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

The Top 10 shade loving vegetables to plant in your home garden. These vegetables love growing in shade. We explain you how to grow these shade loving plants, all vegetables in your home garden.
Discover the top 10 vegetables that flourish even without the full sun! Whether you have a shady backyard or a garden with limited sunlight, these veggies won't disappoint. We delve into each vegetable's unique characteristics, growth requirements, and the benefits they offer. From leafy greens to root vegetables, this list covers a diverse array of options tailored for shade-friendly cultivation. So, if you've been hesitant about gardening due to insufficient sunlight, worry no more. Dive in and learn how to make the most of your shaded spaces, ensuring a bountiful harvest regardless of the lighting conditions. 🌱🍅🥦
A lot of gardeners do not get sunlight in their garden so our hope is to encourage all such gardeners on how to grow these shade loving vegetables in their garden, to add more harvests to their gardening journey.
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These shade loving vegetables are easy to grow and will let you grow shade loving vegetables and further improve your gardening experience.
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[@jackjia4230]

Full sun - 6 hours or more Partial shade - 3 to 6 hours Shade - less than 3 hrs 1. Lettuce - grow between taller plants like tomatoes; store lots of water+nutrients in the leaves and the sun can take that away. 2. Radish - specically short varieties grown in less than 30 days such as scarlet globe, crimson, cherry belle 3. Curry leaf plant - partial shade or shade both work, full sun is too hard on the leaves 4. Basil - leaves turn yellow in full sun 5. Cilantro - partial shade, can grow in any kind of shallow trays with limited amount of space 6. Mint - partial shade 7. Taro 8. Beets - if grown in full sun the roots will be big but leaves will grow bigger in partial shade so it depends on what you want to harvest, beet leaves or beet roots 9. Kale 10. Tomatoes - cherry tomatoes only, larger tomatoes need full sun

[@ashutoshsrivastava8810]

Good information

[@sgtvbox3152]

Nice

[@tahminanazmeen2170]

Thanks

[@Punjabitravelerusa]

Thx for the info!

[@deepagangal7076]

Thx

[@ccaned]

Thank you. The best thing is that the video is straight to the point without the "frills"

[@CaliforniaGardening]

Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated

[@BlissFortress]

Great video, very informative and to the point, thank you California Gardening! Everyone should watch it, it’s worth your time. If you’re in hurry, here’s the Top 10 List: 1. Lettuce 2. Radish (Early varieties like Scarlet Globe, Cherry Belle & Crimson) 3. Curry leaf Plant 4. Basil (like Sweet Basil, Boxwood) 5. Cilantro 6. Mint 7. Taro 8. Beets 9. Kale (like Dinosaur Kale) 10. Tomatoes (Yep - Cherry variety can be grown in partial shade)

[@xxkissmeketutxx]

Thankyou ☺❤

[@tammybass3750]

Thank you! I was listening to this as I was working. I appreciate the list.

[@GabyP17]

Thanks this was really helpful!

[@maraimacarvalho]

Obrigada🇧🇷

[@nischithakrgowda448]

Thank u

[@elliotpierre6299]

Great tips! I am a container / grow bag gardener. I immediately went to my back yard and adjusted location of cilantro, parsley for happier plants.

[@beatesetzer2441]

I live in Capetown with hot dry summers. I already noticed that Parsley, beets,cilantro,radishes don't even germinate if it's too hot. And my Parsley thrives in the cool spits in the garden.

[@marycoutinho566]

Where to buy herbs ,im from India (Goa)

[@reisun6894]

Alright! Now if you excuse me, I got some potted ciantro and basil to move 😅

[@Shion_T]

Right? Lol.

[@dslim3153]

Me too!

[@dragonmybaggage]

Lol

[@deborahtheodore5407]

I’ll move my plants after the rain. I was wondering what was wrong with my mints and basil plants.

[@marycoutinho566]

Yes your right,i too not worry about getting enough sun

[@BloomingAnomaly]

I didn't know these vegetables enjoyed the shade. Thank you for sharing!

[@workinprogress6282]

Thank you so much for the valuable suggestions. Going to move my Cilantro and mint to an area with less sunlight. Your video left me happy.

[@violetgentry9041]

I planed my Peppermint in full sun it grows very well spreading and coming back every year, I live in zone 8

[@pseudoleviathan5923]

Not alot of people talk about growing in shade. Great video, especially the difference growing in full sun vs shade. Lots of great work thank you!

