Shady allotment

**Jeanied** · 16-02-2010, 01:48 PM

What aspect is the lottie? Are the trees at the southern end? It will make a difference if things get some sun during the course of the day. Some things grow fine in dappled shade - strawbs and rasps for example. My fruit beds are at the shadier end of my plot.

**Flummery** · 16-02-2010, 02:50 PM

Most green veg and salads can cope with some shade. As Jeanied says, rasps are grand - they are woodland plants. Goosegobs should do ok too.

**walldanzig** · 16-02-2010, 07:51 PM

thanks all the site is partial shade it does get some sunlight just not the greatest amount

**PAULW** · 16-02-2010, 09:18 PM

Is this a new plot or have you had it for a number of years

**Two_Sheds** · 16-02-2010, 09:20 PM

My plot was 2/3 shaded by a giant conifer until last year, then it was chopped down by the old lady who owned it (apparently frightened that it might fall on her house, or subside it)

I was so grateful that I sent her a bag of fresh (washed) veggies

**Snadger** · 16-02-2010, 09:24 PM

My shaded areas contain my compost bins, my raspberry bed and my Comfrey beds (Damm stuff will grow anywhere.)

A shed and a rhubarb patch would also be ok there!

**walldanzig** · 16-02-2010, 10:20 PM

it's a fairly new plot I've had it since middle of summer last year there is so much wasted space on there I just wanted to us it. Would potatoes grow in partial shade

**Flummery** · 17-02-2010, 10:41 AM

I think most things would, it's just that some grow better in full sun - things that need ripening for example.

**walldanzig** · 17-02-2010, 10:01 PM

Thanks for all your help I am just going to prepare the soil and give it a go I always plant too much so I will put the spare in

**Storming Norman** · 22-02-2010, 08:13 PM

Chinese veg, corriander and Fennel can't be grown easily in the heat of a summer - perhaps you might find that they do well for you in the shaded patch in summer.

Lettuce is another one that might work.

I grew celeriac in a quite shaded bed this summer and they were small but Ok. I also I got a fine crop of Charlotte potatoes from a raised bed directly under my apple tree, and followed it with leeks that were perfectly normal. Really heavily improved soil was a contributing factor to that though.

If the trees lose their leaves in winter then winter veg might be Ok but privet creates dense shade and takes a lot out of the surrounding soil.

It would be interesting to hear what worked in 12 months time.

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