10 Vegetables and Herbs PERFECT for SHADE Garden Spots

[@TCMedicare101]

Please add your growing zone and 1st/last frost dates to your 'about' page. That would be helpful to us in order to adjust our thinking and planning for our own gardens. Thanks!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

*edit*: Added a little blurb to our about page! Thanks again for the idea =) Good tip! I'll noodle on what would be the most helpful on that front. Cheers!

[@leram7710]

@@NextdoorHomestead So, what is your growing zone?

[@NextdoorHomestead]

@lera m Zone 9! But.... I'm not a huge fan of the zone system for annual edibles. They've led to some really incorrect guidance on when to plant. I've added a more informative description to the About page =)

[@leram7710]

@@NextdoorHomestead Thank You, sir

[@kilajai]

​@@NextdoorHomesteadbut it does help us newbies who know nothing to see that so and so in zone blah blah blah was able to grow wooptywoos when the professional officials said that we can't because yada yada. Seeing a backyardagan successfully grow something in my same zone gives me hope and inspiration to try it too.

[@datboibutters]

Fall/Spring shade 0:38 arugula 1:29 frisée endive 2:36 carrot 3:28 macha greens Summer shade 5:16 black cherry tomatoes 6:09 tomatillos 6:58 pole beams Perennial shade 7:47 peppermint 8:23 blueberries 9:59 lemon balm Bonus 11:36 Japanese forest grass

[@debraowen6723]

Thank you.

[@DiBaozi]

Thanks!

[@sielorstout1213]

Thanks a million!❤

[@WoodRabbitTaoist]

You are a hero! Thank you.

[@mfpJ4ever]

Thank you so much!

[@kirstenbotten3845]

Awww, you have a Rhodesian Ridgeback! I've had several over the years. Best dogs ever ❤

[@NextdoorHomestead]

BEST DOGS EVER =)

[@MerryWidow420]

I'm in the PNW and I always leave a couple of lettuce plants to bolt because the flowers come out very early in spring and the bees are ravenous for them.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

OK, thank you! I feel like a crazy person but I just have to let some of our overwintered greens bolt for the bees. It's the only way I can compete with the rosemary plants in the neighborhood that hog all the bee life =)

[@dethaddr]

I've been slowly turning my lawn into organic white dutch clover. It comes out just after my first flowers (cherry blossoms) arrive, which is the same time dandelions start to come out. one of the best "first foods of the season" for bees.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

@@dethaddr I need to get back to planting clover - thank you for the reminder! We used to and I sort of fell out of the habit...

[@lettucesalad3560]

Best shade plant I've found is Garlic Chives - They're almost impossible to kill and require no care plus pollinators like the flowers.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Oh that's such a good addition! I love me some chives.

[@daigledj]

Agreed, I grow chives in a container on my porch. No direct sun at all

[@jcyork1767]

I just chop mine down for the winter and they pop back up come early spring! 4years same bunch

[@deathpyre42]

@@NextdoorHomestead they're a really intensely flavored vegetable too, a bit tough but in stir fries, soups or stews they're amazing.

[@lynn6799]

Wild nodding onions aren't picky, you can eat the green tops and the bees love the flowers too. They grow wild in my yard.

[@phantom6014]

An FYI for anyone interested in em. Peppermint (and mint of course) are both incredibly aggressive growers. I would suggest planting them in their own separate pots and or in a corner of your yard that you don't intend on growing anything else. They WILL out compete and actually kill other plants and are INCREDIBLY tough to remove once they've set roots. On the plus side of that they're incredibly resilient and continuously grow throughout all seasons (from my experience).

[@NextdoorHomestead]

1000%. Great advice and I should have mentioned this. I haven't had an issue with them growing out of control in the ground because our native soil is so tough but they will take over a container in a season or two. They're deceptive too! In season one they might seem like they're playing nice but all the while sending out runners underground and then just explode the next Spring and take the space =)

[@Metqa]

Add Shiso to that list, also a mint relative. But they dont spread by runners but by aggressive seed spread. They are extremely shallow rooted, so if you let a plant go to seed then next season expect a carpet of the stuff. But you can easily rip them out with a tug. Popular for Asian cuisine, they love the sun and shade, but I advise against letting this plant self dow as it's fatality toxic to any ruminent animal in any form, fresh or dried, and also dogs in concentrated seeds form. I missed out on the chance to have a herd of goats clear my forrest floor of unwanted brush and poison ivy because I had this mint running wild everywhere the wind blows. Its been two years and I'm still pulling new seedlings each spring. Wish I'd thought to sell it to the local Asian Food Mart. I could have made a buck or two.

[@Metqa]

OTOH, I do let my Lemon Balm Run as wild as it can. My peppermint got knocked over by critters and escaped, taking over the strip of soil beside my front walk. I wasn't too disappointed though, because fireants had also taken over that strip and were a literal pain to deL with when trying to harvest badol and peppers from. The o ly sunny spot in my yard. Bonus, I always have a gift for people walking by: freshly cut mint for tea!

[@phantom6014]

@@NextdoorHomestead Yeah they for sure are. My mom put some in my oregano pot and by the time I noticed it was already too late, I kind of let the two run their course and it became a faction war between the two. A combination of a really bad frost storm and I imagine the both of them fighting for root space and nutrients really killed back the bunch. So I pretty much dug out as much as I could, planted a new set of oregano and left what I 100% verified to be oregano n remove whatever peppermint stragglers that I managed to miss. By the end I hope the oregano just outcompetes the peppermint with my assistance and I can finally have my oregano pot back lol.

[@credx2689]

We live in a forested area and are shaded on all sides- we only get about 4hrs of sun in the main part of our garden. I can reliably grow indeterminate tomatoes, hot peppers, broccoli, kale, romaine and butter crunch lettuces (I just leave it to go to seed and it comes up in its own each year), ground cherries (these also self sow) and garlic, asparagus and strawberries. And so many herbs do well in shade- chives, thyme, oregano, lovage, sage, self sown cilantro and dill… and basil in containers

[@taliesin816]

Hostas do well in the shade and the new spring buds taste delicious roasted like asparagus!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Hahaha if nothing else this video has been a cosmic reminder to get myself to the nursery for some Hostas! I can't wait to try them now!

