little or no sunlight

[cheops]

Hi all,
I have some ground where there is little or no sunlight reaching it. The soil is good and it gets the rain. In such a shaded area [i hesitate to use the word shaded area as that which blocks the sun is quite far away and it gets reasonably good light], would any of the following thrive - Beetroot, brocolli, lettuce, spring onions, onions, cabbage, runner bean, dwarf bean and peas?
As usual thanks to anyone who can offer an answer[s].

[AllInContainers]

Is this all year round? If it still gets light albeit reflected, you could go for cabbages, kale, broccolli, letuces .... leafy stuff basically

[WendyC]

Of those the only one I think I would try is lettuce, especially in the summer.

[cheops]

Thank you Wendy and Containers. Buildings block out the sun so yes it is a problem all year round. Okay I'll try lettuce, brocooli and cabbage out of that lot. In fact I will plant a few of those three vegetables ALSO in a sunlit part of the garden so I can compare results later in the summer/autumn.

[Nicos]

not on your list, but I'm sure raspberries would do well.

[cheops]

Thks Nicos but raspberries/blackberries are my least favourite hence i have almost every other fruit growing already. When I think about it I expect you are correct though - are not wild raspberries and blackberries in the wild a woodland plant therfore like shaded conditions.

[Nicos]

spot on cheops!

might be worth trying to get hold of some wild garlic ( officially) and other woodland plants?

[Penellype]

Some of my vegetable garden (well, the patio area where I grow veg in pots and raised beds) gets almost no sunlight as it backs onto a north facing garage wall. I've grown all of the following with reasonable success in this area, although you have to be aware that you will get smaller yields and things like cabbages and lettuces will have looser hearts. You will also need to be very vigilant looking out for slugs which love damp and shady areas.

Rhubarb - excellent
Broccoli Early Purple Sprouting - excellent
Potato Desiree, Maris Bard - good
Potato Duke of York - fairly good
Leek Musselburgh - fairly good
Kohl Rabi - fairly good
Cabbage Hispi - fairly good
Cabbage Spring Hero - good cut for greens rather than hearts
Lettuce Little Gem - good for baby leaf, not so good for hearts
Spring Onion White Lisbon - not great, but edible

Currently experimenting with raspberry All Gold and Everbearer strawberries.

With regard to the slug problem, I have never had any success at all with direct sowings, as seedlings are apt to vanish over night. With brassicas in particular I plant out sturdy pot grown plants and surround the stems with rings of plastic bottle surrounded with copper tape. This is often (but not always) successful.

[Two_Sheds]

Plants need sunlight to photosynthesise (some more, some less). It depends how deep your shade is, but I wouldn't have high hopes for anything edible, really.
If you get something, great. Otherwise use the space to put your storage items, eg water butts, netting, cane, sacks of leafmould, whatever

[Spunky]

If you want to grow something just put it in and see how it gets on, my front gardens east approach which I grow in and you lose the sun in the afternoon but I still get crops, try it for a year and see how you get on

[Vince G]

Maybe try anything that needs blanching or can be forced, such as rhubarb, chicory, seakale, possibly even celery.