Sunday, April 29, 2012

12 Shade Loving Vegetables

When most Gardeners think of a Vegetable garden they think of an area that in drenched in sunlight,getting at least 8 hours or more sunlight daily. But you do have other options when it comes to Vegetable gardening, such as the "Shade garden". But you should keep in mind that most Vegetables require at least 6 hours of sunlight to flourish. Also a shade garden doesn't mean consist shade with no sunlight, it generally means filtered sunlight throughout the day with periods of sunlight,at least 1-2hrs. of sun daily. Here's a list of Veggies that do well in shade:  

Green Beans

Collard Greens

Cabbage

Lettuce

Radishes

Turnips

Spinach

Onions

Broccoli

Swiss Chard

Peas

Beets

1 comment:

  1. Interesting, now you have me seriously thinking about starting a vegetable garden.

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