Greens That Grow in the Shade
Yesterday I wrote about the idea of the forest garden, a garden that’s dominated by trees. Forest gardens have a lot of advantages. A tree provides shelter for your garden, shelter that lettuce just can’t quite make on its own. It moderates wind, rain and sun. However, it also creates its own microclimate, something that you need to learn how to garden with if your vegetable garden contains trees. Trees also build soil. They create a wonderful mulch of leaves. If you have a lot of coniferous trees, you may need to adjust the pH of your soil if you … Continue reading