[@rubina1868]

They are edible?

[@kaptynssirensong2357]

I just subscribed!!! I have a thing for gardeners that smile in their thumbnails in such a way that lets me know that they love gardening as much as I do :) That’s how Jess from Roots and refuge got me. Her thumbnails are so joyful and jolly!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Welcome to the channel!!! =) I think looking for people who love gardening is a pretty great rubric^^ I'll have to check out Roots and Refuge!

[@melange78]

The type of blueberry you should grow in shade is the Scandinavian Blueberry which is called Billberry in the US. It contains like 10 times more flavinoids than the American Blueberry, is nootropic and a MAOI which you supposedly can get high of if you eat enough of it.

[@emcarver8983]

The bilberry is native to UK and is the original plant that all other blueberries are derived from. It's not a type of blueberry. It is the mother of all.

[@Urmomsgaylilbro]

Now THAT is the type of blueberries I need

[@riaagarwal6840]

Will they grow in zone 9,10

[@melange78]

@@riaagarwal6840 Scandinavian blueberries are hardier than any American variety, they grow in Alaskan latitudes.

[@Pausereflectandbreathe]

I've been planting my tomatoes in the shade every year. They seem to like it especially the cherry and grape tomatoes. I even tried planting some big tomatoes and I was surprised to have a harvest last year also. The yard long beans, basil, water spinach, kale, sorrel and even peppers grow in my shady spot with only 2 1/2 hours sun.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

2.5 hours is really impressive! I agree on sorrel - it's another great shade option. I love the red veined sorrel and have a lot of it coming in right now!

[@peterspain128]

Did you feed them a lot?

[@Metqa]

You have given me hope and encouragement that may be able to grow in my forest of a backyard. I have tall looking pines and gumball trees, as well as some I identified deciduous trees that steal the sun once spring is over. I get a lot if direct sun, then it turns shady and hot. I just purchased a variety of cherry and currant tomatoes , and some everglades seeds. I was concerned I'd have to use my front yard for the morning sun, but if midday sun and afternoon dappled shade can still grow them, I may have more space options.

[@mattmagog8439]

Your full off Dug

[@mattmagog8439]

I can grow lemons in 3 hours of sunlight

[@katrussell6819]

In Michigan I have great success with parsley, strawberries, and rhubarb in shade. Kale and Collards do very well all winter as well.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

I wish I'd done collards in Fall to overwinter! I love them and they're doing great this Spring for us too. What kind of strawberries do you like to grow?

[@SnakeAndTurtleQigong]

Sending gratitude from a Daoist monastery near Seattle (USA)!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Thanks John - we really appreciate that =)

[@ardenthebibliophile]

I've also found thyme to be a great shade tolerant herb doesn't grow AS big, but it hangs in and provides some nice additional food/spice in the life

[@NextdoorHomestead]

1000% I totally agree. I'm working on an herb video and we put the thyme in a shadier spot on purpose so it doesn't get too big.

[@Itried20takennames]

Agree on the blueberries….we have a much cooler, mostly shade spot of the yard, and potted blueberries have grown fine there, even with imperfectly acidified soil.

[@carsonrush3352]

In defense of the ornamental grass, bunching grasses are good nesting locations for ground beetles, which eat garden pests. So if you can't grow food there, you can use the area to grow support plants for your garden.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

I love that, thank you Carson. It's hard sometimes to give up productive (in terms of food production) space but it's nice to find other ways to benefit your own little ecosystem =)

[@emmelia-6068]

Yes, "support plants" is a good description! Think native plants to attract pollinators etc 😊

[@mikeski8827]

I live in Zone 9 in an apartment with a north facing balcony. So far my most successful crops have been Aloe Vero and New Potatoes (they never seem to survive past that stage). I get no light in the winter and a brutal sun in the summer so gardening has been a challenge. This has given me a lot of great ideas for the cooler/darker months! Thanks!

[@sixthsenseamelia4695]

Edible shade flowers & "weeds". Eg: Nasturtium. Violets. Dandelions. Nettles. Paint reflective walls matte white, it'll improve reflective sunlight. KiaOra from New Zealand.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

I love edible flowers! Definitely a world I'd like to learn more about. Thanks for sharing your ideas =)

[@sixthsenseamelia4695]

@@NextdoorHomestead I really like your food garden ideas for marginal land! 🙂 Carrots and winter rye have an antifreeze protein. Red (Pakistani) carrots do well in the winter season. 🥕

[@MartinaSchoppe]

violets are great in shade as groundcover - and not only the flowers are edible, the leaves, too. Almost all year round - I'm in Germany Zone 7b-ish, so in zone 9 they might be awesome in winter, too.

[@sixthsenseamelia4695]

@@MartinaSchoppe Hello Martina. My Grandma taught me how to make crystallised flowers. Sweets & cake decorations. They're gorgeous! Candied or crystallized flowers add a delicate floral flavor and a beautiful appearance. Do take care though, not all flowers are edible. Here are the ones I commonly use: hibiscus, shrinking violets, lavender, primroses, roses, borage, jasmine, violas, nasturtiums, cornflowers, sage, thyme flowers. 🌹🌺 Process: Pick the flowers on a dry, sunny day when they are fully open. Remove the stalks. Pour a lightly beaten (but not frothy) egg white into a saucer. Have another saucer of caster sugar beside it. Using tweezers, dip the flower heads or petals first into the egg white and then into the sugar. Use a fine paintbrush to tease the sugar into any crinkles and hollows within the flower. Shake off any excess sugar before laying the flowers on a sheet of baking parchment. Place in a warm, dry and airy spot to dry for 24-48 hours. When fully dry, store the crystallised flowers carefully between layers of baking parchment or greaseproof paper in an airtight container. This extends their life and preserves them for up to a year. 🍃🌺🌼🍃🌼🌺🌼🍃🌺🌼🍃

[@NextdoorHomestead]

@@MartinaSchoppe I just *love* johnny jump ups (viola tricolor). We've actually got a couple dozen germinating in the garage right now and some volunteers popping up in the vegetable garden. I think they are the prettiest edible flower out there. I tried growing them in our cool seasons last year as some folks seem to have success with it but they couldn't handle it unfortunately =(

[@dragonflyfarm9154]

Awesome info! We live in the woods and don’t like to mass clear so we hand clear anywhere we need to create a garden bed, pop up a high tunnel or greenhouse and all of our paths are hand cleared. I’ve studied forest farming and wildcrafting because I naturally have ALOT of shade and dapple sun areas. So any food or medicine I can grow in low light areas is a bonus to us!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

That sounds seriously delightful. Good on you for working with your ecosystem and I'm so glad you got something useful from this video =)

[@Metqa]

Any suggestions of how you deal with wildlife like squirrels, raccoons, and deer.?