[@dianegentry3255]

Thank you ! So glad to hear I can grow some vegies in my part shade garden!

[@laurastreet7600]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I have lots of shaded areas and I didn't know this until I saw your video! I'm excited to start planting these veggies and cherry tomatoes are my favorite! I'm so glad you shared this! Thank you!

[@RichGardenLife]

Absolutely right I grow my lettuce and my radishes in shade for 3-4 hours a day And this year in my garden my lettuce and some of my shade lover was definitely flourishing...... thank you for this video and all the tips awesome video Happy Gardening 💚.

[@CaliforniaGardening]

Cheers dude! Happy Gardening!!

[@priyabaskaran1431]

@@CaliforniaGardening I have a narrow north facing and east facing yard, it gets only less than 2 hours direct sunlight, rest of the time it is not dark, they get enough light but it's shady. Is it possible to grow plants like okra, eggplant, peppers, ash gourd, snake gourd etc? Atleast any greens? Thank you in advance!

[@escapefromny2012]

Thank you! Great to know I can grow cherry or grape tomatoes in part shade.

[@pangalanko4617]

You absolutely nailed it in this video. I learn so much from your channel. It helps amateur gardeners max out their growing spaces.

[@CaliforniaGardening]

Thank you!

[@bonnieb8099]

Yes thank you it will help us while we are outside with our vegetables, and having better ‘luck’ with our gardens, and better yields and better tasting veggies too

[@nikhilexplora]

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[@nikhilexplora]

@@bonnieb8099 verdures floushing condition

[@patriciahamilton111]

Thanks for sharing, just started my vegetable garden for the first time, thanks for the tips. God's blessings

[@priya01raj]

I came here to see what can I grow in my new home terrace which has shade from big trees around, this is the best video amongst the rest. Well explained with both versions of harvest. Excellent

[@CaliforniaGardening]

Glad you liked it. Happy Gardening!

[@robertbrawley5048]

I grew regular size tomatoes in less than 3 hours of direct sunlight . The yield and tomato quality were the same grown with 8 hours of direct sun. I grow vegetables the fun of growing. The ground hog gets most of what I grow

[@hondaxl250k0]

Shoot and eat him. Wood chucks good eating if they are not too old

[@patriciaeddy7629]

Great! My garden is half in shade and now I know I can still grow veggies that in that shaded area,too. Thanks !👍

[@crmartinez1971]

one of the best most informative and helpful videos i have found so far for my small partial sun patio. I was feeling defeated that I couldn't grow certain veggies, and now I see here that I CAN. Cherry tomatoes! Radishes! Beets! So excited.

[@CaliforniaGardening]

Glad it was helpful!

[@teperikaetr]

I love your videos. Keep the good work. I have been learning a lot with Your videos. I live in Oregon. So every year we have a lot of rain and too much shade.

[@thesaleslady]

Perfect! I just planted a few veggies in my non- direct-sun patio... in containers. I nailed it on shade. Thank you! Your video helped me and put my mind at ease. I was worried that the sun wasn't blasting on them all day, that they wouldnt thrive. Thanks again! And Happy Homesteading for beginners in a small space!

[@paulabrown8919]

Very timely and much-needed advice. Thank you!

[@CaliforniaGardening]

Glad it was helpful!

[@carolannspence8057]

This video was helpful. I do grow my basil, mint in shade an they’re thriving. I’ll try Your tip for kale and beet in my seconding in shade. 😊

[@leticiasimon1364]

Very useful video for balcony gardeners like me... thank you..

[@twobluestripes]

Thank you so much for this topic! I live near you but my south-facing balcony has a full eave and is fully shaded during late spring and summer! Once the sun gets lower for fall, I will get some direct sun on the balcony, but I was nervous for choosing what to grow in containers to start out mid-summer. This will help me choose. I would love to have fruits as well as veggies and herbs, so I may try 1 citrus in a container, and try to buy a more established one, and would love to grow berries as well, so I hope the long California season will help me with that.

[@Femtastico]

Great video!

[@aliciashirley5210]

Great video! Very informative! Keep them coming!! I think you are very good at what you do, and you had my undivided attention all the way through your presentation. I will definately be listening for you. Thank you, Alicia

[@HoeIngandSowIngGardening]

These are some fantastic tips as my backyard is almost completely shaded with only a few hours of sun. I'm going to experiment,, as you suggested to see what will work well there. I love your channel. Thank you for all you do! - Liz 👍💯🌴🤗🌻🌸👍

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

I grow all kinds of tomatos, peppers and potatos in partial shade, with few hours of sun. Works alright. Plants get a bit taller looking for light. I grow all these in containers that I can move around as needed, and as plants grow.

