Top 10 Shade Loving Vegetables - The Best Veggies To Grow In Shade

In today's episode, we look at 10

shade

-

loving

vegetable plants that are very easy to

grow

in your home garden. Now, before we talk about

shade

-

loving

vegetables

, let's look at the definition of what partial shade and full sun shade mean, plants that

grow

in full sun. they receive six or more hours of sunlight those grown in partial shade receive between three and six and full shade means the plant receives less than three hours of sunlight our number one shade loving plant is lettuce now that we have grown lettuce intentionally in the shade right between our tomato plants and this plant just thrives growing in the shade, so as you can see, when we were planting our lettuce plants, even when our tomato plants were very young and not very bushy and They provided shade, we started our lettuce bed right between our tomato plants and next to them.

By planting these lettuce seedlings right between the tomato plants, we ensured that it received plenty of shade from the tomato plants growing around it, so we planted our lettuce seedlings right in the row between the tomato plants and this ensured that they received shade and The reason lettuces love shade is that they store a lot of water in their leaves and you want these leaves to be nice and succulent when you eat them and that is why lettuce is a great plant that loves shade, you can now grow lettuce in full sun. but you will see that it suffers a lot you have to water it a lot and the texture of the leaves is not that good but you can see here the lettuce that we planted between our tomatoes that is in a shady area has nice plump leaves that can be harvested easily, they are crunchy and delicious and they contain a lot of water and nutrients in their leaves, so here you can see the harvest.

It looks amazing, very nice and beautiful lettuce leaves, so lettuce is definitely our number one plant to grow in the shade our second recommendation for growing plants in the shade is radish and we are referring to the early variety of radish, not to the late varieties that take a long time to grow and need full sun, but to the shorter varieties or those that grow within about 30 minutes. They can easily be grown for a few days in shade or partial shade and you can still get a very good harvest from these radish plants. Now, radish plants that grow in partial shade may not have large bulbs like those that grow in full sun, but still these radish bulbs do not grow as big, so you can easily plant these radish plants in the shade, as we have done shade or partial shade depending on the type of sun you get in your radish growing area and many early maturing radishes like scarlet globe. or Crimson Cherry Belle which is one of my favorite radish varieties to grow in the shade, you can get a good crop of radishes, you can use the leaves, you can use the bulbs and end up with a very good crop by growing radishes in a number of shade . three is the curry leaf plant, now a lot of people ask me questions about how curry leaf plants grow and this is our curry leaf plant that grows in full sun and you can see that the leaves are not very healthy, they are okay, but the sun is really taking its toll on them compared to the curry leaf plant that grows in our living room in California, which has quite a bit of shade and you can see that the leaves are much healthier, they are nice, juicy and plump in Compared to the ones that grow in full sun I have now grown curry leaf plants in partial shade and partial shade and they grow very well in fact, in my previous garden I had curry leaf plants that grew in partial shade almost all the time and They produce excellent curry leaves as you can Look, number four is basil.

Now there are many different types of basil, like this holy basil plant you can see. There are actually two types of holy basil. The two we have in our garden grow in the shade and are growing. quite well and basil plants will grow very well in the shade. They actually don't like full sun. If you grow them in full sun, the leaves turn yellow and are not as delicious to eat compared to those grown in the shade, and that is especially true. for these basil plants like Thai basil and sweet basil growing in our green pot and very soon I will do a full review of the green pot, it is an amazing equipment that you can have in your garden for growing

vegetables

and herbs and there are also many interesting varieties of basil as you can see here this is boxwood basil one of my favorite basil varieties to grow this is sweet basil sweet basil is one of the most common basil varieties that people grow in your home garden and they love shade, so the next time you plant basil remember that you can plant them in partial or full shade and still get away with really great basil plants.

