No, I am not talking about illegal gardening. I am talking about being ablle to grow food even if the area is a bit shady.
Of course if it is too shady then you may need to cut some branches, remove a tree or try growing in a different place. But, if you have an area that is a bit shady but not a deep shade then you can try the following crops and you should be able to produce some very tasty and nbutritious food there.
Shady Garden Plants:
Beets
Broccoli
Lettuce
Spinach
Swiss chard
Arugula
Endive
Radiccio
Kale
Kohlrabi
Potatoes
Turnips
Mustard
Cabbage
Carrots
These crops will grow in partial shade. and will do well with
Your leafy greens will tolerate more shade than the root
vegetables. So, if the area gets a half a day or more of shade then you will need to stick with leafy greens.
Deeper Shade Gardening Plants
Lettuce
Kale
Swiss Chard
Cabbage
Mustard
Arugula
Radicchio
Endive
Some Shade Tolerant Herbs:
Mint
Parsley
Chives
These herbs are supposed to grow if they get 4 hours of sunlight a day. So, no matter where you live you should be able to grow something to help to feed yourself and your family.
BTW, this blog is to help everyone to become more self sufficient no matter where you live. We live in the country and so are able to take this to a level that someone in the city might not be able to.
If you are unable to raise cows or goats then that is ok. If you can’t grow a 1 acre garden then that is ok too.
Don’t have much money? We don’t either. We have certain self sufficiency goals in mind and are working towards attaining them. We can’t afford to do everything right now like we would like to but we do what we can continually striving towards our goal of becoming pretty much totally self sufficient.
If all you can do is grow a few plants in containers then by all means do so. Everything that you can grow yourself will help you to save money and increase your health.
