Do you love gardening and growing beautiful vegetables?
But part of your land is in the shade?
What if I told you that this problem is not one, quite the contrary!
Because there are many plants that appreciate the shade. 3 hours of daily sun is enough for them.
In fact, many plants do better with a little shade, as full sun and heat burn them and dry out the soil.
Here are 41 fruits and vegetables that grow even in the shade . Watch:
Mesclun and salad mixes like "mizuna" and "tatsoi" are the most shade-tolerant greens. They only require 2 hours of sunlight a day.
This is my favorite spring salad. Arugula has a bitter taste that enhances a classic salad and makes a delicious pizza topping. In addition to its flavor, this type of bitter salad is believed to aid digestion.
Salad greens can't stand the hot summer sun and prefer shade. Grow different kinds in your garden to find your favorite. Or mix it up in your salad bowl for extra flavor.
This super nutritious green veggie loves cool, so a bit of shade is fine with it, especially if the soil stays a bit moist.
Kale is delicious and used in many recipes. My favorite:the cabbage leaf chips. Try it, let me know. Kale appreciates a little shade in the middle of summer, it prevents it from burning.
The colors of this vegetable are so beautiful that it can also be grown as an ornamental plant. Chard loves shady, moist land. It is eaten as a side dish, much like spinach. It can also be used in many recipes for soups or savory pies... The stems are smaller when the plant is grown in full sun.
These giant leaves are a treat for cooks:stuffed cabbage leaves, toppings, wraps like with a tortilla or even in a soup. Like its cousin kale, green or white cabbage hates full sun.
It is a versatile herb for cooking, baking or even for tea and herbal teas. Mint is very invasive:plant it in a place where you don't mind if it spreads out. The best is still in a pot. She likes to have the morning sun and doesn't mind a little shade in the afternoon.
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Wonderful in Italian dishes, oregano is full of vitamins and so good! It particularly likes shady areas and is very easy to grow:it doesn't need a lot of water, it likes shade and is resistant to cold. What more could you ask for?
Lemon balm is perfect for herbal teas against insomnia, to relieve headaches, stomach aches and anxiety. It grows very easily and does not require much care.
It is recognized each spring by its purple flowers and its very fine stems. Both are edible.
I prefer creeping rosemary, which has a brighter color and flavor than its silvery cousin. If you live in a warm place, it can grow all year round without problems, if not, consider protecting it.
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Cilantro is delicious. It is found in a lot of exotic recipes. But it also has great medicinal properties. Another plant that adapts to the shade and requires almost no care.
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Parsley can be eaten with all the sauces... no pun intended. In salads, soups, sauces or to give flavor to a dish:it is useful everywhere. So do not deprive yourself of growing it in this less sunny part of your garden.
I love basil, especially for making pesto, in my tomato mozzarella, on my pasta or my homemade pizzas. Basil hates full sun, so reserve a shady spot for it!
Choose dwarf bush bean varieties ("fin de Bagnols" variety) rather than climbing varieties. Be aware that beans like to have at least 5 hours of sunlight if you can offer it to them.
Not everyone loves kohlrabi, but even if you don't like it, it brings color to your garden. And who knows, it might convert you to eating it?
It is excellent in woks, meat stir-fries and soups. It ripens quickly even without direct sunlight. In addition, it is full of vitamins and low in calories and carbohydrates. Perfect if you're on a diet.
The snow pea season is very short, but it can be extended by growing them in a semi-shaded part of the garden. So you can plant them in the spring and enjoy them almost until the fall. Choose several varieties to lengthen this ripening period. The "ram's horn" pea is harvested late, for example. Then you can treat yourself to mange-tout in all your dishes.
Generally, people don't like Brussels sprouts, but braised is just a treat! As they ripen throughout the fall, you can enjoy them late in the season, and even in winter, if your winters are mild or you shelter them.
Whether you choose the standard white cauliflower, or a purple variety or even Romanesco, you can cook it any way you like:roasted, au gratin, on pizza or in tortillas, in stews, in pickles or mashed . Cauliflower is indispensable in a garden!
Broccoli is great:the more you cut it, the more it grows back! So you can remove the central bud and let the plant regrow and produce new buds. Also harvest the leaves and fry them or put them in your soups or green smoothies.
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They are from the onion family and grow very quickly. They are used to season dishes or as a garnish. Shallots grow back year after year if you leave the roots in place... Good to know, right?
Leeks take their time to grow, but it's worth the wait because you'll be harvesting them throughout the winter. Ideal for soups, gratins or as an accompaniment with meat. Put them in a corner of the garden, you will be delighted to find them in autumn / winter!