[@moo1388]

Argula flowers are absolutely gorgeous,, I think there are garden designers dream. They bloom endlessly look so cool with so many different plants with that dark brown vein w creamy white flower you could graze on the whole thing...:) !

[@stacyrosa6672]

I have good deal of shade in my Northern Michigan garden. I found that Swiss Chard Bright Lights did incredibly well in medium shade, and was a gorgeous addition of color lining my paths. Can't wait to try some of your tips!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

That's awesome - I personally *love* swiss chard and have lots growing =). I mostly just go with the rainbow mix, but I think that ends next year. I want to find some specific varieties and narrow it down to the best. Anyhow, hope the tips help!

[@petekooshian5595]

Ditto on this! I live in southern Michigan and swiss chard (Bright Lights mix, and Fordhook Giant) does very well in lower light areas!

[@veronicabaker7730]

Wow, you are such a great presenter. Fabulous video. Thank you so much. Great information.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

This was such a kind comment, thank you so much Veronica! I'm so glad it was helpful =)

[@instabloksuncare808]

I predict you’ll be at 1 million subscribers by next spring. And I love how you snuck in the “y’all “!!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Haha thank you for the encouragement! It's just nice to have folks watching and commenting and engaging. What a blast =)

[@rosarioesteban4792]

Hello! I just find your channel and I love it! Gardening was such an important part of my recovery from depression and anxiety ♥️ Now it's lovely to watch content creators like you talk about plants, nature and gardening with so much love and passion. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I don't know a lot about plants that thrive on shade so this is perfect! I would absolutely love to do Spanish subtitles for this video for free, so I can share it with friends and family! If that's something you'd be interested in, please let me know 🌿

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Hi Rosario! Thank you so much for this lovely comment, it just brings such a smile to my face. Truly. I would absolutely love to have Spanish subtitles, that sounds wonderful. Emberrasingly, I've never added subtitles to a video and will need to learn how! If it is really something you are interested in doing, let me know - my email is on the About page for the channel =)

[@debbiehenri345]

Thank you! Great to finally find a cold region/shade gardening channel. While my garden isn't strictly all shade, it is a north facing garden in Scotland, and few are the days when it isn't overcast. I am delighted to see a tomato growing in such conditions - when, for the past 20 years, I have been unable to get more than 3-4 tomatoes total, regardless of all the tips and tricks I've ferreted out of the internet. Nothing's worked and this is the first year I've finally given up. So I am definitely going to try and track down some black tomato seed! Might I suggest - I have blackcurrants and redcurrants fruiting reasonably well under the dense shade of an ancient hazelnut tree, gooseberries fruiting sufficiently under the denser shade of a large goat willow, and many raspberries will tolerate a bit of shade too. Also, in the perennial vegetable bracket - Red-Veined Sorrel works for me (in leaf right now. In fact, there have been a few leaves throughout the winter). Alchemilla mollis will happily produce mountains of edible leaves wherever you plant it. It does best in sun, but a bit of shade will keep it that little bit more manageable. An acquired taste, some people don't like the very slight fur on the leaf surface in a salad, but if you chop it up well with other leaves or use them like spinach to pad out a stew, they're fine. Last year, I planted an Ostrich Fern in a mostly shady place. It's quite small at the moment, but I hear these 'Fiddleheads' are very popular in California at least. My Marjoram plants have had a crown of tiny leaves in the centre all winter just like the mint, so that's another one to try. I'm currently dividing mine up to try in the wilder permaculture garden, see how they fare among other, larger plants. Some Hostas are edible. I'm unsure exactly which ones, but I have 'Bressingham Blue' in my garden. It's more green than blue, but I'm limited to what I can grow because I have a ton of slugs and snails, this is a slug-proof variety and slug-proof Hostas are as rare as hen's teeth. I'll have to give carrots another go. I think that my habit of a Spring sowing is what's producing poor results. Evidently, they need that extra few months. Good luck with the channel.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Thank you kindly Debbie! If you've long struggled to get tomatoes to fruit, might I suggest going even more extreme and trying to grow a parthenocarpic variety? Something like 'Oregon Star' or 'Oregon Spring'? They don't require pollination at all to set fruit and were bred as such to give harvests in the very low sun conditions of the Pacific Northwest coast. Just an idea! And I LOVE red-veined sorrel. I've got 36 of 'em waiting to plant out right now actually =) We're growing Jostaberry (a currant / gooseberry hybrid) which likes to be out of our harsh sun but I will definitely look out for some standard currant bushes too! And thank you for the tip on the Hosta variety! A local nursery owner told me about the slug issue around here, I didn't know there were resistant varieties. Cheers!

[@SamSung-fp2vj]

North West England... Tiny 'garden' n mostly in shade a little light only during a sunny summer 😂😂😂!! (we mainly have cloudy wet skies even in summer). Agree red veined sorrel, however crop very tiny compared to any sun areas. N brambles... Few raspberries if can grow tall enough. Everything else just dies off chives!! Everything. strawberries grow but no fruit so use it to prpergate runners. 2 Parsley plants did well for a few months then died, replanted but they died. So annoying such limited space n little grows. Tomatoes, carrots all others mentioned just failed. 😢

[@NextdoorHomestead]

@@SamSung-fp2vj Sorry Sam, that sounds incredibly frustrating. Can I ask what the traditional crops of the area were/are?

[@SamSung-fp2vj]

No idea. A field would have more access to Sun etc... With tiny town 'spaces ' 'gardens' extra challenges. Little space, light, cold, soggy. Too many summers a wash out. Not able to even dry washing outside.

