Hi! Any idea on what those are? I found them in my raised bed while preparing it for the spring season. They look like little onions but have the texture of potatoes.
In principle, probably fine. But also, I'm new to the area. I don't know the climate region. In fact, this is a relatively new continent to me... Maybe I'm too cautious for not eating them but also... Yer shouldn't eat what yer don't knoo.
Yeah I mean, it looks like an onion to me; it could be some kinda tulip I guess, which wouldn't be great, but.. looks like an onion to me. I'd bite the greens and see if it tastes like chives.
Hmm that be quite pretty. There are still some left around the area of the raised bed which I guess I'll just allow to flower and see what happens. Will post an update if I remember.
FWIW, seconded. These look basically identical the grape hyacinth bulbs in my yard.
You can check by making a tea out of them. I don't recommend drinking it (it's mostly just "green" flavor), but it works as a pH indicator. If you add a bit of lemon juice, it should turn pink!
Ran your photo through a plant detection app (Picture This) and got the result Star of Bethlehem. They do grow in your area, and do be careful because the bulbs are toxic!
If these are indeed Star of Bethlehem, you should be able to confirm the identification when they bloom. The flowers would look like this:
Pretty flowers and closure. Two of my favorite things. Crazy that the AI could detect exactly what they were based on the original image. Thanks for following up!
There's a few flowering bulbs that have leaves similar to that. Do you see any blossoms emerging from any of them? I'm in North Carolina and I just saw the first grape hyacinth flowers yesterday.
Huh. TIL about Corms. And how they place relative to bulbs, rhizomes, and tubers. I used to think seed -> soil -> ??? -> profit.
I guess, for me as a hobby grower that's still unchanged. But I'm starting think about vegetation around me and how it tries to stay alive from season to season.