A bewildered homeowner who discovered mysterious pink and white balls suddenly covering his freshly mowed lawn has shared the surprising explanation behind the bizarre garden invasion.
The confused gardener, who posts on Reddit as BayGullGuy, was left scratching his head last week after spotting the peculiar pellets scattered across his grass that seemingly appeared out of nowhere.
The user turned to the popular ‘What Is This Thing’ forum for answers, where many Reddit users gave their reactions.
‘I mowed my lawn last night and this wasn’t here. Now it’s all over my lawn,’ he wrote.
‘Doesn’t seem to be in my neighbors yard. The white ones I can kinda scrape a bit off with my thumbnail. The pink ones almost feel like plastic.’
Adding to the mystery, he confirmed: ‘We don’t have a lawn care service.’
He shared a photo accompanying his post which revealed dozens of small, round pellets – approximately half pink and half white – generously sprinkled across his recently cut grass.
The post sparked a flurry of theories from fellow internet users.
A bewildered homeowner discovered mysterious pink and white balls covering his freshly mowed lawn
Many pointed to the same guess.
‘Fertilizer, the type that many lawn care companies use,’ one user wrote.
‘Even if you don’t have a contract with one of these companies, they often make mistakes. I had my lawn fertilized twice by a company that my neighbors use.’
Another warned: ‘Just a suggestion, but if it’s fertilizer you need to water quickly or it can/will damage your yard.’
A third explained the mix-up, writing: ‘Someone fertilized with weed and feed for you. Is it close to the neighbor’s yard? Broadcast spreader aren’t always that accurate when applying.’
Some highlighted how lawn care companies occasionally treat the wrong property, with one commenter reassuring the original poster.
‘You might not have a lawn care service, but that doesn’t mean that someone didn’t make a mistake, and do your lawn anyway,’ they wrote.
The confused gardener, who posts on Reddit as BayGullGuy, was left scratching his head last week after spotting the peculiar pellets scattered across his grass that seemingly appeared out of nowhere
The user turned to the popular ‘What Is This Thing’ forum for answers, where many Reddit users gave their reactions
In an update marked ‘Solved!’, the relieved gardener revealed: ‘Talked to a neighbor. A lawn care service (that I didn’t sign up for) came and did my lawn by mistake’
The truth behind the garden mystery was finally revealed.
In an update marked ‘Solved!’, the relieved gardener revealed: ‘Talked to a neighbor. A lawn care service (that I didn’t sign up for) came and did my lawn by mistake.’
Earlier this month, on the same ‘What Is This Thing’ forum, a sofa owner who spent years questioning what the bendy part of his couch is finally learned the strange feature actually had a simple explanation.
The Reddit user, Necessary-Comedian78, shared an image of his sofa on the popular r/whatisthisthing forum, sparking an online debate after questioning the ‘mysterious folding mechanism’.
‘What’s the function of this folding thing in the back of my couch?’ the confused owner wrote alongside a photo of the furniture item.
‘I’ve had this couch for years and for the life of me can’t figure out what it’s intended for.’
They added: ‘It’s very uncomfortable if I put the cushions back when it’s folded because they don’t have enough support.’
A sofa owner has spent years perplexed by a bendy feature of his couch – before learning the odd feature actually has a simple explanation
The post quickly went viral with hundreds of users rushing to solve the mystery that had been troubling the homeowner for years.
The real reason behind the mysterious folding mechanism turns out to serve a practical purpose that many furniture owners remain completely unaware of.
Many users highlighted the design function allows furniture manufacturers to create larger pieces that can still get through standard doorways.
‘It’s just to make the back flush with the arms – the cushions should sit flush as well if you put them on the seats – so it’s more compact for shipping and storage,’ explained one commenter.
Another added: ‘And to fit through the front door.’