[@mKierstenk]

I attended a seed exchange event in my community the other day (it was so much fun and an amazing way to make sure extra seeds don't go to waste and try new varieties!) Anyway, they had a short presentation on seed saving and talked about how if you save from plants that do particularly well in the conditions you're looking for, within a couple generations you'll have plants that are more suited to those conditions. Have you experienced anything like this? I'm thinking of trying to do that for plants I'm trying to grow in my shady back yard.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

That sounds like a blast! I haven't personally done any sort of landracing attempts but I think it's only a matter of time. I'm not huge on seed saving normally but I think if done with a goal of creating a line that's hyper-adapted to your microclimate, it could be really fun =)

[@backpacker2417]

Thanks for the video. I will have to give carrots and Tomatillos a chance in my more shaded area. I have at least 20 oaks plus numerous other tress so I have very little sunny areas in my yard,

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Oh oak shade is serious. I would definitely give carrots a go.

[@epistemialiliasmr5630]

Nasturtium really needs to be added to this list. Grows in full shade, through mild winters. Is both food and medicine. Grow extremely easy even in depleted soil. And It’s so pretty

[@NextdoorHomestead]

=) Ok, I have to admit I have bad luck with nasturtiums! I am giving them another shot right now though - they're in some trays (hopefully germinating). I didn't know they were edible, thank you for the tip!

[@marahdolores8930]

Nasturtium seeds (if your plants set seed) may also be pickled like capers, which they sort of taste like. I missed the boat to start my own here this year (northern Gulf of Mexico Coast zone 8b). I may buy some locally grown potted nasturtiums this spring to hang in shade (little mom & pop growers are less likely to treat their plants with neonicotinoid systemic poisons like some of the big box stores use on their "ornamental" plants). I like hanging baskets of beautiful trailing nastutiums in shade to add some peppery bite to my salads with their leaves and flowers, and maybe even get enough seeds to save a few for next fall and pickle the rest. Fairly heavy shade gives them more of a growing season in the heat here.

[@christinehbailey]

This is my first year growing Nasturtiums and I’m so excited to see them flower. My daughter is dying to be able to eat flowers!😂

[@wardsdotnet]

Nasturtium grows like a weed here in the San Francisco Bay area but I don't think it likes the heat where he lives

[@marahdolores8930]

@@wardsdotnetyou are right - nasturtium does NOT like the heat. It is mainly a late fall/winter/early spring plant here on the northern Gulf Coast. (Deep South zone 8b) It gives up and dies when summer's heat comes on in April/May. Cilantro is like that too.

[@Asterati]

This video is a life saver, my apartment balcony is big but in full shade. I've been heartbroken about it since I moved in, but I feel a lot better knowing I can still grow my own edible plants. Amazing video!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Thank you! Please don't give up and experiment as much as you can. There are some great additional suggestion in these comments as well =)

[@lynn6799]

I'm in 6b and cucumbers do alright in partial shade. They thrive on neglect once established.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Thanks for sharing! I think a few other commenters have said the same thing - sounds like a good experiment =)

[@nancyn.226]

I'm excited! My growing areas are partial sun thanks to mature trees throwing shade. Also a plus, I'm in Zone 9! Very cool! Looking forward to more videos 🌻

[@NextdoorHomestead]

So glad you enjoyed it Nancy! Definitely got more videos to come 😁

[@aliciam3753]

I love your enthusiasm! Gardening makes me excited too :)

[@NextdoorHomestead]

THANK YOU! ;) I think it all sort of comes out as we approach spring!

[@stealth_striker2618]

Try Perilla in the shade. I think it would do great and it’s full of benefits. Perilla grows wild and plentiful deep in the forest behind my house where there is no sun light due to the thick trees and brush.

[@meganramirez3530]

This was such an informative video. Thank you for taking the time to make this and educate us newbies 😊 I have a shaded garden in my new home and needed advice. This video was extremely helpful.

[@bluemoon8268]

… don’t forget that the carrot tops are very edible … as are the leaves from many vegetables you wouldn’t think of !

[@NextdoorHomestead]

100%. I was telling a farmer friend that I didn't think I wanted to plant Kohlrabi because it's not enough food per plant. And he reminded me to include the greens! Kohlrabi is now back =)

[@Mediamarked]

Wasabi Japonica grows fine in the shade here, in the Netherlands. Keep it out of the sun, use big pots. Had some frost, didn't mind it at all. Full summer sun kills it.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

O wow what an awesome idea. Love love love this. Will have to try and find some.

[@roku144]

Solid video! Can I throw out the suggestion to add timestamps per plant? Makes it so much easier to come back and find info

[@littlenugs9942]

I've heard that about carrots. If there grown in the colder environment they tend to be sweeter Thanks for the video. Learn something new every day

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Certainly true of some leafy greens too! Always a nice perk of Winter =) Thank you for watching - so glad it was informational!

[@katieking8830]

Lemon balm is a great deer deterrent!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

I had no idea of that. Thanks for the tip! Now if I can just find a plant the turkeys hate...

[@crystalschweitzer7625]

My grandma planted blueberries at her house back in the 80s. The house is a hunting cabin now. We do nothing to take care of them. They are amazing. Best blueberries ever. I can't wait to go up there during summer.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

That sounds amazing =)

[@saltburner2]

Arugla is known in the UK as 'rocket'. Mache greens are known as 'lamb's lettuce'.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Woah, I didn't know that about mache! Thank you very much =)

[@blackeyedsusan727]

​@@NextdoorHomestead Mâche is the French name.

