- Raspberries and blackberries - a shadowy existence with risks
- Cranberries, blueberries and wild strawberries
- Grow gooseberries in the shade
During the heat of midsummer, most garden owners are quite grateful for the shade cast in the garden by trees and houses. However, since sunny locations are necessary for the cultivation of many types of vegetables and fruit, only selected types of berries are available for a harvest from the shady part of the garden in addition to certain herbs.
Blueberries also thrive in the shade
Raspberries and blackberries - a shadowy existence with risks
Although many raspberry and blackberry varieties prefer sunny or semi-shady locations, they can usually cope reasonably well with pronounced shade. However, with raspberries and blackberries you have to be prepared that the yields in the shade are not necessarily intoxicatingly plentiful. In addition, the fruits in the shade can spoil more quickly on the plants due to the slower drying time after periods of humid weather. The susceptibility to fungal diseases is usually higher when berries are grown in the shade than when planted in sunny or partially shaded areas of the garden.
Cranberries, blueberries and wild strawberries
In nature, cranberries and wild blueberries are mainly found in relatively dense forests with acidic soil. These typical bog dwellers also tolerate a very shady location in the home garden. In order to thrive, however, you should make sure that at least the top layer of soil consists of a rather acidic, peaty substrate. While the berries of the wild blueberry, like the much larger cultivated blueberries, can be eaten directly from the bush, cranberries are usually used for preserving. This is how you can easily make the following products from cranberries yourself:
- compote
- jam
- jelly
Wild strawberries do not need acidic soil, but, like blueberries and cranberries, thrive even in very shady areas of the garden.
Grow gooseberries in the shade
Gooseberries do deliver good yields in very sunny locations, but problems with the fruit can sometimes occur in very hot summer weather, which can literally overcook, especially on standard gooseberries. For gooseberries, a location should therefore be chosen that is in the shade at least during midday.
tips
The Kamchatka honeysuckle, also sold as a May berry, is still relatively unknown. Its blue fruits taste similar to blueberries, but the plant makes fewer demands on the location than a blueberry bush.