey slugs eggs

aeshna5 · #3 (**permalink**) 03-12-2007, 05:46 AM

Agree they sound like slug or snail eggs.

coasty · #4 (**permalink**) 03-12-2007, 10:43 AM

Sound like snail eggs to me,,,,,

Lance Morgan · #5 (**permalink**) 03-12-2007, 10:52 AM

Slugs and snails lay white spherical eggs in clumps. So my moneys on that.

big bill · #6 (**permalink**) 03-12-2007, 12:06 PM

I would say like the rest that its definately Snails and slugs,I have similar in my greenhouse under the decking

FutureCompost · #7 (**permalink**) 07-12-2007, 11:51 PM

Ok so I can then take them and put them on the bird table then as they are a pest. I once sieved through the rootball of an fig shrub that was infested with weevil grubs. Weevil larvae are the strangest grubs I have ever seen but the birds enjoyed them. I also managed to salvage a bit of the Fig shrub to pot on.

Dogghound · #8 (**permalink**) 09-12-2007, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by FutureCompost

Ok so I can then take them and put them on the bird table then as they are a pest. I once sieved through the rootball of an fig shrub that was infested with weevil grubs. Weevil larvae are the strangest grubs I have ever seen but the birds enjoyed them. I also managed to salvage a bit of the Fig shrub to pot on.

Could you get a photo? just would confirm what they are before you sacrifice them to the birds.

FutureCompost · #9 (**permalink**) 10-12-2007, 01:01 AM

Yes I will take a photo of some of the eggs if I can work out to do it on this site. This is a very bewildering site for a numbskull like me. For a start although I have started a new thread here about slug eggs I have no idea or have forgotten how to start a new thread if anyone can tell me how to do this on this site then that would be much appreciated.
Anyhow if anyone is still reading this I will now add my new thread to this.

I have been trying to create a compost heap that heats up for a while now but to no avail. I was wondering if there is anyone who has created a hot compost heap could give me their recipe. I have three compost bays that can hold a cubic metre.

Chrisg · #10 (**permalink**) 11-12-2007, 08:46 AM

My most precious compost accelerator is chicken droppings, full of bacteria and incredibly good compost maker - I'm lucky in that I keep poultry and so have a ready supply.

Other advice I would add: regularly turn over the heap, keep it damp but not soaking, never add more than a six inch layer of the same material, keep it covered, allow air to circulate (are the sides of your heaps slatted?)

ChrisG