[@dah8789]

It's "roquette" in french as well

[@BatteredWing]

Commenting as I watch. Arugula is Rocket here, and yes, ours prefer shade due to how harsh our sun can be here. We get better yield and softer flavour through autumn/winter. in spring it gets very bitter, and bolts towards the end. Endive: I don't even know what this is, but sounds like it would suit our half and half spots. Carrot: yeah, we grew our last lot in mostly shade. It was fine we just had to be careful with water retention. Corn salad: never heard of it, but cool. Our lettuce does good in pretty much full shade. Tomatos: All year crop for us. Our cherries all do well in shade. Tomatillos: haven't tried yet. Pole bean: have only done snow peas. So a bit different, but they do so good in mostly shade and ours got over 6ft lol. Mint: Only mint that we've managed to grow is cat mint, but it is thriving and in the shade. Blueberries: have just died. Everytime. Lemonbalm: something in my garden adore lemon balm so it gets eaten before I ever get usable lol. But yes, we get good sprouting with shade. Japanese grass: cool. Some additions we've had luck with in shade: Lemongrass Monsteria deliciousa Dragonfruit Corn & sorghum & wheat surprisingly Amaranth is fantastic in shade. Maybe not full shade, but majority of the day is fine. Malabar spinach. It grows well in sun or shade. Depending on your climate. Anyway, you're an awesome creator. Glad you came up in my rec!

[@BatteredWing]

Oh and I'm in QLD Australia

[@NextdoorHomestead]

What?! This is just such a tremendous comment. Hahaha, I'm so stoked reading someone else's experience with all these. - You should 100% try tomatillos they are the best - my next video is on blueberries actually - they are totally fussy - Malabar is maybe a top 5 plant for me. I'm so excited to make a video on it this year and hopefully spread the word ;) Thank you so much for the kind words. Really appreciate it!

[@BatteredWing]

@@NextdoorHomestead Look forward to the blueberry stuff then! Pretty much any "speciality" types I'd have to buy from seed tho, as our local nurseries don't stock the best options. And yes, once I get my hands on some tomatillo seeds I will definitely see how they go. They look similar to Cape gooseberries so hopefully grow just as well here. We also rely solely on rain water on our property so experimenting with shade has been incredibly important over the past 6 years that we've been on this property, because as you found out, shade makes for less evaporation. Having said that, I'm having some really good success with sunken terracotta pot watering systems now so it's not as important. I have invested in some shade cloth tho for when summer comes back.

[@mindfulnessforblackgirls]

I bought a townhouse that gets no direct sun... This is perfect for my homestead!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Yay! I hope you have an awesome, productive garden this year =) Here's to growing lots of food in small places!

[@jessstuart7495]

My neighbor does a lot of home remodeling projects, and he has put a bunch of large mirrors (which his customers no longer want) on the side of his house to add more light to shady areas next to his fence.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Ok, that is so cool! I suppose indoor plant growers have been using reflective materials for ages so it makes sense =) Love it!

[@davidniemi6553]

I have a lot of shade, and the single most consistently productive food plant I grow are peppers with small to medium sized pods (i.e. not bell peppers -- they take forever to reach full size and another eternity to ripen -- one bird peck and you've lost all that). Pepper plants can survive dry conditions, they survived our rainiest year on record in 2018, they can tolerate a pretty wide temperature range; most heirloom peppers are far more disease-resistant than any F1 hybrid tomato. I've done well with pole beans and tomatoes too (except 2018). For tomatoes I prefer cold-weather / arctic varieties, as I can start them eariler and being in shade is a lot like being in a much cooler microclimate.

[@brandondavidson4085]

As someone who lives in an apartment and my only planting area outside is a covered 16 sq. ft. patio, these kinds of videos are so good for me. I'm growing carrots, potatoes, and radishes right now, but want to move into some more flowering plants.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Definitely try it! We also grew beans and peas in our apartment windowsill once upon a time =)

[@oldgloryhillfarmturtlewoma9132]

I’ve always been warned about mint taking over. I’m old, a widow and have downsized from a small farm with a dairy goat herd and all manner of other farm animals. Now I’m on an acre pretty much in the middle of 40 acres of woods. I am container gardening, and the rest is just a bit wild. My weed trimmer keeps things cut down around the house pretty much. I’m thinking of seeding the place with mint. Keeps down mice and spiders, and I’m hoping scorpions (I’m now in Arkansas, who knew Arkansas had scorpions?🤣). I think it will also smell wonderful when I take the weed eater to it.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

An acre in the middle of 40 acres of woods sounds like perfection =) You know, minus the scorpions! 0_o

[@florapuente4658]

This a good video :) the people complaining want all the information in one place and obviously don’t want to do their own research. Your doing great. Thanks for the tips.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Thank you so much Flora! Love the encouragement =)

[@pamelah6431]

I agree. They can easily google the hardiness zones of the plants they're interested in. Takes seconds.

[@antonioforestgardens697]

Semi tropical arid climate, no frost, by far and away, BANANAS. Planted as an understory below 2O meter tall native figs, 100% shade, extremely productive.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Ok, how cool! This is my new favorite suggestion; we've wanted to try growing bananas for *years* actually.

[@nancyfahey7518]

Thank you. Especially about the blueberries.👍

[@NextdoorHomestead]

No problem! Hope you get some good harvests in your shady sections this year =)

[@joannerap]

I like the subtle request to like the video. You seem to be a VERY NICE person, and for that you gained a new follower. Greetings from the Philippines! 👋🏻

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Greeting from the United States Joanne! Thank you so much for the kind words and for joining up =) I hope you enjoy our next crop of videos too!

[@joannerap]

@@NextdoorHomestead Looking forward to it! 😄 Thank you for your uploads, we're learning.

[@ahnaahna7278]

Thks. My arugula and spinach produced beautifully throughout the winter and the sunny cold weather. I covered them when temps went below 30. That was a southern face wall at my house. North face…..would have been too….too cold. Last year I grew collards/kale in big containers at another south wall here. Did great. Not giant leaves…..but produced tasty leaves terrifically!!! Carry on over there. Ahna. Georgia/USA

[@NextdoorHomestead]

I love it! Delicious but small is a whole lot better than nothing, eh? Our collards and Swiss Chard are a bit on the small side this year too with such a dreary, dark spring we had but they still taste just fine =) Cheers!

[@marcuspowell2510]

Black Cherry Tomatoes were a big winner in my garden too. We felt they had an okay flavor fresh but really got a chance to shine when halved and dried in the oven. Perfect pizza topping.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Yes! Haha, so glad to hear they weren't just good for us. On the flavor front, my toddler and I *loved* them and my wife thought they were just OK. Tomato preferences are so wonky...

