On 10/03/2020 18:03, Nick Maclaren wrote:
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Bob Hobden wrote:

We have grown Courgettes in a shady area.

In somewhere as dark as that? I am surprised. Except for a few plants,

They are sufficiently vigorous that even in limited light they may do
OK. They go leggy and flop over if the light just isn't good enough.

And they take over if given ideal conditions. I grow them on my year old
compost heap in a north facing shady side of the garden. That way they
don't quite overrun us with a glut of courgettes. That said there are
still two that got away to marrow size still waiting to be eaten.

I have had plenty of success with open shade, but very little with
locations that are mostly hidden from the sky.

My conditions for courgette and marrow are more like open shade I
suppose. Almost no direct sunlight except in the early morning.

Rhubarb would probably tolerate shady conditions and still grow OK.
Spuds might too but the crop would be rather poor.

Anything wanting warmth and strong light stands no chance.

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Regards,
Martin Brown