What are the best fruits and vegetables to plant in my backyard that doesn't get much sun?
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George
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Don't get much sun in my backyard
6 answers
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There 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.
Darby C
on Mar 31, 2011
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The 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 plums
James A
on Mar 31, 2011
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James does it matter when you plant (season) and is best to do seeds?
Agnes K
on Jun 24, 2011
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The upper limbs of my neighbor's figs shade the lower limbs - but they still produce lots. I'd add figs to the list.
Walter Reeves
on Jun 24, 2011
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Concerning 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.
James A
on Jun 25, 2011
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I 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."
Judy
on Sep 19, 2014
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