Want to grow beautiful vegetables?
But your vegetable garden is in the shade for a good part of the day?
Even in the shade, you can grow beautiful vegetables! Yes, some vegetables love the shade!
Leafy vegetables (kale, lettuce, spinach...) and root vegetables (beets, carrots, turnips...) tolerate shade very well.
While the vegetables we grow for their fruits (tomatoes, eggplants...) need at least 6 hours of sun per day.
Here are 15 Vegetables You Can Easily Grow in Shade Without Sunlight . Watch:
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Only 3 hours of sunshine a day.
The arugula appreciates the shade, especially since this crop is prone to bolting if it is hot and if it is in full sun.
Only 2 hours of sunshine a day.
Asian green vegetables such as bok choi (also called "pac choi" and "pak choi"), komatsuna, and tatsoi grow best with a few hours of sun and some shade or ambient light.
Only 3 hours of sunshine a day.
While many herbs need full sun, chives, cilantro, garlic, golden marjoram, lemon balm, mint, oregano and parsley generally do well in more shady gardens. .
To discover: 13 Mistakes to Avoid When Growing Herbs at Home.
Only 3 hours of sunshine a day.
You will see only a slight decrease in its growth if you compare kale grown in partial shade with kale grown in full sun.
Only 3 hours of sunshine a day.
Lettuce is perfect for more shady gardens, as the shade protects it from the heat of the sun. Yes, too much sun prevents it from growing so quickly. Often, the shade saves a few extra weeks of harvest compared to lettuce grown in full sun.
To discover: The 20 Easiest Vegetables to Grow IN A POT.
Only 2 hours of sunshine a day.
One of the best crops that exists for shade gardens! Mesclun requires only 2 hours of sun per day. And it tolerates mottled shade well.
The delicate leaves of this salad mix can be harvested after about four weeks. And as long as you leave the roots intact, you should be able to get at least three good harvests before you need to replant.
To discover :10 Vegetables You Can Grow Over and Over at Home!
Only 3 hours of sunshine a day.
Shady gardens are best suited for young mustard shoots.
Only 4 hours of sunshine a day.
If you grow them in a partially shaded area of the garden, it will take you longer to get a good harvest. Try dwarf or bushy varieties rather than climbing ones.
Only 4 hours of sunshine a day.
Beets, carrots, potatoes, radishes, parsnips and turnips grow well in partially shaded ground.
But you have to wait longer to get a good harvest.
The more light you have, the faster they ripen. You can also grow baby carrots or small new potatoes for a gourmet treat that would cost you an arm and a kidney at the grocery store.
Only 3 hours of sunshine a day.
This crop does well in partial shade throughout its growing season.
Only 3 hours of sunshine a day.
If you want to eat baby spinach, you can harvest the outermost leaves from each foot. So you can enjoy it for quite a while.
Have you tried growing these vegetables in partial shade? Let us know in the comments if it worked for you. We can't wait to read you!
