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Vegetable garden in the shade
Choosing planting

Vegetable garden in the shade

What to grow? Solutions and suitable vegetables

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Modified this week  by Ingrid B. 1 min.

How to set up and grow a vegetable garden in the shade?

While deep shade can be a major obstacle to establishing a vegetable garden, it is often possible to improve the exposure of a plot to grow fruits and vegetables. Furthermore, although most vegetable plants require good sunlight, some thrive perfectly well, or even grow better, in the shade.

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Let in the light and accelerate global warming.

Before installing your vegetable garden, carefully observe your garden and determine which elements cast shadows. If they are trees or large bushes, carry out some thinning of the branches to ensure they are well-aerated and allow light to pass through.

If it is a hedge, evergreen, dense, and tall to boot, consider pruning it to reduce its obstruction to the sun’s rays.

Next, think about properly orienting your growing beds so they benefit from maximum sunlight.

Finally, because a lack of light is generally accompanied by a delayed warming of the soil (which postpones the establishment of crops by several weeks), create mounds or slightly raised beds so the soil warms up more quickly in spring.

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Grow suitable vegetables and herbs

Instead of harvesting tomatoes, courgettes, and other sun-loving vegetables, take advantage of the shade to grow vegetables that thrive in it, such as:

Moreover, many vegetables like beetroot, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and peas can also thrive in partial shade, but their growth will be slower and their productivity slightly lower.

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Discover other Shade-loving vegetables

Mélisse citronnelle - Melissa officinalis - Mélisse officinale
Melissa officinalis
Out of stock
From 3,30 €
Mertensia maritima
Mertensia maritima
Plan. 02/26
From 8,90 €
Collection de 10 laitues pour une récolte toute l'année
Collection of 10 lettuces for year-round har…
Out of stock
20,80 €
Apple Mint
Apple Mint
Available to order
From 3,30 € • 8/9 cm pot

Available in 2 sizes

Collection of 3 organic cut salads
Collection of 3 organic cut salads
Out of stock
14,50 €
Organic Lettuce Lollo Rossa - Lactuca sativa
Organic Lettuce Lollo Rossa - Lactuca sativa
13
From 3,90 €
Collection of 3 cut-and-come-again salads
Collection of 3 cut-and-come-again salads
Value-for-money
4
5,50 € -42%
Collection de 5 menthes Bio en plants
Collection of 5 mint plants
Out of stock
9,30 €
Turnip Boule D'Or- Brassica rapa
Turnip Boule D'Or- Brassica rapa
Value-for-money
20
From 2,10 € • Seeds
Lettuce Grasse Sucrine - Lactuca sativa
Lettuce Grasse Sucrine - Lactuca sativa
Value-for-money
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From 2,10 € • Seeds
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