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.
I live in Georgia, USA.
These look like Bluebell bulbs. Very prolific and can be invasive but I still love ‘em!
I’ve always called them wild onions
They’re called corms. A number of plants reproduce this way. Yours look like my grape hyacinth, but could be some other flowering plant.
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.
My vote goes to grape hyacinth too.
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!
I feel like this needs a standard-issue ”don’t eat it” bot
Lol yeah. There’s a German saying “was der Bauer nicht kennt, isst er nicht”, that is, “what the farmer doesn’t know, he won’t eat”.
Usually said as a phase to excuse picky eating but it does, in broader terms, have some wisdom behind it.
I certainly won’t eat it.
