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Posted by batrachian (My Page) on Sun, Apr 5, 09 at 22:57
| Could somebody please recommend shade loving vegetables? I have a 5' x 10' area that is completely out of sunshine. |
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RE: shade loving vegetables
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| There aren't any unless you plan on raising mushrooms. |
RE: shade loving vegetables
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| Yep, you're out of luck. All the conventional vegetables and edibles need atleast 6 hours of full sun and preferably a lot more than that to produce anything. Some edibles and medicinals will grow and produce in shade, like ginseng and the aforementioned mushrooms, but the usual garden vegetables just won't. |
RE: shade loving vegetables
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I have good luck with herbs in the shade.
Culinary Sage
Parsley
Cilantro
Mint, of course
Fennel
Lemon Thyme (probably other thymes too) |
RE: shade loving vegetables
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| I was looking up the herbs above and found all of them require sunlight. Are you talking about planting them in shade that is complete free of direct sunlight? |
RE: shade loving vegetables
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| Mine are under oak trees so they do get dappled sunlight. I have grown mint in an area shaded by a structure, so if that's what you've got, you could try some seeds and see how they do. Pam |
RE: shade loving vegetables
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| PKponder, how long have you been growing those in the conditions you describe? And about how much sun do those get (you said "dappled sunlight", so how many hours would you say accumulates over one day)? All the herbs you list may live with a few hours of sun a day, but they won't thrive and really won't do well in full shade as the OP described. They may do okay for a while after planting, but they'll eventually decline. Mint will do okay, but won't thrive as well as if it got a few hours of sun in the morning. Of course, sometimes it's nice when your mint doesn't thrive! LOL! |
RE: shade loving vegetables
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| I've had the gardens in question in place for two and a half years. These gardens and the rest of the back yard are under a canopy of oak (live and red) and cedar elm and the area gets a bit of sunlight through the trees for most of the day. Here's the thing, I do understand theory and reading labels for sun requirements. I just don't have many full sun spots, so I have tried different plants here and there and I am merely reporting what's worked for me. My mint is escaping it's area and trying to invade the rest of two beds. When you don't have great sun areas and you love plants, you try stuff and see if it works..or I do anyway. Pam |
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