What are the best fruits and vegetables to plant in my backyard that doesn't get much sun?
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Darby C on Mar 31, 2011There are not many vegetables that do well in the shade. You can plant leafy vegetables like spinage or greens. Think of fall plants when planting vegetables in the shade.Helpful Reply
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James A on Mar 31, 2011The following crops will produce with three to six hours of sun, or fairly constant dappled shade, per day. Salad Greens, such as leaf lettuce, arugula, endive, and cress. Broccoli Cauliflower Peas Beets Brussels Sprouts Radishes Swiss Chard Leafy Greens, such as collards, mustard greens, spinach, and kale Beans All fruit require some sun. Some partial shade fruit are: Rhasberry Blackberries plumsHelpful Reply
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Agnes K on Jun 24, 2011James does it matter when you plant (season) and is best to do seeds?Helpful Reply
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Walter Reeves on Jun 24, 2011The upper limbs of my neighbor's figs shade the lower limbs - but they still produce lots. I'd add figs to the list.Helpful Reply
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James A on Jun 25, 2011Concerning when to plant veggies, if I remember correctly, Walter Reeves once said something like, "When you go into the backyard with a T shirt and you can sit in the yard and be comfortable, it's time to plant summer veggies. When you go in the back yard barefoot and no shirt and be comfortable it's time to plant cool weather veggies. Correct me on this one Walter. I have done seeds. But for just my family I only need a few plants and sprouting a bunch of seeds seemed like overkill. I like buying the young plants, so I can see how healthy they are.Helpful Reply
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Judy on Sep 19, 2014I can't seem to expand any of these comments so I'm not sure what all James is saying but my brother-in-law has a saying that works almost anywhere: "When the leaves on the oak trees are as big as a squirrel's ear it's time to plant."Helpful Reply
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