Fruits and veggies that grow well in shade?

[zoesmom2009]

Hi! I'm in the process of transforming my lawn into an edible landscape. My problem is that I have a great deal of shade, mostly in my backyard. Are there any fruits and veggies that grow in the shade? So far the only thing I've found are alpine strawberries.

[Lisoula]

I've had luck with the following in the shade:

leaf lettuce
broccoli
beets
radishes
beans
cabbage
onions

[kittywitty]

The above. For fruit, blackberries, currants, and gooseberries are your best bets. I don't know about alpine strawberries.

Any fruits you do grow in shade will not grow as much as in sun. So keep that in mind. How much shade are you talking? Part shade? Full? How many hours? Is there a way to reflect some light to them with white or mirrored panels?

[Minxie]

Is it heavy shade or light shade? Does some sunlight penetrate? If so, blueberries might work well especially if you have pine trees providing the shade. Also any of the lettuces and probably anything that is a cool-weather crop like peas, since you are in GA.

[zoesmom2009]

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll try some of those. Most of the areas are light to moderate shade, though there are a couple spots that get next to no sunlight at all.