Edible plants that grow in shade

stilernin

Lettuces..... in the summer I grow them in the shade of taller veg to keep them cooler anyway.

chaliepud

Thanks, that is great to know, feeling the itch to get started, but ground a bit hard at the mo!

LJM

im looking forward to getting back out in the garden

growing4gold

rhubarb and strawberries both do well in the shade!

oliveoyl

If you've got some places that don't get just about any direct sunlight, one possiblity might be growing mushrooms? I don't know how easy it would be or how you'd go about it, but just thought as many of them grow in dense woodland it was worth a mention in this thread.

chaliepud

Not fond of mushrooms, prob just as well as one of my dogs eats them on walks, he would think I am growing them for him! Hence why strawberries are grown in baskets, might even try the tomatoes in baskets this year as I kept finding him nicking them, will def do rhubarb tho, and beetroot, just love beetroot and philadelphia sandwiches made with fresh baked bread!

darcyvuqua

how do you grow mushroom i tried last year and failed misserably

ceridwen

chaliepud wrote: »

Not fond of mushrooms, prob just as well as one of my dogs eats them on walks, he would think I am growing them for him! Hence why strawberries are grown in baskets, might even try the tomatoes in baskets this year as I kept finding him nicking them, will def do rhubarb tho, and beetroot, just love beetroot and philadelphia sandwiches made with fresh baked bread!

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: That dog of yours does like a healthy diet doesnt he:D "Never mind the Chum....bring on the vegetables - WOOF!"

chaliepud

He actually will eat anything, not fussy at all, even ate an 8 inch beanbag lizard once! Maybe I could teach him to eat slugs and snails!

oliveoyl

darcyvuqua wrote: »

how do you grow mushroom i tried last year and failed misserably

Did you use one of those box kits? I haven't heard any good reports about them.

I think it would take a bit of effort/research to find out which varieties were suitable to the area you had in mind... live tree or dead wood, type of tree or wood, light or shade etc. also, having had a quick look, it can take a long time (up to 2 years) for some mushrooms to start growing after plugging, so you need to be committed and patient, but once you've got them growing, you've got them for years.