What can I grow is the shade?
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Posted: Mar/04/2008 9:34 PM PST
Hello everyone! I have a question. I have a small garden and a few flowerpots but they are all in the shade all day. What kind of herbs can I grow there? Thank you so much, Lala |
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Posted: Mar/04/2008 9:38 PM PST
I am sorry, I ment to write "What kind of herbs can I grow in the shade" |
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Posted: Mar/06/2008 12:24 PM PST
Lala, I'm sorry but there aren't any herbs that will grow in the shade. Every herb plant needs at least 6 hours in the sun. Full Sun. If you have one area that can get at least that much sun you can grow whatever herb you want. Good Luck. |
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Posted: Mar/06/2008 1:46 PM PST
http://www.milaegers.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=C TGY&Store_Code=EM5190&Category_Code=05_06A7 i know its specific to my area but maby a general herb search could help id wager there are afew that could help if theres a shaded area (under trees) thats what works great here |
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Posted: Mar/08/2008 8:41 AM PST
half shade list; Following is a list of herbs that will do quite nicely in dappled, more-or-less continuous half-shade: Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum Angelica (biennial – Angelica archangelica – previously officinalis) Beebalm ("Bergamot" – Monarda didyma) Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) Boneset (Eupatorium purpureum) Borage (Borago officinalis) Burdock (Arctium lappa) Chervil (Anthrisus cerefolium) Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara – Caution: can be very invasive! Comfrey (Symphytum officinale – Caution: can be very invasive! Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea; E. pallida) Elecampane (Inula helenium European or Canadian Wild Ginger (Asarum europeum or canadensis) Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) Ginseng (Panax quinqefolius) Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla xanthochlora or vulgaris) Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) Mints (Mentha spp.) – Great caution should be exercised with mints. They can – and will – be very invasive in good soil. Nettles (Urtica dioica) Pennyroyal (Mentha pelugium) Sage (Salvia officinalis) Skullcap (Scutellaria laterifolia) Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana) Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum) Thyme (Thymus spp. Trillium ("Stinking Benjamin" – Trillium erectum) Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) Wormwood Artemisia absinthium Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) |
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Posted: Mar/10/2008 2:42 PM PST
[quote=moneybags]half shade list; Following is a list of herbs that will do quite nicely in dappled, more-or-less continuous half-shade: WOW!! I'm completely suprised by this information. May I ask where you got it? Everything I have ever read about culinary herbs is that they need full sun, all day. I would really like to read up on this moneybags. And I am not being a smart aleck. I am truly serious as I have a lot of areas that I could utilize if this is accurate. This is a quote from simple gifts farm; Culinary herbs want full, hot sunshine. You can experiment with afternoon sun and no morning sun but without that hot sun, the herbs will stretch out and grow lanky. This affects how they taste as well as how they look. You won’t be happy with a shaded herb garden and neither will your plants. So the quick answer to the question, can I grow herbs in the shade is “not really”. You can access this by going to http://www.simplegiftsfarm.com/growing-herbs.html |
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Posted: Mar/10/2008 3:32 PM PST
I can't find the site, my kids deleted it on me, But I just Googled, herbs that grow in the shade,, I should get lots of sites, if i find it I will list it. |
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Posted: Mar/11/2008 3:30 AM PST
found the site; http://www.hillgardens.com/herbshade.htm |
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Posted: May/04/2008 8:08 AM PST
I know from experience that "culantro" does very well in the shade. I planted it in full sun, but it couldn't take the Florida weather. So, I planted some on the side of my house where it doesn't receive any direct sunlight and it they flourished. |
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Posted: May/05/2008 8:46 PM PST
I've got an herb doing very well in the shade and I just can't recall what it is!!  got it on the id thread..
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