[@patricianunez4025]

Try totes in chairs. Robbie and Gary's Gardening. KZbin.

[@elliestell2696]

Thank you the information was wonderful I really appreciate it particularly about the cherry tomatoes in the shade I’m looking forward to those thank you again

[@patriciadavis7444]

THANKS GREAT INFO MANY BLESSINGS ❤❤❤❤

[@GaiaCarney]

Thanks, California Gardening, for creating & sharing this video 🥬your soil looks rich with nutrients

[@kikilola2954]

I love how he says plumpy . It’s very ASMR ☺️

[@sk8queen]

Yep. 😂🙃

[@rekster11]

I like how he says perrrlite 🙂

[@deannalively4778]

Me too and his accent is adorable

[@helenching592]

Thank you for sharing sir. I learned much from the video.

[@jojoquinn2]

Great info! Thank you for the shade vegetables. I live in an apartment where there is very little sun on my balconies and windows! This should help me out!

[@a.kay.c]

I love that you get to the point and there's no fluff. Everything you say is very helpful!

[@jocoda9411]

Thank you for this video. I didn't know some of those varieties do well in the shade 😊

[@CaliforniaGardening]

Thank you! Happy Gardening!

[@Herprettygarden]

This is the best videos of its kind I’ve found. So much grows well in shade! I’ve taken up all the prime realestate in my garden with shade lovers! 😢 oh well. Live and learn. Thank you🙏🏽

[@CaliforniaGardening]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MoshpitNurse]

Thanks for this. I have a few shaded areas in my garden and it will be nice to be able to use them to produce food going forward.

[@najmamohammed1437]

Thank you. Very informative. The vegetables look great

[@happysmurfette]

Your simple thorough explanation is always on point! I appreciate you California Gardening-Luvluuuv your basil collection🌱🍃 🦋

[@CaliforniaGardening]

Happy Gardening!

[@happysmurfette]

California Gardening 🙏🏼

[@imneverwrongsometimestruthlies]

I saw radish and I thought back home in my village folks used to collect those leaves, ferment it in bamboo hollow sticks and later used to make a stew out of it...it's tangy and is also a digestif...dunno y I said all of this...just that it made me think of home

[@tinajsews2835]

Thanks for sharing

[@tinajsews2835]

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[@ortizle1]

I am so happy I found your video even though you are in the west coast and I am in the east coast, I learned a great deal from your video. Love that you demonstrated how the plants looked in sun versus shade. That really helped. I have more shade than sun in my yard. Again, I leaned so much from this video, thank you.

[@nancyfahey7518]

Best one I've seen so far.

[@ddobrien1]

True! Taro is a beast in the full shade with sunlight just slightly beyond its reach. The plants will produce HUGE leaves while trying to expand to the light... but if it does grow into direct sunlight, the leaves yellow and curl.

[@CaliforniaGardening]

Nicely explained, thanks!

[@patriciatinkey2677]

🙂🌻

[@nizamnoor4710]

I like all your videos

[@rebeccaemmett7437]

Thank you for these videos! Very informative and I’m sharing! 💞

[@bhavanisridhar6736]

Thank you. Very useful list to grow in shade 😊

[@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies]

Definitely tomatoes 👌 . My entire garden is partial shade and I grow all types of tomatoes . Ofcourse the big beefsteak varieties don't get as big as they should but I still manage to grow them in my south facing balconies . Last season I got a maximum of 4 hours sun and a minimum of one hour sun when the growing season began . One more I would add to your list is chilly plants - they do really well for me in 4 hours sun once well established . Great video 👌👌.

[@CaliforniaGardening]

Nice to know, thank you!

[@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies]

@@CaliforniaGardening Feels silly giving you my suggestions when I have learnt many of my garden lessons from your videos 😆😆.

[@CaliforniaGardening]

Always glad to receive feedback from you my friend, so keep those suggestions coming!

[@theresa94010]

What do you mean chilly plants? Do you mean chili peppers plants ??

[@godonlylovesme1638]

@@theresa94010 it's chillies like 'birds eye chilli', Thai chilli basically they are hot, that's why they need to be grown in full sun so they can get hot.

