Climber ideas please

[Greenleaves]

I have been constructing a privacy area over the plots for OH, she is not a sun worshipper and likes a bit of privacy.....

One of the sides has a 6' × 4' open slated panel which I want to grow something up, the challenge is that it needs to earn it's keep...between May and September.....any suggestion?

[veggiechicken]

Grapes, kiwi, beans, sweet peas, cucumbers, squashes, trombones...............

[Greenleaves]

Cucumber is an idea

[nickdub]

scented clematis or rose ?

[rary]

Peas along with some sweetpeas or as VC suggested, and you avoided trombones

[Chestnut]

How dense does the leaf growth need to be on that side? Which aspect is it?
Maybe something semipermanent like a fan or espalier trained pear/plum/apple tree? or some of those blackberry hybrid berries (? Tayberry, loganberry etc)??
For denser leaf growth, how about a row of raspberries? Or willow coppice for basket weaving supplies and firewood??

[jackarmy]

Im trying this this year

Thumbergia alata ( climning black eyed susan)

https://www.sarahraven.com/flowers/s...can_sunset.htm

can get it cheaper if you try amazon.

I missed the "earn its keep " but its really pretty and flowers for 6 months ( ish)

[ecudc]

Tayberry (yum). Buckingham which is thornless is good. Blackberry.
Grape. You can use the leaves to for stuffing.
Climbing rose for cut flowers.
If you have a sheltered spot in full sun which you are willing to give a bit of shelter to in the winter edulis passion fruit. You might loose it though in a hard winter and probably won't get fruit but what a challenge. Mine grown from seed is currently 1ft high in a pot waiting to go out.

[DannyK]

Haven't grown it for 40 years but seem to remember vegetable spaghetti vigorous and cropped well.

Maybe other squashes might do.

[Snoop Puss]

You could join us on this...
https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...ion_95762.html

You could even make her a shady bower (see Thelma's video link in post 41 on page six).

[Greenleaves]

Still not decided what to plant....would a small fruit tree grow here or would it be too shady?



It's the bit with the bed in front

[nickdub]

Partly depends on which direction its facing - plums are pretty adaptable and will generally give you a crop in less than ideal conditions - keeping it to size might be a problem.

Unless you are v short of space elsewhere, I'd probably go for a loganberry.

[Jimmy]

Perhaps not fruit/veg but ivy might fit the bill for a permanent evergreen solution.
You could then grow other things up in between like Nasturtiums or beans etc.
Or some hop plants !
Jimmy

[rary]

You could try boysenberry GL quite vigorous supposed to be thornless though you will see some on the plants, it would need to be tied in to your screening, I bought one last year and have it growing up a trellis, hopefully will get fruit of it this year.