A shady yard doesn't have to dash your vegetable gardening dreams. Just choose from this list of shade-tolerant vegetables, and you'll be off to a great start:
Part-Sun (4-6 hours)
Asparagus
Beans
Beets
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cucumbers
Peas
Potatoes
Radishes
Rhubarb
Sweet Potatoes
Turnips
Mostly-Shade (Less than 4 hours)
Salad greens (spinach, swiss chard, kale, mesclun, mustard greens, etc.)
Scallions
A Few Things to Keep in Mind:
- Vegetable plants will grow slower and produce smaller harvests when grown in the shade
- To maximize your harvest, leave extra space between plantings. This will make it easier for the sun to reach your plants and help to prevent disease (from too-wet conditions)
- Shade gardens do not require as much water as full-sun gardens, so be careful not to overwater
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