Feb
Forest Gardening: Shade Tolerant Vegetables & Herbs
Public interest is increasing in “forest gardening,” which is a form of gardening done in a natural forest or shady, woodsy type environment. For those who haven’t heard of this style of gardening you can visit the Edible Forest Gardens website for a great introduction. You might also enjoy visiting The Natural Farmer, which supplies its own list of great forest garden plants.
From these and other various sources, a compiled list of vegetables and herbs that are shade tolerant and reported to do well in a forest garden setting are provided in this article.
As a general rule of thumb leafy vegetables are the most shade tolerant, requiring 3-6 hours of daily sun. Vegetables that fruit from a flower are least tolerant and require 8-10 hours sun; such as your tomatoes, peppers, squash, eggplants, etc. It is best to choose short season varieties and vegetables that can be eaten at immature stage.