Veg in the shade

I've just weeded my patch of parsley which is still going strong. It's in a really shady part of the garden - down a strip between a fence and the side of the house (about 6ft wide). It probably gets sun for about 1-2 hours, but that's filtered by a tree. The sorrel there is still alive too though would be better if not munched by slugs. Has anyone else had any successes in the shade?

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Permalink Reply by Darren Blick on January 20, 2011 at 9:05

I have the same trouble every since the Mrs broke her laptop due to a virus I could not sort

Damo said:

I live online when I can prise the laptop of the missus, and read a lot of blogs each week. Managed to get football on the tele and the laptop at the moment!!

Darren Blick said:
Good links Damo, where do you find this stuff?

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Permalink Reply by Kavey on January 20, 2011 at 11:42

I think wild garlic would be good.

We have some seeds and are thinking to plant them in shade of large oak down at far end of our plot...

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Permalink Reply by Darren Blick on January 20, 2011 at 14:27

Garlic will grow almost anywhere in anything

It is one of the most easiest things to grow

Kavey said:

I think wild garlic would be good.

We have some seeds and are thinking to plant them in shade of large oak down at far end of our plot...

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Permalink Reply by Gill Blease on January 20, 2011 at 14:51

Wild garlic is a great idea. Think i'll also stick some comfrey in.

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Permalink Reply by Louisa @ The Really Good Life on January 20, 2011 at 14:58

Thanks for posting this link - I must have read it when it was first posted but clearly my memory isn't as good as yours ;)

(And of course thanks to Gillian for writing it in the first place!)

We've got some south-facing but tree-heavy space - am tempted to try turning it into a mini shady fruit and herb garden - gooseberries, alpine strawberries, rosemary, sage...

Damo said:

And there's this great post from UKVG's creator,

http://www.mytinyplot.co.uk/planning/what-to-grow-in-the-shady-bit/

I remember reading this for some reason even though it's almost 2 years ago now!

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Permalink Reply by hort williams on January 20, 2011 at 18:16

cellery and celeriac always do well in the shade

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Permalink Reply by Patrick Wiebe on January 20, 2011 at 20:17

You can tell by looking at the leaves. Plants with (relatively) large leaves will probably tolerate some shade, but the smaller leaved plants probably won't. All fruit and veg need some sun! Nothing will grow in complete shade.