Re: Fast growing plants for the shade...?

Gee willikers, I guess it would have been helpful to say where I was,
wouldn't it?  <Sigh>

I'm in SW Ohio, USDA hardiness zone 6.  BTW, pics of the yard and such are
up at http://garden.infobin.org -- I think I have some of the back yard on
there as well.

Part of what I'd like to do is get something in there that will grow quickly
to fill in the fence line.  If it takes a few years to fruit then that's no
biggie -- it will provide shelter during that time so there's still a
positive benefit to the wildlife.

James

> Hey all -- long time no post.  :)
>
> I have a particularly shady back yard courtesy of the trees which
form quite
> a canopy back there.  The canopy is cool -- the shade ain't.  Of
course, it
> also means we do not have to mow back there very much any more.
:-P
>
> I want to replant the area but I'm especially interested in plants
that have
> wildlife value -- specifically, those that will yield food in the
form of
> berries, nuts, fruit, and so forth.  To make things even more fun,
I want to
> start these from seed because I'm just too cheap to buy the plants
(ok,
> maybe it's cause I'm too poor to buy THAT many plants from the
nursery, but
> I won't admit to that!  <Grin>) so I want them to grow pretty fast
as well.
> If they're invasive that's fine by me.  :)
>
> So -- thoughts, suggestions?
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