Growing in a sheltered gap

[Daij]

I haven’t got a garden, just a concrete back yard.
I have, however, a ‘gap’ between the end of my house and the beginning of my neighbour’s .
This gap is just under a yard wide and 15 yards long. It has three sides which are brick and standard ‘house height’ (whatever that is). The open side is south facing.
I am wondering if I put compost in the gap whether I could be able to grow runner beans and/or tomatoes in the gap? Whatever is growing in there would be very sheltered but I know that light would be an issue.
The only clue I can give as far as light is concerned is that I can walk the length of it in daylight without the use of a torch and I can see fine. At night I would have to use a torch, but I would need a torch in the back yard at night for that matter.
If runner beans and tomatoes would not grow there, does anyone have any ideas what would grow there?

Thanks in advance

[rowanwitch]

tomatoes and beans need lots of light... very little will grow in deep shade but you could try lettuce and possibly spinach... the mints like shade though so long as they get plenty of water. The base of a wall tends to be dry though so if you have the dry shade combination you really won't do well with edibles...

[Daij]

Thank you