Unfortunately, most vegetables don’t have it made in the shade. The popular types that produce large fruits above-ground—such as tomatoes, melons, and squashes—generally require at least 6 to 10 hours ...

A key factor in starting a vegetable garden is the amount of sunlight it receives. Full sun (typically six or more hours a day) is advisory for most home-grown fruits and vegetables, making it a ...

When it comes to planting vegetables, you may have the urge to make every inch of your garden useful, and this includes places that don't bask in the sun's rays all day. Areas where the sun is blocked ...

Gardeners know there’s never enough room in the garden! So, sometimes we try to squeeze plants into areas where they won’t naturally thrive—like maybe that shady area over by the garage. Unfortunately ...

Q: My only available gardening spot gets very little sun, a couple of hours a day, otherwise the area is in shade. Are there any vegetables I can grow under these conditions? Although many vegetables ...

You probably already guessed that cool-season crops benefit the most from partial shade. But why is shade more beneficial to some vegetables than others? There are two reasons. One, shade keeps the ...

Over time, you’ll get to know your garden like a close friend. Where the high parts are that dry out, the low parts that are always waterlogged, which parts get early sun, and which beds the squirrels ...

It’s late June, your gardens are all planted, but there’s that one spot that you could grow something else in. It just doesn’t get enough sun. So, the predicament with shady spots is: what to do with ...

QMy garden is partially shaded and I am wondering if there are any vegetables that I can grow in this area — I have been planting flowers, basically impatients, there. ALettuce needs at last a half ...