Most crops need a location in full sun to thrive and thrive. So it's no wonder that a raised bed should be in the sunniest place possible. However, there are also vegetables that are well suited to light partial shade.
Which plants are suitable for a raised bed in partial shade?
In partial shade, culinary herbs, salads, leafy and stalked vegetables such as spinach and chard, kohlrabi, peas as well as bush and runner beans thrive in raised beds. However, the plants should be protected from waterlogging.
Perfect for the light shade: culinary herbs, salads and cabbage
These include, for example, many typical culinary herbs such as parsley, dill, garden cress and watercress, chives, chervil, lovage, pimpinelle, mint, oregano as well as woodruff, wild garlic, chives and lemon balm. Many salads (head lettuce, pick or cut lettuce, lamb's lettuce, rocket, mizuna, pak choi and other Asian salads) as well as many leafy and stem vegetables such as spinach, chard, kale and rhubarb are also shade-tolerant. Furthermore, kohlrabi, peas as well as bush and pole beans can also be cultivated very well in partial shade. You just have to make sure that the location is not too moist - hardly any plant species can tolerate waterlogging.
Tip
Fruit vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, pumpkins or zucchini do not thrive in the shade at all. They always need a full sun and warm location.