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She likes everywhere and loves having her foot in a cool and humid area. Then its long stem crawls to seek the sun. There are a multitude of more or less sweet varieties. It's up to you to choose yours.
This type of vegetable can also accommodate a ground with partial shade. They will grow a little slower, that's all. In addition, very often, you can also cook the leaves of these vegetables!
Opt for early maturing carrots like "Nantaise" or smaller varieties especially if you have little sun. Remember that carrots like loose or sandy soil.
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If there is a culture that is easy to achieve, it is the radish. In addition, it is one of the first vegetables to be harvested in the spring. Enjoy their crunch in salads, in your sandwiches or just like that with salt or butter.
Small white salad turnips are similar to radishes, but with a less pungent taste. This variety grows quickly in the spring, it is one of the first things you can harvest. There are also larger turnips that are used in soups, au gratin or as a garnish with meats. I also recommend the "Boule d'or" turnip, which is an incredibly sweet little yellow turnip.
The beet is small and tolerates a shady spot well. It is super nutritious and excellent in salads, roasts, smoothies... You can also take advantage of these green leaves for your detox juices.
It's one of my favorite fall vegetables, I could eat it every day. Like carrots, parsnips like soft or sandy soils and do well in shade.
Growing potatoes is easy. In addition, it's a bit like a treasure hunt:you dig and you find lots of baby potatoes! You can also grow them in a pot or in a large container. Check out the trick here.
In a shady vegetable garden, you can plant spring garlic, as much of its growth occurs before the growth of leaves in the trees. Although it will be smaller, it is worth planting garlic in this part of the garden. Check out the trick here.
Celeriac is really great in salads. You can also try stalk celery, the stalks of which are eaten in salt fangs or in smoothies.
Asparagus can tolerate partial shade. Only its performance will be lower. If you put a few plants in the shade, you will have them longer in the season because they will mature later.
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Rhubarb is one of those plants that requires nothing. Once planted, it regrows every year. In addition, it is beautiful in the spring. You will be able to make good pies! Of course, she does best in full sun, but a little shade in the middle of summer won't bother her at all.
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They produce fruit profusely and do not need full sun. You will have some from July to September for your desserts or your fruit juices. You can even freeze them.
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They produce tiny, yet incredibly tasty strawberries all season long. They like the sun in general, but can tolerate some shade.
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They do best in shade and produce even with a few hours of sun throughout the summer. The mulberry trees are magnificent and produce delicious fruit in abundance, even in shady conditions.
White or red, currants are delicious fruits that are usually savored in jam or jelly.
Excellent choice of ground cover plant that gives succulent fruits and does not complain about being in the shade.
Elderberry can grow in partial shade, and you can harvest its small black berries to make syrup. This syrup is excellent in winter to keep in shape or treat colds.
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At home, a tree shades half of my vegetable garden.
I love it because it allows me to garden cool during the summer. I organize my cultures according to this shadow.
I put tomatoes, melons, peppers and cucumbers in full sun.
The other vegetables benefit from partial shade during the hottest hours of the day in high summer.
And since my tree doesn't yet have leaves in the spring, the plants are in the sun at that time.
In general, it is the green vegetables that like this semi-shaded part, even if they take a little longer to ripen.
- An area of total shade. Vegetables don't like it, so I put ground cover plants like sage, heuchera or heather.
- A partial shadow area. It receives 2 to 6 hours of sun / day. It is a shadow that lets the sun and the light pass between the branches of the tree (better than a shadow due to a building for example).
- An area of full sun. It receives at least 6 hours of sun/day. I plant all the sun-loving vegetables there, such as tomatoes, eggplants, peppers or sweet potatoes. I plant some of them in pots to be able to control the watering and the quality of the soil.
If your shady vegetable garden is placed next to a white wall, this is a good thing because it will reflect both light and heat onto the plants.
You can also put light reflectors... if you're not afraid of your neighbours' eyes!
I advise you to plant your vegetables in pots on wheels. So you can move them according to the sun and the seasons.
Also remember to prune your trees to let in more light.
Since your plants don't get all the light they need, be sure to give them everything they need:rich soil, nutrients, and adequate watering.
Be careful, because a vegetable garden in the shade stays wetter longer, do not water it too much.
You have understood it, having part of your garden in the shade is not serious. You can plant almost anything there. And if you like flowers, consider violets, cyclamen or hostas...
Have you tested these crops in your shade garden? Let us know in the comments if it worked for you. We can't wait to read you!
