Weird "eggs" on fuchsia roots

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Weird "eggs" on fuchsia roots

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Does anybody know what this is on my fuchsias roots?
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The start of the end of the world....... perhaps that’s just my Melbourne lockdown brain over-reacting!


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Looks a bit eggs of root aphid-y to me
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Fungus not eggs. Not infectious but if you look closely you can see some blackening on the roots. This mold is usually the result of using an immature potting mix.
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treeman wrote: October 5th, 2020, 8:11 am Fungus not eggs. Not infectious but if you look closely you can see some blackening on the roots. This mold is usually the result of using an immature potting mix.
Hi Treeman, Never heard of this before, could you please expand on the explanation of immature potting mix?
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treeman wrote: October 5th, 2020, 8:11 am Fungus not eggs. Not infectious but if you look closely you can see some blackening on the roots. This mold is usually the result of using an immature potting mix.
OK thanks the plant looks quite healthy atm should I try and do something about this fungus or just let it be?
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