Snail eggs?

Sander

LOL photo's are worth 1000 words

Sounds like soil polymers used to retain moisture.

No, broms do exude a gelatinous substance sometimes. I see it often, particularly when there is some damage to the stem, but sometimes I can find no apparent reason for it.

Yes, Lisa, I saw a gel substance on the inflorescences of some cloudforest guzmanias in Ecuador. It's an interesting sight.

Eggs are usually round and all about the same size--snail eggs are not so fully transparent. If the gel is in varying sizes and not round, than I would guess it's water crystals--a water-retaining polymer.

The gel that occurs on some inflorescences seems to be a slightly different type of substance, Tom. That's often slightly sticky and usually dries hard. The stuff that I find around the base of plants is very much like when you mix powdered gelatin with half the amount of water. It's dense and crumbles into little cubes or "crystals" when you pick it up. Usually light brown, sometimes clear. I think it's nature's way of trying to repair an injury.

ok thanks all for the idea i think i might know what it is know i can cancle snail eggs as you guys say they arnt as clear, i can cancle soil polymers gonzer as i mix my own bruw and lesa i think you might have it as awile back when i bought the brom they people i bought it from had it in some soil that held water all to well and it now has a bit of rot in the leaves and in the roots boy does it stink, i am luky that it is now sending out to pups hopefully they will be marture enough to be re potted by the time the mother dies.

Frogs are the culprits here