How important is sunlight for your vegetable garden? Well we all know that plants need water and sunlight to grow. However, most people just assume all plants need a lot of sunlight in order to thrive. This is far from the truth as you will be able to tell from this vegetable garden sunlight guide.
Some seasoned gardeners, may have figured this out by trial and error over the years. If you are just starting out, then you can use the information below as a cheat sheet. The list is not exhaustive, but it contains most of the popular vegetables found in many gardens.
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Low Sunlight Vegetables
- These are your vegetables that only require 3 to 4 hours a day to stay healthy. These include asia greens, arugula, cos lettuce, parsley and swiss chard.
Medium Sunlight Vegetables
- In this category, these veggies only need 4 to 6 hours a day of sunlight. You will find beets, broccoli, carrots, potatoes, radishes and turnips.
High Sunlight Vegetables
- These need a full day of sunlight, we are talking 6 to 8 hours. In this category are eggplant, okra, peppers, strawberries, tomatoes and watermelons.
You can get more information on the Backyard Boss blog, here…
Vegetable Garden Sunlight Guide
You can also watch the video below on how many hours
sunlight do your vegetables need to grow well…
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