[@Sunnyclearing]

I live in Sweden but summers getting hotter and dryer due to climate change. That’s why I am really going to try some of your tips. Thank you!

[@tesscot]

Beet greens are my FAVORITE greens! I never would have thought of beets for shade. Thanks.

[@andeechris]

sage advise .... thanks for your in put

[@marionmackay8820]

Thanks from Adventure Farm and Nature Reserve in Tobago on this beautiful day in Tobago

[@BalkonOase]

Your garden is so beautiful, love it. Try to implement your tips in my balcony garden. Cherry Belle is also my favorite radish 💚

[@tyrotrainer765]

Very nice video indeed! Good commentary without intrusive music, refreshing.

[@Greenleaves]

The garden is beautiful, the plants are healthy and fresh, you are a great gardener, and there are many useful videos to learn.From Korea, Here so hot,,,Have a great day and happy gardening.. I will come again,,

[@lse9926]

Thank you for this information. I am fairly new to gardening and will be doing so in fabric bags so now I can adjust the placement with a bit of confidence! Thanks...

[@CaliforniaGardening]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sylviaecklund8766]

Love this video.

[@bigrich6750]

Thanks for this. This is great information. I’m an urban gardener with large trees in my neighbor’s yards, on both sides of my yard. I get about 6 hours of full Sun on some of my garden, but now I need to rearrange my garden. My lettuce is in full Sun and my broccoli is in partial shade, because I wasn’t really paying attention to where the Sun would be when I planted. Now that the Sun is higher in the sky, I’m getting shade where I had full Sun back in January and full Sun where I had partial shade.

[@user-zr6ru4ph5f]

nice vide! very useful, thanks!

[@shadowsidesoamplified]

Super helpful and informative ! Thank you !

[@wanubijohari1]

THANK YOU!!! I am in Brasil and would like to start some veggies in containers as I only have a tiny corridor of yard space with little to no sun light most of the time. My Basil and Cilantro plants have been doing well BUT now I have a few more veggies I can add to my tiny garden. This is golden information!!!! Blessings and happy growing to all.

[@febnasulfikar9705]

Curry leaves plant stollen my heart... Lots of love from kerala (India) We malayaliz use curry leaves in almost every curries we made!!!

[@deonnadaniels3461]

Thank you this was very helpful!

[@timshepherd4626]

Outstanding good sir, thank you! All summer I have been piling up all my lawnmower shavings and garden scraps directly behind my garage. I did this with the intent to turn it into compost but recently shifted gears and decided to use it as another gardening location. My family eats a lot of loose leaf lettuce and radishes, thanks to you now I know what to place there next spring =)

[@CaliforniaGardening]

Glad it was helpful! Happy Gardening!

[@ThirdCoastGardening]

I grow my herbs in my GreenStalk vertical garden tower too. It’s a great investment.

[@CaliforniaGardening]

Agreed! Full review coming up.soon

[@bitilakharumnuid4514]

Thank you. Beautiful and well explained

[@edith3183]

Very informative! Thank you very much!

[@karenlowe5176]

Lettuce grown under other plants have more tender leaves. It also keeps it from bolting too soon.

[@patricianunez4025]

Beautiful video. Thank you. My new "Secret Garden" of large totes sitting in chairs is half shade. You gave me some great ideas. Ms Pat from southern Indiana

[@eltallerdeelberg....1273]

Great video,very good info! I was worried about a part of my garden that is gettin a lot less sun than I expected,due to the growth of the surrounding trees that were'nt a problem last year! Youve just solved all my biggest problems for the year since I have about 50 cherrys of different varietys that I didn't know where to put,nd the only space I habe left only gets about 4 to 5 hours of sun! Thanks,and greetings fron Argentina✌👋👋

[@pepecocomax]

Thank you so much for all this great information. Wonderful video. Looking forward to more of your great tips.

[@sharonsmith1783]

Thanks, it's really useful to know just as I'm figuring out where to put things this year. It must be great to have fresh curry leaves. I have only ever used the dried ones. As it looks like a perrenial, it may not overwinter well here in Nederland.

[@klomax7089]

What a great video! Thank you! 👍🏽

[@eddya9637]

Perfect, needed this video

[@Star-Mac10]

This video was excellent and thoroughly informative! Thank you!🥬🍅🍋😊

[@EscapeOrdinary]

thank you so much. love beets and most of the veggies that can thrive in shade 😎. wow amazing. let me get busy. God bless you, man!

