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    fruits that grow well in shade?

    What fruits grow well in shade?

    I have one half of the garden that gets about 4ish hours of semi sun. The soil is almost always wet or damp and its going to waste really. Im putting some flowers in there but I'm wanting some fruits also anyone got any recommendations?

    Ive got my blueberry bush in this area to, do you think I should move it?

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    Blueberries are better in full sun I find, the sun helps the berries to ripen fully and taste sweeter. That goes for most fruit really. You could try a Morello cherry tree that doesn't have sweet fruit, but maybe that's too big.
    Mark

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    • #3
      Quinces and Japanese Quinces will produce fruits in shady areas.
      Quanti canicula ille in fenestra ?

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      • #4
        Raspberries or blackberries will be fine there. My son has them in a bit of his garden that gets morning sun only and he gets a good crop.

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        • #5
          Alpine strawberries.
          Rhubarb.
          Currants and berries (but will be a bit sharper-tasting or might need longer to properly ripen).
          'Cooker' fruits such as apples or plums.
          Fairly sweet-tasting tree fruits which ripen quite early in the year, such as eating apples or certain pears or plums.

          With lots of water available in the damp soil and with a lack of sun (which reduces effort put into fruit) you might find the plants get quite large. If you buy tree fruits be wary of the plentiful moisture availability allowing them to reach a large size quite quickly and not crop much.
          Even relatively poor soils will produce large plants if there is enough soil moisture because the plants just keep sucking up water which pulls in water and nutrients dissolved in it from nearby.
          Rootstocks such as M26, Quince C, Gisela-5, Pixy would probably be as large as you'd want to plant.
          Being some distance off the ground, the canopy of a bush or tree tends to be better able to gather sunlight.
          I would consider semi-dwarf fruit trees underplanted with alpine strawberries and possibly rhubarb.
          Last edited by FB.; 16-03-2014, 08:55 AM.
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            how would I grow Quinces would I need to buy the seeds or a plant? x
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            • #7
              A quince tree could grow to be very big - my neighbours have one and it is enormous!!! I would go for rhubarb.
              http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...gs/jardiniere/

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              • #8
                Gooseberries are quite good, if a bit leggy, in semi shade. They used to be grown commercially under standard and half standard apple trees in the Fens; plus they are found in hedgerows.

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                • #9
                  We went for Japanese Quinces due to size.

                  They are often known by their botanical name of Chaemonodes at garden centres. Very pretty when in blossom too...
                  Quanti canicula ille in fenestra ?

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