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Mon, Jul 9, 12 at 22:35
| I know I can google the answer here but would really like answers from those here that have actualy grow these vegeies. I'm looking for vegies or fruits that can tolerate shade. it doesn't have to be total shade. I have 2 out of 7 raised beds that are shaded by my grape towers. any and all help will be very nice.
Thanks, Captain Dirt |
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| "Shade" is pretty vague. Does the area get no direct sun at all, or just less than 8 hours? I grow my whole garden in a yard that gets 6 hours of direct sun max. Cucumbers seem to do fine with only 4-5 hours. Lettuce, parsley, arugula peas, also do well with little direct sun. My beans are not doing well and I think it is due to lack of sun (though I also didnt inoculate them). Tomatoes, peppers and eggplant are getting 5-6 hours and doing fine. More sun might get me more fruit, but there isnt anything I can do about my neighbors trees. |
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Thu, Jul 12, 12 at 11:04
| There is a whole forum dedicated to gardening in shade. |
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| We put a raised bed in the shade for a friend. we dug down 8 inches to put down wire mesh to keep voles & moles out, added pine bark fines(100 pounds)300 pounds of coffee compost & about 6 inches of soil(over 18 inches deep) on the 4' X 13' Bed. The tomatoes are 5' tall, the cucumber are running vines over 6' long, the squash is baring all two person can eat. Plants do get about 2 hours of sun in the early mourning. |
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| Most plants could do quite well with less then 12 to 15 hours of sun every day, that stresses many of them. What constitutes your shade? Most everything I have seen says "full" sun is 6 to 8 hours per day, partial shade is 4 to 6 hours of sun, and shade is anything less. If the plants you are growing show signs of wilting after 4 or 5 hours of sun they may well need some shade. |
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| In my part shade spots I've learned: -shade extends DTM -warm weather crops suffer in shade unless a hot summer climate -lettuces last longer before bolting -soil stays moist longer -less weeds germinate -useful to slow down production of zucchini to spread out the harvest |
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- Posted by Masbustelo 5b Illinois (My Page) on Fri, Jul 27, 12 at 1:56
| Celery, Celeriac,parsley,beets. |
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