Bad Planning On My Part.

[Bigmallly]

In the photo you can see a bed with a low hinged debris cage on it, it is 8' x 2'6". Last year I had strawbs in it but because it runs east/west, my neighbours shed cast a shadow on the bed & wasn't very productive. I'm toying around with using it as a carrot bed this year but am unsure as to whether they mind some shade. As always, advice greatly appreciated.

[Aberdeenplotter]

I would give it a go matey. They will get some sunshine during the day and unlike the straws, they won't need sunshine to ripen.

[Bigmallly]

Cheers AP, It's a dead bed so like you I thought I would give it a go. I also found this which may be useful for other grapes facing a similar problem.

Which fruit, herbs and vegetables to grow in shade

[veggiechicken]

Haven't read your link but what about lettuces (I know how much you like them) and other salad leaf veg as they don't mind the shade?

[Bigmallly]

Thanks VC, that could be an option.

[Potstubsdustbins]

I grow calabrese and spring cabbbage in a well shaded bed and have never had any probs, but you might have to lift your netting.

Potty

[scorpius]

Thanks for the link BM very useful

[alldigging]

Can your neighbour move their shed?

[Two_Sheds]

Carrots like sunshine, but lettuces are ideal

[veggiechicken]

Can your neighbour move their shed?

Would you?

[chris]

I've grown chard in shade during part of the day fine too. Or if you wanted some natural fertiliser - what about comfrey? I have that in total shade, sun, partial shade, dappled shade - it grows everywhere fine

[alldigging]

Would you?

Our federation rep seems to think moving a shed because it's shading another plot is fair.

[Bigmallly]

I was thinking of asking him AD as he is a nice lad & only comes to his plot about once a month with his wife & toddler. Nothing to lose I guess.