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What are some good veggies to grow in partial shade?
Hello,
My mother has wanted a vegetable garden for decades, but she lives in a forest. The forest was so dense that there was no grass on the ground. Only moss. Last summer, my parents had the forest thinned as part of a forest management program. Now there are areas around their house that get sunlight for about 60% of normal daylight hours. My brother and I have decided that we will build a small ~350 sq. ft. garden for an early Mothers' day gift to mom. I have my own garden (it's a normal sunny veggie garden) so I don't need any tips on making the actual garden. If you would like to share, though, feel free. What I am really looking for are some specific varieties of veggies that would do well in partial shade. If you know of any good ones, I would be glad to hear of them. I think Mom mostly wants tomatoes, carrots, lettuce, zucchini, etc. You know, typical veggie garden plants. Mom lives in Central WI, right on the border of zones 4a and 4b, if that helps. Thanks
Also we will be building a 6 ft. wire fence around the garden to prevent deer from getting in. I am afraid deer will still be able to jump that fence if they really want to, so if you have any tips on keeping deer away, (Serious ones. Don't say "shoot the deer." Hunting season doesn't start until gardening season ends.) please share. Thanks again!
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- readerLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
I had a partial sun vegetable garden in Minneapolis, which is solidly zone 4. I had great success with cucumbers, green beans and hot peppers in addition to tomatoes and tomatillos. I found that the small tomatoes such as cherry and grape did better for me than large types, though I also had pretty good yields from Early Girl and a few container types. My best cukes were pickler types. I think zucchini would do fine. Lettuce and other greens for sure would. Beans, too. I would just try stuff, plants can surprise you and do better than you would ever think.
I think your fence will probably be all right but if you're really worried about it make a top piece that angles out. The further back the deer has to be the higher the jump effectively is.
- Sandy GLv 61 decade ago
Vegetables that are fruit (tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, beans, etc) need a lot more light than vegetables that are leaves (lettuce, cabbage, chard, etc) or roots (carrots, turnips). Hence, you might have difficulty getting much of a yield of tomatoes, but lettuce will probably work. However, it is worth trying out a variety of vegetables and seeing what works.
- Anonymous5 years ago
Tomatoes, maximum herbs (cilantro, basil, oregano, rosemary), bell peppers and maximum varieties of warm peppers would nicely be grown in pots- the two commence from seeds or purchase small flowers. i've got grown all those in pots myself plus I actual have began carrots and radishes from seed in deeper pots. you additionally can sow somewhat loose leaf lettuce or mescalun combination in extensive pots for salad. you do no longer go with a posh pot. i've got seen somebody strengthen tomatoes via making a hollow contained in the final suited of a bag of potting soil and sticking a tomato plant into the bag. Pots can dry placed with out postpone so which you will would desire to water often -in all possibility daily whilst that's warm. larger pots stay moist longer. solar for below part of the day is high-quality for many vegetables- you purely get extremely much less yield. in case you never have solar on the patio, then you relatively could would desire to furnish then some solar someplace else or use a strengthen lamp. we've grown all a lot of those on a sunny windowsill too, exceedingly the herbs. good success.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I know peas like mainly morning sun, so if you have a spot that would work out that way, you could try some peas. Tomatoes like lots of light, so they may not be the best, but you could give it a try.
Your local extension office will be a treasure trove of info on planting ideas for your location. Goodluck!
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- ?Lv 41 decade ago
Most any variety of peas do well in the shade. Summer Squash can also make it if you start them from hothouse plants.