Veggies (or fruits) that enjoy shade?
 

My husband wants to start growing food, and much of our yard is shaded.
Suggestions? (Besides cutting down trees, which is likely to happen as
well, since he also wants to get more solar power).

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"Susan Hogarth" wrote in message
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My husband wants to start growing food, and much of our yard is shaded.
Suggestions? (Besides cutting down trees, which is likely to happen as
well, since he also wants to get more solar power).


Hi Susan,
I am fairly new to the garden thing in North Carolina. It is very much
different than the northern US.
You might want to use the garden wizard at burpee.com.
(Pick Partial instead of full shade or nothing will come up)
It has been a great help to me.

Happy Gardening!

Jo

If they have a couple of hours of sun, green beans will grow
almost anywhere. Some varieties of lettuce do not require a lot
of light. Onions or potatoes maybe?

As long as we're talking veggies, does anyone here have
experience growing food grade soybeans (edamame)? Our first
attempt was not particularly successful so i'm wondering if the
plant needs something special in order to produce beans.

Raleighgirl

Hi Raleighgirl,
I have.
I actually haven't grown them in my house yet, but I had grown them on my
balcony when I lived in Raleigh near the RBC center.
I am not sure what I had done, but it was on a balcony that had the first
morning sun and no obstructions.
I did have some in my front yard last year when I spilled seeds by accident
in a garden area I was working on.
I had used organic manure if that helps.
I tend to grow some unusual plants, this coming spring I am doing my own
Maca Root , Loufa sponges and will definately attempt the Edemame in our
garden.
When I am unsure of where something will grow, I plop a seed or two in
different sections of my yard so I can see how the growth is in each area.
It at least helps for the following year.
If anyone else has information, I would also like to see what the best
spring veggies to grow are as well.

Jo

"Raleighgirl" wrote in message
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If they have a couple of hours of sun, green beans will grow
almost anywhere. Some varieties of lettuce do not require a lot
of light. Onions or potatoes maybe?

As long as we're talking veggies, does anyone here have
experience growing food grade soybeans (edamame)? Our first
attempt was not particularly successful so i'm wondering if the
plant needs something special in order to produce beans.

Raleighgirl

On 2004-12-06, Susan Hogarth wrote:
My husband wants to start growing food, and much of our yard is shaded.
Suggestions? (Besides cutting down trees, which is likely to happen as
well, since he also wants to get more solar power).


Gensing? I don't know of many vegetables that we like that don't need
6hours of sunlight. I think cutting trees will be the route to take.

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On 2004-12-07, Raleighgirl wrote:
If they have a couple of hours of sun, green beans will grow
almost anywhere. Some varieties of lettuce do not require a lot
of light. Onions or potatoes maybe?

As long as we're talking veggies, does anyone here have
experience growing food grade soybeans (edamame)? Our first
attempt was not particularly successful so i'm wondering if the
plant needs something special in order to produce beans.


Did they flower or did they just grow and grow? Too much nitrogen too
early can postpone blooming.

Also soybeans are a field crop so 6 hours of sunlight also.

Raleighgirl




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Susan,

I had decent luck with lettuce growing in partial shade; onions might work
well too.

I believe that peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, etc. need a lot of sun (although
I sometimes put shade cloth over my staked tomatoes during the hottest part
of the summer). You might try growing tomatoes or peppers in big pots,
though, since you could move the pots around to maximize the sun. Let me
rephrase that: I don't mean moving the pots on a daily basis, just placing
them where they can get sunlight. "Patio Tomatoes" for example.

According to
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/e...container.html,
"Nearly all vegetable plants will grow better in full sunlight than in
shade. However, leafy crops such as lettuce, cabbage, greens, spinach and
parsley can tolerate more shade than root crops such as radishes, beets,
turnips and onions. The root vegetables can stand more shade than those
which bear fruit, such as cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes and eggplant. One
advantage to container gardening is mobility. Container gardening makes it
possible to position the vegetables in areas where they can receive the best
possible growing conditions."

Anne Lurie
NE Raleigh

"Susan Hogarth" wrote in message
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My husband wants to start growing food, and much of our yard is shaded.
Suggestions? (Besides cutting down trees, which is likely to happen as
well, since he also wants to get more solar power).

--
Susan Hogarth : 919-906-2106
"The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they
be properly armed." -- Alexander Hamilton

I tried edamame a year or so ago, but it was a tiny patch, and the plants
just fell over, as they did not seem as sturdy as green bean plants. (I
also don't believe plants anchor themselves as well in our sandy soil, vs.
the clay that most Triangle gardeners have.)

Interestingly, I put a little garden fence around the green beans I planted
this spring because a stray dog insisted upon sleeping on the nice soft dirt
in the veggie garden! The fence helped keep the bean plants from flopping
over, so I may do it again. Plus, we have adopted said dog, although for
the time being he seems quite happy in his doghouse!

Anne Lurie
NE Raleigh

"Raleighgirl"

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As long as we're talking veggies, does anyone here have
experience growing food grade soybeans (edamame)? Our first
attempt was not particularly successful so i'm wondering if the
plant needs something special in order to produce beans.

Raleighgirl

Edamame are basically a fancy soybean, and a popular appetizer in
Japan. They're delicious, healthful, and --I'm happy to say--becoming
cheaper and easier to get in the supermarkets. But I'd love to try
growing some. Where did you find seeds?

Cheers
Sue

On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 20:48:10 GMT, "Anne Lurie"
wrote:

I tried edamame a year or so ago, but it was a tiny patch, and the plants
just fell over, as they did not seem as sturdy as green bean plants. (I
also don't believe plants anchor themselves as well in our sandy soil, vs.
the clay that most Triangle gardeners have.)

Interestingly, I put a little garden fence around the green beans I planted
this spring because a stray dog insisted upon sleeping on the nice soft dirt
in the veggie garden! The fence helped keep the bean plants from flopping
over, so I may do it again. Plus, we have adopted said dog, although for
the time being he seems quite happy in his doghouse!

Anne Lurie
NE Raleigh

"Raleighgirl"

[snipped]

As long as we're talking veggies, does anyone here have
experience growing food grade soybeans (edamame)? Our first
attempt was not particularly successful so i'm wondering if the
plant needs something special in order to produce beans.

Raleighgirl

"Siouxzi" wrote in message
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| Edamame are basically a fancy soybean, and a popular appetizer
in
| Japan. They're delicious, healthful, and --I'm happy to
say--becoming
| cheaper and easier to get in the supermarkets. But I'd love to
try
| growing some. Where did you find seeds?
|
| Cheers
| Sue
|
Sue,
I picked them up somewhere common- maybe Target? Now that I've
been looking for them, I see them everywhere. There's also a
huge edamame farm in Morrisville. See
http://www.delightsoy.com/about/about.html. Looks like a good
field trip idea to me!
Raleighgirl

Sue,

I'm guessing that I got the edamame seeds from Territorial Seed Co.:
http://www.territorial-seed.com/ -- searching for "edamame" turned up 4
varieties, including "Beer Friend"!

Anne Lurie
NE Raleigh


"Siouxzi" wrote in message
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Edamame are basically a fancy soybean, and a popular appetizer in
Japan. They're delicious, healthful, and --I'm happy to say--becoming
cheaper and easier to get in the supermarkets. But I'd love to try
growing some. Where did you find seeds?

Cheers
Sue