Gardening Questions--Shade and late daffodils
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 7:06 pm
I'm actually planning my garden in time for spring this year. Usually I wait until the last minute and either don't get stuff done or do it half-assedly. This year I'm trying to get ahead of it, and I'm getting my beds ready. (Memphis--zone 7)
I have a lot of shade in my yard, and of course most vegetables prefer sun. The sunniest part of my yard gets maybe 4 hours of sun at the most (neighbor's trees for the most part); I usually get a few tomatoes, a few beans, a few peppers, but I wonder if I'd get more if I used more specific varieties than Home Depot carries that do better in shade, or just planted particular vegetables that can tolerate less sun.
So... any suggestions for edibles that can tolerate less sun? My lettuce usually does pretty well--it gets so hot in Memphis, the fact that it's in the shade helps it grow a little longer. Anything you've had luck with? I know beets apparently will do ok in less sun... but I hate beets. I suppose I can learn to like them.....
Also, another question: I found a bag of daffodil bulbs that i didn't plant in the fall. Most seem ok (Ie, not all dried up and hollow). If I plunk them in the ground now (my current daffodils are getting ready to bloom), will they survive and not just rot? I know, of course, they won't do anything this year, but I don't know if they'll survive if I store them and just plant them in the fall, or if maybe I should try to do them in pots inside and then plant them.... thoughts? I've read varying things online, so again, any experience?
Thanks.
I have a lot of shade in my yard, and of course most vegetables prefer sun. The sunniest part of my yard gets maybe 4 hours of sun at the most (neighbor's trees for the most part); I usually get a few tomatoes, a few beans, a few peppers, but I wonder if I'd get more if I used more specific varieties than Home Depot carries that do better in shade, or just planted particular vegetables that can tolerate less sun.
So... any suggestions for edibles that can tolerate less sun? My lettuce usually does pretty well--it gets so hot in Memphis, the fact that it's in the shade helps it grow a little longer. Anything you've had luck with? I know beets apparently will do ok in less sun... but I hate beets. I suppose I can learn to like them.....
Also, another question: I found a bag of daffodil bulbs that i didn't plant in the fall. Most seem ok (Ie, not all dried up and hollow). If I plunk them in the ground now (my current daffodils are getting ready to bloom), will they survive and not just rot? I know, of course, they won't do anything this year, but I don't know if they'll survive if I store them and just plant them in the fall, or if maybe I should try to do them in pots inside and then plant them.... thoughts? I've read varying things online, so again, any experience?
Thanks.