Re: Shady edibles?
Hi Kevin - Supplying Robertas list, I think both plums and sweetcherries
would do fine in partly shade - maybe all Prunus that ripen in early
season? At least they don't ask for so much light to get nice redcolour as
apples do.
Maybe some blackcurrant for making juice - full of c-vitamines!
Arnhild
At 08:14 PM 6.12.99 -0500, Roberta Diehl wrote:
>Kevin, where are you and where is your customer? Growing veggies and fruit
>in shade is a tough order. The customer would be better off locating a
>nearby organic grower to buy from and sticking to hostas under those oak
>trees.
>
>Off the top of my head, and only knowing that it's zones 8 to 7, you might
>try kiwi, any of the berries, esp. blueberries and gooseberries, possibly
>apples and/or quinces, and such herbs as lovage, parsley, chives etc.
>Basil should do okay. Maybe leafy vegetables like swiss chard? Possibly
>lettuce? Zucchini would work fairly well. I don't know about the bulbous
>veggies, like garlic or onions. I can guarantee they should not
>even THINK about tomatoes! I'm sure others can supply much more info.
>
>Bobbi Diehl
>Bloomington, IN
>zones 5/6
>
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