Kitchen Garden Forum

What can i sow after i have lifted my tatties(2-3 weeks time) The plot gets a couple of hours sun in the morning, then shade for the rest of the day I'm in SW London

I usually plant Leeks where the earlies come from.

as the soil has been dug fairly deeply id thnkabout sowing a row or two of carrots.

How well do leeks and carrots perform if there is so little sun? I have no experience of such a short time of sun.

Alan

I've grown Swiss Chard (similar to spinach) in an area that doesn't get a lot of sun and found that it didn't fare too badly but my experience is that most vegetables do need to be exposed to sun for at least half the day to give a reasonable performance.
On the other hand if the soil is in shade i.e. from a fence but there is sunlight higher up you might find that a climbing bean might perform once it gets sufficiently high up the pole to get itself into some brighter light. However, in this case I'd opt for runner beans rather than climbing French Beans as they seem to be a little more robust.

Any of the lettuce family should be fine through the summer, and mixed salad leaves also.

We transplant out wallflowers seedlings where the potatoes were, when they are big enough, haven't sown them yet, haven't dug out any early potatoes as they are not ready yet.

Bren