Egg-Like Particles in Soil: Perlite, Fertilizer, or Fungus?

Small egg-like particles in soil are usually:

• Perlite: White, hard, granular, throughout soil.
• Slow-release fertilizer: Round, colored, float to surface, crush easily.
• Fungus: Yellowish, soft, squishy, with tiny threads.

If Fungus

1. Replace soil with sterile peat-based mix (or 3:1 peat:perlite).
2. Use pots with drainage holes.
3. Repot into smallest possible pots.

Spider eggs in potting soil are extremely unlikely. Perlite and fertilizer pellets are harmless.