A couple years ago we started a garden in our new location. We were so eager to plant tomatoes so we did nearly 20 varieties in a very small space. We had a problem: too much shade. We did much research and didn't find much except one guy grew tomatoes in shade, though he didn't recommend it. So we grew the tomatoes anyway, hoping for the best. They really sucked. Got half a dozen off most plants. it was incredibly sad. though we learned the hard way. We had some other successes though, that year. Tomatillos and peppers did great, in spite of the shade. So we've learned since then how to garden with so much shade. - A cold climate gardener.