Number five is cilantro. Now cilantro is an herb that simply hates full sun. These are cilantro plants that grow in full sun and the sun is again taking its toll on these plants. You can see that the leaves are brown and not so healthy compared to the ones we grow and the shade, you can see. Here these cilantro plants, the leaves are nice and plump, they have a lot of juice, a lot of flavor and the harvest looks amazing, so cilantro can easily grow in partial shade and if you grow it in a container you can move it around. in an area that receives some shade, so cilantro is another highly recommended plant that can be easily grown in partial shade and still produce many good plants, and you can also grow cilantro easily in trays like these and with just a quantity limited. of space, you can simply plant your cilantro seedlings or sow its seeds and move them to an area that receives less sun and you can be sure that you will get a very good crop of cilantro leaves by not exposing the plant to much sun. six is ​​mint now mint plants that grow in full sun will be a little yellow and dry and not as juicy as you can see here this plant of ours the mint plant gets almost 10 hours of sunlight every day compared to this plant of mint grown in partial shade and look how pretty the leaves are.

This mint plant was grown in an area that receives only two to three hours of sunlight every day under a tree and has still grown very well. You can see that the leaves are nice, shiny and juicy. and this is another mint plant that has been growing in partial shade and you can see the quality of the mint, it's quite amazing, so mint is definitely a plant that can grow well in shade and give you a really good harvest, the number Seven on our list of plants that grow in the shade are taro or taro root.

Now you can see the taro growing in our raised beds in full sun and I'm not very happy with the look of the leaves, like the sun is definitely taking its toll on them and the taro is definitely taking its toll. it grows much better in shade or partial shade, now you can see here that this tarot plant grows in partial shade and you can see that the leaves are quite large, quite healthy and this tropical plant definitely loves shade, in fact you can plant taro in shady containers and I still get a very decent crop of taro roots, which is what is mainly grown for taro leaves.

It's also amazing how taro leaves can be harvested, but the main harvest of the taro plant is taro roots or tubers and they grow very well. in shade or partial shade, as you can see these plants are quite healthy, quite large and also produce a lot of taro root tubers, so taro root is definitely a plant that I can recommend for you to grow in shade or partial shade . Beets Now beets are grown for both their roots and their leaves. Beets grown in partial shade or shade may not have larger bulbs, but they still have amazing greens and if you've never tried beet greens, you're definitely missing out.

They are one of the

best

vegetables I have ever tried, they are very flavorful, very delicious and you can still get some decent sized roots by growing beet roots or beet plants in shade or partial shade. This is a beet that is grown in full sun and I can see that the beet root is bigger but the leaves are not as healthy, the greens are not as good, so my recommendation is to try growing beets in partial shade or shade and see the harvest you get, I'm pretty sure you'll be quite satisfied with not only getting beet roots but also very good quality beet greens, at the same time, next up is kale.

Kale is one of my favorite plants to grow in partial shade. This kale plant received a few hours of morning sun, about two hours or so, meaning it was actually growing in the shade and did quite well. You can see that the leaves are well filled and quite healthy and the kale plants I currently have in my garden are growing in full sun and doing well, but kale grown in partial shade has a much better yield and this is applies to other varieties of kale such as dinosaur kale. These grow very well in partial shade or shade and many people prefer dinosaur kale to collard greens just for the texture of the leaves and it works amazing in the shade, moving on to number 10 tomatoes, can you really plant tomatoes in the shade? shade?

Well, I have good news for you. Cherry tomatoes are a variety of tomato that you can get a decent harvest from by partially planting them. shade the reason cherry tomatoes grow successfully in the shade is because they have smaller tomatoes or fruits, the plant requires less sun to produce these fruits unlike larger tomatoes which must be grown in full sun and this applies to all types of cherry tomatoes like Sun Gold Cherry or Red Cherry, all cherry tomatoes can be grown in the shade, so there we have it friends, that was our episode on 10 vegetables that can be easily grown in the shade.

I hope you liked this video and I hope you found these suggestions valuable. Your Home Garden I know many of us don't have full sun in all areas of the garden, but if you follow these guidelines, you can easily grow these vegetables in your home garden. If you like this video, please give us a thumbs up and if you have any questions, comments or suggestions, put them in the comment box below. See you soon. Happy gardening.