Just because your yard, porch, or plot of land is permanently sitting in dappled shade, it doesn’t mean you have to give up on gardening or providing your family with homegrown goodness. Plenty of vegetables are perfectly capable of growing in partial shade. You’d be surprised at just what you CAN grow!
Full Sun, Partial Shade, Or Full Shade?
树荫下多少钱?这是要解决的第一个问题。有两种类型的阴影:完全和部分。完全遮荫指的是一块在24小时内接受阳光直射少于4小时的土地。通常,这意味着有一种结构——自然的或其他的——在一天的一部分时间里挡住了阳光。
Partial shade, on the other hand, refers to an area that gets direct sunlight for between 4 and 6 hours per day. Full sun, which is desirable for many fruiting crops (e.g., tomatoes, eggplant, peppers) is more than 6 hours of direct sunlight.
Thankfully, many plants prefer partial shade, especially during the height of the summer months when the heat can be unbearable.
What You Should Expect With Partial Shade Areas
Adjust your expectations when growing in partial shade areas. Plants that prefer full sunlight hours will grow slower in shady locations. Even plants that tolerate shade may have slower growth rates than if they were grown in bright sunny spots.
我曾经有一个花园,每天只有很少的几个小时能得到充足的阳光。我的植物最多可以接受5到6个小时的阳光直射。暴露在阳光下的大部分时间是在早上,这对于种植绿色植物是非常好的,因为从炎热的下午的太阳休息是受欢迎的。当我搬家并开始在我现在居住的这片土地上做园艺时,我很快注意到我的庄稼生长速度的变化。
我的植物突然长出了茂盛的叶子。胡萝卜的叶子呈褶边状,番茄似乎在一夜之间就长出来了,幼苗的发芽速度也快得惊人。改变了什么?当然,那是太阳。我从一个平均有4个小时明亮日光照射的花园空间来到了一个几乎全天从太阳升起到日落都阳光灿烂的地方。
Whether you’re gardening in partial shade or full sun, you’ll meet different challenges. In the sun, you may deal with leaf burn, premature bolting, and rapid moisture loss. In shady areas, you may encounter slower growth, excess moisture, and unexpected cool spots.
Regardless, you can indeed grow vegetables in a spot with partial sunshine. Here are a few suggestions.
Kale
每个花园都应该种植甘蓝。它营养丰富,美味可口,可以轻松应对各种温度。虽然它喜欢充分的阳光,但它完全能够在部分阴影下生长。这种植物需要粘稠肥沃的土壤。经常喝水,但不要过量,否则会淹没你的羽衣甘蓝。适用于所有区域。
Lettuce
不要在超市买价格过高的美味生菜,自己种吧。生菜在凉爽的天气里生长旺盛,在阴凉处生长得更好,尤其是在气温开始上升的时候。充足的阳光可以增加过早抽苔的机会,所以选择一个半阴凉的地方是理想的夏季生菜。
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生菜是浅根的,所以它不需要很深的花盆或种植面积,但它喜欢肥沃的土壤。土壤应始终保持湿润。干旱会使莴苣早退。生菜在4至9区生长最好。
Carrots
Carrots never taste better than when they’re pulled straight out of the earth. I love root crops because you never quite know what’s hiding beneath the soil. While carrots grow quickest in full sun, they’ll do fine in partial shade — just adjust your expectations.
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在部分遮荫下成熟的天数将与种子包装上所提到的不同。在pH值为中性的沙质土壤中种植胡萝卜,避免多岩石和充满杂物的土壤。均匀浇水,防止崎岖生长。胡萝卜适用于第3至10区域。
Chard
和羽衣甘蓝一样,甜菜在花园里也有生命力。选择有颜色的茎秆的品种,为你的花园增加乐趣和维度。在肥沃的土壤中种植这种绿叶蔬菜,并覆盖以保持水分。甜菜在充分的阳光或部分阴影下都长得很好。适用于3 - 10区。
Peas
Peas are one of the first spring veggies to be sown in many gardens, and they grow in full sun or partial shade. Plant in soil that’s been amended with compost and water occasionally. Peas grow in zones 2 to 9.
Beets
An underrated root crop, beets grow well even with fewer hours exposed to full sun. Harvest the whole beet, but don’t forget to use the leaves — they’re also edible and incredibly nutritious.
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You’ll experience slightly slower growth rates in the shade, but roots will indeed form just the same. Choose a spot with fertile, sandy soil, and water regularly since beets need lots of moisture to grow. They grow well in a range of zones from 2 to 10.
Arugula
For salad greens that are almost effortless to grow, choose arugula. The spicy leaves grow rapidly, even in the shade. Too much sun contributes to early bolting in hot weather. Arugula tolerates nearly any type of soil but requires frequent watering to maintain even moisture levels. Grow this zingy salad green in zones 3 to 11.
Spinach
Exposure to full sun will often slow spinach growth to a crawl and encourage super-premature bolting. This cool season vegetable grows best in loamy soil with a neutral pH. It enjoys a bit of shade, especially when it begins to heat up outside. Water consistently and avoid letting the soil dry out. Grow spinach in zones 2 to 9.
Mustard Greens
A lesser-known cool weather green that’s an excellent addition to salads and stir-fry, mustard greens are nutrient dense and grow just fine in partial shade. Grow them in nearly any zone, but in zones 7 plus, a bit of protection will keep your mustard plants alive all year round. Regular watering is necessary to prevent bolting. Many varieties tend to go to seed when the weather heats up.
