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Sun, May 4, 14 at 3:38
| We recently built and planted raised beds, but I have "left over" space in front of it that i don't know what do with. Or home faces east and a couple of trees and our home block the sunlight till about 11:00 or 12:00 and then it gets afternoon sun till about 6:00. I am afraid that our house and some woods behind our home will block most of the light in the late fall/winter, but all that being said--any ideas on what to plant in that space behind the last raised bed in the upper right hand corner? We have four 6", 4' by 4' beds and we enjoy almost everything veggie wise. Just thinking I need something that is forgiving of possible light reduction when fall and winter hit. We live in hot and humid Memphis, Tn zone 7. Thanks |
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- Posted by booberry85 z5NY (My Page) on Sun, May 4, 14 at 7:25
| Here's a happy list of veggies that tolerate part shade. In my personal experience, I think lettuce, collards, kale and parsley do better in part shade once they are established (not seedlings). Nasturtiums also love part shade. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Part shade vegetables
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| I think you can plant and grow successfully JUST ABOUT ANYTHING you want in that space, with 6 hours of sun, down in Memphis, TN. I am gardening in a situation that I get hardly 5 hours of direct sun and I grow tomatoes, potatoes, pepper, cucumbers, squash, garden bean, chard, ... all kinds of herbs. Here are some plants that wont mind even less direct sun: ---- chards, parsley, sage, rosemary, lemon balm, any member of onion family (chives, onions, leeks, shallot,) any member of cabbage family, But it might be a bit too late for some of them to start from seeds but you can always buy plants and plant them. |
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- Posted by catsgurleygirl 7 (My Page) on Sun, May 4, 14 at 11:16
| Thank you both for your responses, I appreciate it-great suggestions. Seysonn, we actually just planted a whole 8x4 bed with seeds of Swiss Chard and Kale. I know Kale especially is supposed to be a cool season plant, but we use Kale in smoothies and would be covering up up bitter tastes anyway. When you say it may be too late are you referring to the bitterness as the weather gets hot-or an issue with germination and growth? Thanks! |
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