[@ahnaahna7278]

Sometimes the little tags with the potted veggies say full sun when I find that that does not work like mint n basil. SO I am going to switch to your advice for shade or partial for those two. I moved my Elephant Ear plants off of a deck n put them on my patio(shade in afternoon) and they are did wonderfully. Even new tubers! Thks for ur advice. I subscribed. Ahna

[@patriciatinkey2677]

Thank-you for calling the taro by the name I know them by! I thought the taro looked like that, but wasn't sure. They grow great here in shady spots.🙂

[@gayatrimelkote6822]

@@patriciatinkey2677 There are many kinds of taro. Elephant ears are one of the varieties. Some of the roots are edible some the leaves are edible and some taros are completely inedible. So watch out.

[@hemantpainter1785]

As always, you are precise and concise. Very informative. Thanks for sharing.

[@tiffanymackey2382]

Very informative, thank you! I'm getting ready to plant a bed in the north side of our house, and If like to experiment with shiny some edibles alongside the ornamentals. Yours was the best list I've come across so far.

[@Seed_Man]

There is a lot of good information~ Thank you for a good video^^

[@godriveranddavid]

Thanks for this

[@mariapalumbo6630]

Thank you!! Very informative!!

[@nancymiller349]

I know I have said this before but here I am again to tell you how much I enjoy all of your videos.

[@CaliforniaGardening]

Thanks! Glad you enjoy my videos!

[@simransodhi4636]

Thank you for this video full with all the information.

[@ahnaahna7278]

Oh.....thank you thank you. Per your info.....I am going to change my expectations about some of these plants. I have a hot summertime deck....but my patio receives only morning sun(south face)....so I will review my ways. Also.....though not a vegetable...my wonderful Elephant Ear 👂 plant in a big pot....loves my patio!! I named the Elephant Ears plant....Francine. Sh is doing beautifully for her 3rd year. Thks for all your helpful and encouraging information. Ahna USA

[@brd8764]

And spinach. It grows quite nicely in shady place. Also it can be plucked and brought into home as fresh as it can be used for it's feeling. #Kitchen

[@darkjoker4ever286]

Nice videos. Just getting into gardening and this video is just the info I've been searching for.

[@timisaac8121]

Thank you!! I learned alot and can't thank you enough.

[@CaliforniaGardening]

Glad it helped!

[@saileshramcharan3445]

Fantastic video. Nice explanation of full sun etc....always been wondering about those terms until you explained them nicely. Respect from South Africa

[@TheFearlessDave]

I'm checking this out from cape Town lol

[@rekhajiswant9340]

Love your videos, harvest and content is very informative

[@salyandrews4435]

Hi Looking for a curry leaf plant ....pl message

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

Lettuce Radish, early variety Curry leaf plant Basil, varieties Cilantro Mint Taro, or taro root Beets, the roots will be smaller, but the leafes much better Kale, varieties Cherry Tomatos, surprisingly

[@recoveringsoul755]

Still worth watching for the names of the varieties, and the definitions of "shade, partial shade, and full sun"

[@ninjaturtlefairy6219]

Thank you for giving me hope for my shaded garden

[@CC-lv1ox]

@California Gardening Thank you so very much for this video!! I am a novice gardener as of May 2022. I need this info because moving my lettuce to shade , improved the leaves and maybe saved it. Can you do a video on plants wanting FULL SUN? Thank you.

[@Fresh_Baklava_420]

Thank you for sharing!

[@MarineThePlantMachine]

I'm already growing a few of those (and others!) but will try the other out :) love your channel, happily subscribing 😊🌱💚

[@yaminivishwakarma9928]

Love from India 🇮🇳❤️

[@jeannewton2297]

Very informative thanks

[@joymcarthur5429]

Very informative. And thank you for getting right to it. Not a lot of chatter.

[@gogreenwithjyothi853]

Amazing foliage veggies

[@Chrissanthumum]

Yes! I love basil and cilantro.I have cilantro seeds and I live in an apartment.Yes! Win! I like kale too!Yeeea!!I have tomato seeds too..bit it did not say cherry tomatoes....Thank you Sir..

[@CaliforniaGardening]

Sounds great!

[@ALittleGardenUpNorth]

Cherry tomatoes? Really? Wow, I can’t wait to try all these in my shade garden. Thank you.