Potatoes
While full sun is recommended for growing potatoes, I’ve successfully harvested tubers after a season of growing in partial shade. Grow taters in acidic, sandy soil, and ensure they receive regular watering. Potatoes do best in zones 1 to 7. For warmer climates, sweet potatoes are a worthy alternative.
Radishes
Radishes are one of thefastest growing vegetable crops. In the shade, they’ll grow a little slower, but they’ll grow all the same. Add them to salads or pickle them as a side dish for an Asian-style dinner. Plant in loose, fertile soil with a neutral pH, and don’t forget to water this thirsty root crop. Grow radishes in zones 2 to 10.
Tomatoes
You didn’t think you’d find tomatoes on this list, did you? While tomatoes are definitely tailor-made for basking in the sun, they will grow in partial shade. I have successfully grown tomato plants in very shady conditions. The caveat? They grow very slowly and don’t produce as much fruit.
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The key is to transplant relatively large seedlings into the ground. If you start tomatoes indoors, start them earlier than usual when you’re transplanting to a shady area. Water tomatoes frequently without drowning the roots. Steady watering is essential to prevent cracking of fruit. Tomatoes prefer acidic soil and are suitable for zones 2 to 11.
stormysays
Your garden does not look like it is in shade, even partial shade, Kane. To make enough food for not only the plant itself but for us humans takes one heck of a lot of photosynthesis. That can not be done in SHADE. I disagree with the 4 hours of sun. That would be partial shade not full shade.
Hot summers can be ameliorated with Reemay!! But make no mistake, vegetables should be in full sun, or a greenhouse which happens to BE partial shade. It is wrong to show all these yummy vegetables that (come on) were not grown in shade or partial shade by your definition. Why even bother trying to grow plants in the shade that again, were never meant to be in shade?
那些漂亮的蔬菜图片都不是在阴凉处生长的。发图片证明?我关心的是把想成为园丁的人变成园丁而这个信息是错误的。
stormysays
Bolting is caused by extreme changes in temperature; either up or down. Not more sun. See the difference? Reemay is a gardener’s best friend. Do a video or article about Reemay!! Do an article about soil! Decomposers and then the soil organisms. How about how to compost correctly? How to make plant beds ONE TIME only by double digging. The difference between decomposed and raw organic matter? How fertilizer is not FOOD. How fertilizer is NEVER in soil unless we PUT IT THERE. Nature’s condom!
光合作用需要:阳光、水、根需要空气排水是至关重要的,稳定的温度(Reemay这就像一条毯子植物床减少了炎热的天气,使气温上升10到20华氏度寒夜和扩展的毯子下赛季更不用说保护现金作物从某些昆虫! !),流动的空气……吹O2的叶子,有叶子可以吸收二氧化碳进行光合作用,以及减轻真菌。化学成分如下:氮、磷、钾……只有当植物表现出明显缺乏或过量的症状时,我才会添加这些微量元素:硼、硅、钙、铁、锌、镁、锰、钼、铜、硫……这些元素不可能在任何土壤中找到,除非我们把它们放在那里。这些微量元素的需求量非常小,它们是通过向土壤表面倾倒分解的有机物而得到改善的土壤。没有肥料就没有堆肥。不应使用堆肥作为植物培养基。所有的盆栽植物都必须使用刚刚消毒过的盆栽土壤,不能有来自花园的土壤!
只有几点。如果你有问题或不同意,我们可以在评论论坛上进行讨论。告诉人们他们可以在阴凉处生长,天哪,在阴凉处种植蔬菜是一件好事,这是一件错误的事情。我反对愚蠢的“食物森林”时尚的观点之一。
Wren Everettsays
嗨的!作为一个正在培育和培育自己食物森林的人,我不得不不同意你的许多观点。这是可以的——这就是开始讨论的原因,对吗?有些植物是为了在阴凉处生长而设计的——只要看看任何健康森林的下层植被,你就会看到它茂盛地生长着无法在充足阳光下生长的植物——它们会死的!食物森林的理念是模仿森林的边缘——难以置信的生物多样性地带,许多有用的植物在那里种植。而且,这些树本身也是食物的来源——我们有果树和坚果树,它们生长在这片极其富饶的区域,所以每一种植物都对我们有益。但“时尚”却并非如此,因为它是基于现实世界的设计,而现实世界早在时间的开端就已经存在了,哈哈。郑重声明,我的家乡俄亥俄州的印第安人种植了食物森林!
I had to look up what Reemay was–depending on a plastic floating row cover for crop protection is one of many different strategies. Some of us prefer stuff that can compost and enrich the soil, rather than get thrown away at the end. There’s so many ways to garden–not just one “right” way, right? And for those with a shady backyard, it’s good to know that you can at least try to garden, rather than not even attempting. Maybe the yields won’t be as good, like the article says, but it’s better than nothing!
Wren Everettsays
Thanks for the information, Steph! I’ve been experimenting with growing some plants in some less-than-ideal locations on our property, just to see if we can get those spaces to work anyway. Worth a try! Weirdly enough, my potatoes growing in partial shade are doing so much better than the full-sun ones! I have no idea why…so many variables to consider, but it’s been interesting to observe!