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Veg in the shade

AconiteAconite Posts: 24
in Fruit & veg
Moved to a new house with small square garden (north facing), very little growing space owing to raised beds full of palms and bamboo etc  - would really like to grow some veg in container on the patio but they won't get much direct sun (if any) - is there any chance that I can get much to grow and any idea what might work?

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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Welcome to the forum. Greens like chard will do ok in partial shade.
  • brackenbracken Posts: 91
    Lettuce and beetroot should be fine plus have you thought about herbs as mint, parsley and chives don't mind shade.
  • AconiteAconite Posts: 24
    thanks - will definitely be planting herbs and will give lettuce a go as that will be v useful,  must look up Chard 
  • Butterfly66Butterfly66 Posts: 970
    Any leafy greens will be fine so all your cabbage, kale, sprouts, chard as said etc and salads.
    Root vegetables should be ok such as carrots, radishes and beetroot as mentioned
    I think it’s the veg that relies on flowers to create the fruit which might struggle so peas, beans etc but if you like them I would give them a go. You might get a smaller crop but given that one or two runner bean plants can easily create a surplus you might get just the right amount 🙂
     If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”—Marcus Tullius Cicero
    East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham
  • AconiteAconite Posts: 24
    thank you, it sounds like it is worth giving a variety of things a go this year  and see what happens then adjust for next year.  Thinking about it root veg / radishes can't need that much sun (I hope) 
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