Veg to grow in shade

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Jim T

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« on: August 26, 2007, 19:45 »
Well, after success with Munty's hockey sticks for runner beans, I'm planning to make the whole frame twice as big next year and the beans will be planted in an adjoining bed with a path down the middle over which the runners will climb.
So there will be a whole bed to grow something else .... but it will be in shade.

Any suggestions?
Former biochemist, now experimenting and having fun. :-)

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« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2007, 20:03 »
hey up jim,how about lettuce or pak-choi you could put a pumkin or 2 in there and let it crawl out into the sunshine :wink:
feed the soil not the plants
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« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2007, 20:14 »
Quote from: "shaun"
hey up jim,how about lettuce or pak-choi you could put a pumkin or 2 in there and let it crawl out into the sunshine :wink:


Thanks for your very prompt reply Shaun. I have just germinated lots of lettuce (called "Counter") and was wondering where to put them. I'll put them in next week.
By the way, I was moaning about the Comfrey leaves you gave me not doing their thing; I forgot about them for 2 weeks and when I looked  :D Bingo the bottle was full - just about to overflow.
And like someone else said, It does not have a very bad smell after all.

I will start feeding the tomatoes with it .......... the ones you gave me are doing fine ......... (Everybody else's got the blight :D  :D )

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« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2007, 20:21 »
not come across that lettuce jim.
glad the comfrey worked in the end,just a splash in a full watering can of water



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