Fun fact: You can do this with any seed from any fruit you eat: apple, cherry, plum, walnut, tomato, pumkin… You have to keep in mind that a tree might have to grow for 10 years before bearing fruits. And a fruit tree grown from seed might have inedible fruit, because it might miss the characteristics of the parent tree due to pollination and genetics. But it's a fun thing to do nonetheless. (Also, most spices are seeds and you can grow annual and biannual herbs from them.) #gardening

Also, growing tomatoes, pepper or pumkins indoors might require additional lighting. They do fruit in the first year, but they require a lot of sun, also for the fruits to ripen. Actual woody trees and shrubs might do better indoors, as trees often tolerate shade in their first years. But they will require ever larger containers to remain healthy in the long run to not get root bound. Herbs and leafy greens are quite suitable for both, container gardening and shade. #gardening

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Fuchsias grow in shadow and bear eatable fruit.

@Irisfreundin Fuchsia fruits are edible!? Wow, they look like a prime example of "Eat me not! I'm poisonous!" Remind me of the blossoms and fruit of Pfaffenhütchen (what's that in English or Latin?), which no one should eat. Friend of mine got sick from just breathing in the dust of shredding one bush we had to remove due to construction work. #TheMoreYouKnow @MaQuest

@Irisfreundin Are all fuchsia species deciduous shrubs and can you recommend any that would grow in a 7a/b garden in Northern Germany? @MaQuest

@levampyre As far as I read, all parts of fuchsias are edible. The fruits taste like cherries at best, but there are big differences. Deaflora has a special tasty variety (deaflora.de/Shop/Fuchsien/Fuch…).
There are only a few winter-hardy varieties, but for these growing season is not long enough to produce fruit. I keep them on the north side of the house in summer and in the covered basement stairwell in winter – as they are deciduous, they can also be kept in a dark place during winter.