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Do I fret and whine over crushed garden dreams? Nah. The eternal optimist within says... "Look to lettuce, spinach, cherry tomatoes and currants oh, sad grasshopper."
Eureka! I discovered a great little list of part-sun
edibles at Farm to Table along with basic info that I have to pass along.
Rule of thumb: Most leafy and root vegetables tend to be more tolerant of low-light conditions than most fruits. And if the part of the plant you want to eat has seeds, it may need more sunlight than a few hours. Fairly simple, it seems.
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Rule of thumb: Most leafy and root vegetables tend to be more tolerant of low-light conditions than most fruits. And if the part of the plant you want to eat has seeds, it may need more sunlight than a few hours. Fairly simple, it seems.
Yet, I crave rhubarb/strawberry pie. Rhubarb and strawberries will grow in part sun conditions, but you'll get a bigger crop with full sun.
I still recall picking rhubarb and wild strawberries from under my farmhouse's somewhat shady porch steps that kept coming back every spring, without fail. ![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uhZAqQL-BZs/TW1FYUZH4rI/AAAAAAAACQo/HAL9fMzIaek/s200/Rhubarb_in_May.jpg)
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The melange of sweet and tart fruit and flaky, buttery lattice crust still lingers in the recesses of my mind. Dare I plant? Or just buy it at the farmers market?
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Now that I'm container gardening and planting a few perennials within the confines of a new fence backdrop, I must rethink my plans.
Perhaps rows of leafy greens and root crops and rhubarb in containers. And strawberries. Too bad I can't grow pie crust.
~Lynne
Photos credits: Farm To Table and Delish
1 comment:
you could gain some benefit from painting the inside of your fence white, even more so if you could paint that side of your house a lighter color.
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