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Stainless · May 18, 2014

I have a raised bed on the South side of my house that gets sun till around 3 in the afternoon. Then the privacy fence creates a shadow over it. I was originally going to plant some pole beans here to put some cover over the bricks since they get really warm during the day and keep the bedroom hot all night. I made a late decision and decided to put a couple of Black Beauties here instead.

I've since read about a lot of people having a hard time growing eggplant and am now wondering if I made a mistake because of the limited sun. If it takes all season to produce, will the limited sun make production even worse?

May 18, 2014	#1
Stainless Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Fort Smith, AR Posts: 86	Black Beauty and how much sun do they need? I have a raised bed on the South side of my house that gets sun till around 3 in the afternoon. Then the privacy fence creates a shadow over it. I was originally going to plant some pole beans here to put some cover over the bricks since they get really warm during the day and keep the bedroom hot all night. I made a late decision and decided to put a couple of Black Beauties here instead. I've since read about a lot of people having a hard time growing eggplant and am now wondering if I made a mistake because of the limited sun. If it takes all season to produce, will the limited sun make production even worse? Last edited by Stainless; May 18, 2014 at 09:54 PM.