Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Location: Seattle,WA Posts: 210
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:06 am Post subject: Vegetables that do well in shade
and not take up a lot of space.
I have a very small patch where I want to grow something like hot peppers or tomatoes or something which will give reasonable amount of veggies from just one or two plants.Also the area does not get a lot of sunshine - about 1 hour a day.Any suggestions?
Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Location: Scotland (Map) Posts: 11159
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:22 am Post subject:
Hi Tina. I found an article on the Green Gardener website that tells you about shady vegetable gardening.
"Shady Vegetables.
Is there anything sadder than a tomato plant in a shady San Francisco backyard? It's just sad and ugly and wrong. It ends up tall, gangly and weak and will never receive enough sun to produce a flower, much less a fruit. We San Franciscans with shady backyards are out of luck when it comes to growing most vegetables. Tomatoes, beans, squash and cucumbers typically need a full day of sunlight before they'll flower and fruit."
Primsong Flower of the Shire Joined: 15 Apr 2006 Location: Oregon (Map) Posts: 1770
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:41 am Post subject:
Hi Tina - I wonder if you might manage something sunnier if you could hang it like a decorative plant in the front instead of being stuck with the shade-ridden back area? Those hanging tomato bags come to mind...no slugs with those either.
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