Shade loving veg

[Brod]

Can anybody point me in the direction of a book/article listing shade tolerant vegetables/ herbs.

Patch of new ground i'm cultivating has a corner shaded by a big tree I'm loathe to trim back
Found conflicting views so far, some people say brassicas are shade tolerant while some say they need lots of light
I've also heard that as a rule of thumb the darker the leafs the more shade tolerant they are: Old wives tale or is there a grain of truth in there ?

[MKG]

I've often looked for that list myself - without any luck. However, rhubarb leaps immediately to mind.

[Sian]

Land cress loves the shade (it's much like watercress but doesn't have to be grown in running water), raspberry bushes seem to thrive in my mum's garden in partial shade. I've just bought a new gardening bush today so I'll have a look and see if it has any other ideas, I've a shady bit of my backyard that I could put to good use!

[Sian]

Apparently Jerusalem artichokes don't mind the shade, and perpetual spinach tolerates partial shade...

[farmerdrea]

I have sorrel, chervil and spinach (annual mind) growing in amongst the shade of my fruit trees during the growing season. They do quite well there, and it helps keep the spinach from bolting.

Cheers
Andrea
NZ

[lucy.lists]

Looking in my spanky new 'forest garden' book which arrived today :-) I can see:

Ramsons, rubus tricolour (not heard of either of these before) and of course mushrooms.

[hedgewitch]

I grow Spinach, Rocket, Radishes, Thyme, Parsley and mint all in the shade and they all do very well.

[Wombat]

Lettuce!

[andyt]

I guess soil-type may be a factor as well?

[Brod]

I grow Spinach, Rocket, Radishes, Thyme, Parsley and mint all in the shade and they all do very well.

Guess what I have planted out in the open sunny parts of the garden earlier this year ! bah

Still looks like I might be going for staggered planting of salad crops in that area then.
Thanks for the advice everybody.