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Nancy_ann
Louisville, KY
(Zone 6a)

April 26, 2008
9:23 PM

Post #4869137

I have a new veggie garden this year. I have saved one end of it for a pumpkin plant and watermelon plant. Just one each. I have noticed that this area of the garden gets a lot of shade. Will these two plants do okay without full sun? If not, are there any veggies that will take a shady area?

Thanks
LTilton
Glen Ellyn, IL
(Zone 5b)

April 26, 2008
10:54 PM

Post #4869577

Salad greens will stand later w/o bolting in the shade.

tucsonjill
Tucson, AZ
(Zone 9a)

April 26, 2008
11:31 PM

Post #4869772

Nancy_ann, is it deep dark shade, or is it more like bright shade/dappled sun? If it's not deep shade, that will help quite a bit.
Nancy_ann
Louisville, KY
(Zone 6a)

April 27, 2008
6:07 PM

Post #4872900

its more like bright shade.
growingup
Tucson, AZ

April 30, 2008
4:44 PM

Post #4888331

In the shady part of my garden (only gets about 2 hours of sun), I grow lettuce, spinach, and rosemary. I live where the sun is extremely intense and my watermelons and pumpkins thrived because of it. I don't know if they'd have done so well had they been in the shade.

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