We planted some spinach last year, they grew, we harvested them and died since they were out of season. But as we speak I checked the garden and these grew in place of them, Bird’s Nest Fern is what they’re called apparently and I’m wondering if they’re edible or not since they were planted from the spinach seeds we sown last year. Thanks in advance for the help!
The seed variety you originally planted may have been a hybrid and these are volunteers. The f2 generation won’t be the same as f1 if it was a hybrid.
Still looks like spinach, albeit angry about spacing lol
I wonder if it’s bolting, spinach’s doesn’t like heat, and pots heat the soil up lots. Also the spacing, they are fighting each other.
Well, whatever it is, there’s always a chance to start again 😅
Almost looks like a rats nest of dandelion, but it’s hard to tell from these pictures. Try using the PlantNET app and see what it comes up with.
Not dandelion. Wrong leaves.
I’ve got a birds nest fern, and although it looks a little similar, these are quite different. The birds nest fern as like long, individual leaves that sprout in a circle pattern with other leaves. I see on the bottom of your picture, there’s one long stem that a bunch of leaves are coming off of. In my bird’s nest, the baby leaves as they come out, came from the center of this circle, and unfurled.
I’ll take a picture later if I remember!
