Sowing in a shady place
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Primrose
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The usual ones would be spinach, Swiss Chard, rhubarb. Some lettuce varieties will also grow in shade.
If the shade lessens higher up where plants can reach more sunlight and its only the ground area which is worst affected you could experiment with climbing beans which will grow up poles into more sunlight.
If the shade is caused by your own trees or hedges, would it be worth having them trimmed back or even sharing pruning costs with a neighbour to have this done? . It probably depends on how eager you are to try and stretch your growing boundaries.
If the shade lessens higher up where plants can reach more sunlight and its only the ground area which is worst affected you could experiment with climbing beans which will grow up poles into more sunlight.
If the shade is caused by your own trees or hedges, would it be worth having them trimmed back or even sharing pruning costs with a neighbour to have this done? . It probably depends on how eager you are to try and stretch your growing boundaries.
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Stephen
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Rhubarb does well in the conditions you describe.
Likewise Jerusalem artichokes.
I grow currants (I get much better returns from red than black) in the shady part of my allotment.
I realise that all of these are long term arrangements not annual planting.
Likewise Jerusalem artichokes.
I grow currants (I get much better returns from red than black) in the shady part of my allotment.
I realise that all of these are long term arrangements not annual planting.
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