[@ValerieT2023]

Black Cherry Tomatoes are my absolute favorite! I roasted the excess in olive oil & froze for winter. Couldn't find any last year, but I did find its predecessor Chocolate something or other. Hopefully, I'll find some this year!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

@@ValerieT2023 Somehow I keep reading about people roasting their cherry tomatoes recently and I'm getting real antsy for Summer!

[@Metqa]

Anyone try Indigo Rose tomato? They are larger than cherry, and rounder than plum, but about the same size. They were aromatic like a flower and sweet without acidity, and had such a deep Indigo hue wherever the sun touched the skin, and pink bottoms from shade. I recommend them.

[@ValerieT2023]

@@Metqa I've not tried Indigo Rose, but I did try some type of indigo tomato a couple of years ago. I bought it at Lowe's. Was not impressed at all. Didn't produce well, didn't taste that good and I had trouble telling when they were ripe. May have been just a bad summer for tomatoes but I think it was the indigo tomato plants since none of them did well.

[@brittanystanton1080]

Thanks for the suggestions! Looking forward to getting some of these plants into my garden this year. I’ve been trying to figure out my shady areas for two years now! Hoping I can fill my beds this year🙂.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

No problem! Lots of experimentation is definitely the key. We're trying a variety of alliums and some more greens in these shady spots to try and expand our list =) Best of luck!

[@upupandaway5646]

Excellent information 👌 thanks buddy😊

[@NextdoorHomestead]

You are so welcome! Hope your shady spots thrive this year =)

[@GardenMyselfHappy]

This is really interesting as I'm trying to grow in a north facing back garden plot. Thanks for putting this together.

[@elliottmcfadden6261]

I’d add bush beans to the list. I’ve done great with bush beans with only 4 hours of direct sun while I need more like 6 hours for pole beans. I’d also look at peppers for locations that get only morning sun if you live in hot climates (this helps avoid sun scald.) Finally, you mentioned limited blueberry varieties due to heat. Check out Rabbiteye blueberry varieties. These grow in the southern US (Georgia to Texas) and handle intense heat just fine. There are lots varieties.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

You know, I need to look into Rabbiteyes more. They're not easy to come by around me and it's a truism here that only southern highbush will work. Thanks for the reminder! And yeah, I agree with you re: bush beans. I've had better luck with pole beans due to their growth habits but Provider bush beans seem to do well enough in just about any context.

[@elliottmcfadden6261]

@@NextdoorHomestead if you do go with a rabbiteye, it’s recommended to get at least two different varieties that blossom at the same time. The cross pollination yields substantially more fruit.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Sorry for the late reply Elliot - for some reason your comment was flagged for review automatically. I have absolutely no idea why. I'm definitely going to ask around and see if I can find some to try out.

[@bluesage1528]

Great advice 👍

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Thanks! I appreciate that 😁

[@agrarianarc]

I grew cucumbers that only got 3-4 hours of sun last summer and they were the most prolific, beautiful cucumber plants of my life

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Woah! Very nice! What variety?

[@agrarianarc]

@@NextdoorHomestead just basic Marketmore 76! I saved the seeds from a few years ago from another planting that did awesome in shade. I really don’t consider them a full sun crop anymore. As long as the water is abundant and the fertility is amped, they don’t need the sun beating down on them imo. I harvested well over 100 cucumbers between the 3 plants that were mostly in the shade

[@NextdoorHomestead]

@@agrarianarc Very good food for thought, I appreciate it.

[@deebrooks9488]

​@@agrarianarc That's such good news! Can you tell me about the extra fertilization? ❤

[@agrarianarc]

@@deebrooks9488 yeah! We worked in a lot of rich compost, and this year we will add chicken manure from our hens

[@akapatience5571]

I wish I could get of board with lemon balm but it just reminds me of when I used to clean houses in high school and used lemon Pledge🙄

[@NextdoorHomestead]

I.... uh... can imagine that yeah. I happen to like the smell of Pledge 0_o

[@Mrsmadison45]

Thanks be to God for this video ❤

[@washingtonswanderingwitch]

I’m excited to plant my carrots 🥕 got the perfect spot

[@NextdoorHomestead]

So exciting! They are such a fun crop. My dog gets so excited when we harvest...

[@washingtonswanderingwitch]

@@NextdoorHomestead I bet! Love the channel

[@ahnaahna7278]

So glad to know of your videos! Carry on!!

[@sanmatidhartikamath3771]

Zone 9 yay. Me too. This video is priceless for me. 😊😊

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Awesome! Haha glad to hear it's being helpful =)

[@matthewgoetzka8855]

I'm already planning to try planting carrots and blueberries this year but I hadn't thought of mint. I think I'll have to try that too

[@NextdoorHomestead]

It's one of my favorite things to grow period! My only advice is don't give up on it too fast - it takes its time and then *explodes* and plant it in a container =) Best of luck with the garden this year!

[@davannhuynh4279]

Just discovered and subscribed to your channel. Great infos, can't wait to see more!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Thanks so much Davann! Lots more gardening and gardenin' videos to come ;) Cheers!

[@wardsdotnet]

I love growing arugula! I eat it in sandwiches almost every day

[@NextdoorHomestead]

I've really grown to enjoy it more and more. So good for multiple cuts.

[@Fiene-Nix]

I bet you are very healthy & happy 😊 Arugula is a gem 💎 indeed.

[@tmtb80]

Sweet Woodruff grows in the shade. Its pretty and smells great. Used in flavoring wines, etc.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Oh interesting! Thanks for the tip - that's a new one to me.

[@tmtb80]

@@NextdoorHomestead you're welcome! I always grew it in pots on my north facing porch. It flowers, which are edible, and it's a nice shade of green. Good for teas. A lovely smell. And, again, i grew it with zero direct sunlight.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

@@tmtb80 I'm going to try and find someone. I like the idea of having a perennial herbal tea garden =)

[@RJack1915]

Carrot leaves pesto is soooo good

[@NextdoorHomestead]

There are so many good root crop greens I wish I'd learned to eat sooner!

