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Re: SQFT Gardening in the shade

Hi, Bill,
We also have a less then full sun location for our garden.  I believe that
does indeed lead  to smaller plants and fewer veggies, but I'm happy to have
some.
Toni, So. CA, Zone 9
At 02:23 PM 1/9/97 EST, William N Ryan wrote:
>My SQFT garden is situated at the only open space between tall shade
>trees both deciduous and evergreen.  I figure that it receives direct sun
>about 50% of the day.  Over 20 years I have discovered the plants that
>tolerate this and trive---most do---but their yield is reduced.
>
>The problem changes every year as the tree grow, and last April two tree
>came down after a storm.  I have been able to work arround this problem
>and would like to share my experiences with others.
>
>How do you deal?  The light deficiency might be more common at higher
>latitudes, and tricks in high altitude gardening might be appropriate
>
>TIA
>Bill
>
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