[@matthawkins4579]

I have a lot of containers that I grow in along side my raised beds. For the past 2 years I have sown carrot seeds around the edges of these containers and let them establish while I wait for the seedling to be ready to transplant in. Has worked pretty well so far.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Hey Matt, thank you for sharing! Meaning, you plant the carrots first and let them grow alongside (intercrop) with your main crop in the area? Or is the timing staggered? I'm curious!

[@TakeMeToYourLida]

Thank you. Just a heads up that for some of us it’s tough to hear what someone is saying if the background music is too loud. 🙂

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Ah, sorry Lida! You're definitely not the first to say so. I love having a little music but clearly need to work on getting the volume levels right! Thank you for watching!

[@CardsbyMaaike]

Maybe it's a Dutch thing, but we love our Frisee Andive, raw and cooked. great video, I've moved and have more shade now so I was looking for inspiration

[@NextdoorHomestead]

That's awesome! I don't see it here much except as a small bit in a mix or even as a garnish =/ I'm so glad it was helpful! Best of luck with the new shady spots =)

[@jackieburnett6881]

Ty for all the information!

[@lostpony4885]

Black cherry is one of my struggling garden's clear winners, is successful on spite of all the challenges and taste amazing, thanks i will try one in the shady planter this year.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

It's amazing how many folks seem to be saying it's lovely in their garden too! Seems like this needs to become a more popular option at the nurseries!

[@Phraeyah]

Thank you for sharing this information. Going to be handy for my tiny garden with the house at my east, and a big 8ft wall at my west! Not idea but glad to hear the mizuna and rocket (arugala) should be ok.

[@JohnHenrySheridan]

Great vid thanks man!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Thank you sir! Appreciate it 😁

[@ALaMode_Designer]

This is great! Maybe I can grow something in my yard.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Thank you - so glad you liked it =). Best of luck in the shade this year!

[@janedough1485]

Thanks for the helpful video

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Oh I'm so glad it was helpful!

[@diannaclark4252]

My first video of yours. It's like trying to find a . specific star in the night sky to find people like you. So I had to subscribe because you are so interesting, and of course a thumbs up. I have huge pots that are so big they are not moveable. So I am going to get a blueberry bush or two to put in the pot behind my elderberry bushes. I wrote all the info down because I want it when the next Carrington event happens...😎

[@NextdoorHomestead]

That's incredibly kind Dianna - I'm so glad our videos were interesting =) And thank you for teaching me about the Carrington Event! Learn something new every day!

[@NateFord]

“New frames need analyzing. Click Analyze.” 😂😂

[@ahnaahna7278]

I so am enjoying your thoughtful and encouraging videos!! I grew spinach plants this winter(Georgia) on a south wall in big pots. Had a good continuous crop. My arugula did not do well….except for one plant. I forgot to mulch or didn’t have mulch back then. We had a 9 degree night back in December which was so brrrr cold…..for Atlanta, Georgia!! Please continue to send your videos out…..to us. I am subscribed! Because I have a north front…..my south side is a little….unpredictable….in summer. Tree canopy overgrowth is an issue also in the south side back yard. So I am listening closely to your….advice. So grateful for your videos!! Ahna

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Thank you for the kind words and for checking out our channel Ahna! Growing on a South wall of a home seems like you did everything right 😁. Sometimes nature just wins. I just went to check my lettuce and at least ten of my seedlings were eaten to nubs! I've got so much gardening and videos planned for this year, I can't wait to share! I hope your Spring garden grows beautifully. Cheers,

[@KaykaH]

Thank You so much, You are the best! Really enjoy Your channel and You make my garden better too:)

[@NextdoorHomestead]

That is just SO wonderful to hear! Thanks for keeping up with the channel and I hope you're as excited for more gardening this year as I am =)

[@KaykaH]

@NextdoorHomestead oh definitely🌞🌱🌾 ! Also very excited to see more of Your wonderful videos which are really helpful :) maybe if You will have some time to make a video about some organic pesticides or how do You save Your plants from being eaten ? I'm a bit new to it and as for now I'm sharing everything with the tiny eaters 😂😂😂

[@NextdoorHomestead]

I'm so sorry I missed your reply here! I'm not quite sure I've mastered KZbin notifications yet 0_0 I love that idea and will add it to my ideas list! Thank you! To be totally transparent though, we don't use any pesticides at all, even organic =/. My main strategy is actually just to grow extra plants and try to build up an ecosystem of predators in my yard over time (like, years) to keep things in balance. There are a few things we do like though (like yellow sticky traps and bird scare tape) so I think I'll make the video anyhow!

[@KaykaH]

@@NextdoorHomestead Oh no worries , reply when You can and if You can :) Yup ,doing the same just growing more than I need , everyone needs to eat to survive including the bugs😂 But I did found out accidentally that for example slugs can't travel on the wood filing ,so I just add a thin layer of the wood filings on the soil around the strawberries , just when it's getting wet with the time, they can travel on it again so it's needs to be replaced with the dry one 😂😂 And Thank You again for your videos and the advices . Your channel notification just makes my day every time :)

[@Moose-boots]

Thank you for this video, i live in the north east of the UK and we rarely get sun... maybe one or two really hot weeks throughout the year, but other than that, we're just mild all the time. I successfully grew three types of tomatos last year - Roma, Golden Sunrise and Black Beauty tomatoes. Just to weigh in. I grow Rhubarb in my garden, it starts sprouting up in very cold weather, even when there's still a bit of frost. Today is 02/04/2023 and i've just harvested my rhubarb for the first time, it goes absolutely insane. Other things that work well in my garden year in, year out are - Gooseberries, Blackcurrants, Chives, Baby Sweetcorn, Peas and Courgettes (Zucchini) - i never have a problem with any of them :)

[@NextdoorHomestead]

That's an awesome list Kim! Thank you for sharing some perennials too - if we do a part two of this video I think I'd like to include more of them.

[@KK-FL]

Thanks for mentioning about overwatering with lemon balm. I just got my first one!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

No problem and best of luck! I looooooove ours - such a lovely plants =)

[@marycollins8215]

Thank you!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

You're so welcome!

[@CanCan-rr6hs]

Thanks for this 🤗

[@NextdoorHomestead]

No problem! Thank you for watching =)

[@jeffengel2607]

Runner beans have been doing well for us in shadier areas too.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Thanks for sharing Jeff! Do you have a favorite variety?

[@jeffengel2607]

@@NextdoorHomestead It's a toss-up between the scarlet runner beans and the black coat ones. They're not as prolific as the pole beans by any means in the choice spots, but they do manage to produce (and look good) in places other beans, tomatoes etc. just don't.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

@@jeffengel2607 Yeah, it makes sense and I'm not sure I'd connected the dots. They do tend to prefer it cooler. We stopped growing them due to toxicity when raw (kids and dogs...) but I love growing the Scarlets. That's a *true* edible ornamental IMO! Thanks again for the recommendations. I haven't tried the black coat.

[@ivahihopeful]

Great video, and I’m glad you have the information about overwatering lemon balm. I think I was doing that. I’d add Greek oregano which is an amazing ground cover/living mulch.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Thank you! So glad you liked it =) And awesome tip, appreciate it!

[@markfcoble]

Thanks!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

No problem! Thanks for watching!

[@Eveonthehill]

thank you!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

No problem at all! Thanks for watching 😁

[@ThirdCoastGardening]

Nice tips. I also have a lot of shade in my garden. I have a few strips of full sun though. My full sun is mostly a thin strip against the fence line and a couple other areas.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Haha a "few strips of full sun" sounds very familiar! We do what we can ;) Thank you for watching - I'm glad you liked the tips!

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

The black cherry is my favourite early tomato, i find late in the season they split a little easy and i tend to give them to the chickens. Thay have the best flavours tho!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Oh that's fascinating! I haven't had splitting issues with them but we're in (I believe!) rather different climates ;) I will be most definitely testing them on our chickens this year!

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

@@NextdoorHomestead they LOVED them lol

[@moo1388]

The heat Zone that you live in really makes a huge difference in what you can and cannot grow in shade

[@margaretmarshall3645]

Interested about the lemon balm! I just repotted mine yesterday; it had quickly become pot bound, and was struggling adjusting to the bright sunshine once I moved the pot outdoors for the season. Glad to know the solution may be as simple as to move them to a shadier location-and root prune them when they outgrow their pot. Like spearmint, they don’t share their space well with others, so I prefer to keep them in their own pot. I grow them just because I love their smell!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Hahaha they really don't play well with others do they? We just planted some in a small pot *inside* a larger raised bed to get around that issue. I hope the shadier spot works for you too =)

[@FrozEnbyWolf150]

I would add hostas. They are part of the asparagus family and are similarly edible, and are grown in Asia as an edible instead of a decorative. Hostas can do well in as little as 3 hours of sunlight. They are easier to propagate and transplant than asparagus, and they don't take as long to get established.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Thank you! I'm picking some up next week =) Any particular variety you like?

[@FrozEnbyWolf150]

@@NextdoorHomestead I don't know if there's a difference in how they taste, and blanching may be required to make the mature leaves palatable. However, I think we have the whirlwind, the one with the white stripe, and the halcyon, or whichever is the small standard green one.

[@StoneAgeDudemanGaming]

I was specifically looking for shade area plantings, so since you asked, i gotta like. thems the rules.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Hahahaha thanks Lucas, much appreciated =)

[@rocdajacable]

I grew a bunch of organic carrots in a wheelbarrow along with strawberries which are still in it.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Ooooo that sounds really cool. I like the wheelbarrow planter look =)

[@freewillchoice8052]

Nice idea!👍 Metal or wood wheelbarrow? Any holes for drainage?

[@rocdajacable]

@@freewillchoice8052 it's a 21 year old steel wheelbarrow with a 90.00 solid rubber tire I bought back when roofing heavy it leaks a bit around the bolt holes and you can easily move it wherever

[@fabricdragon]

i just found you so this is the first video of yours i have seen, forgive me if you mentioned these elsewhere... a number of plants we think of as "purely ornamental" are in fact edible. now they may not be your first choice! but... Hosta, is in fact edible, although it upsets some folks digestion. also Ostrich fern fronts (fiddle heads) and ramps... and if you have a "pure shade" and want something fun? get a mushroom plug and a nice log....

[@NextdoorHomestead]

What awesome additions! I actually had no idea hosta was edible, I've stayed away from growing it in our shady sitting area because it's toxic to dogs. I just kind of assumed it was inedible for us as well!

[@rickytorres9089]

Nice idea of "just getting a log, drilling holes and see where's that takes you". :)

[@Green.Country.Agroforestry]

I'm fond of ornamental plants that are also edible .. Hostas, Day Lily, Canna Lily, Fern (not all are edible, make sure you know what you have) Dahlias just to name a few. Grow food right under the noses of the HOA! 😁

[@rickytorres9089]

@@Green.Country.Agroforestry Not only that but you can coexists them too with actual food crops if that's an option to you. :)

[@bluemoon8268]

@@NextdoorHomestead … the shoots supposedly taste similar to asparagus … 👌🏻

[@lchaddy9013]

Oh god I’m about to binge this channel… I looked in the description of this video and the two linked videos are about things I’m literally doing this year and know nothing about (tomatillos and beans in containers)

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Hahaha, I'm so glad to hear it! I hope they're helpful - tomatillos and container beans are some of my favorite things^^

[@euphoniahale5181]

Also hostas are edible and grow well in the shade. They are actually pretty good

[@NextdoorHomestead]

What is your favorite variety? I've been convinced to try Hostas ASAP =)

[@euphoniahale5181]

@@NextdoorHomestead I’ve only first tried them last year. They are all light green and on the medium tall side. This year I’m going to taste the variegated ones also. I roasted them in the oven I think 5-10 minutes or so in olive oil and a bit of salt. Oh and I cut the spring shoots coming up. Haven’t tried the older leaves yet

[@haydehabdolahian7691]

I click the like button and subscribe too 😏I live in Minneapolis and we are still in 40s in 2 of may ! Too cold to plant anything and for me to go out ( I am skinny 76 years old lady )

[@NextdoorHomestead]

During the day?! I hope Summer comes quickly for you =) I don't like to garden in the cold much either... Thank you very much for supporting our video and channel!