Crops to Grow with Limited Sun
I started a vegetable garden about 3 years ago that now has one partially shaded area. I have tried growing onions, beets and cucumbers without success. What will do well in only a couple hours of sun?
Leafy crops like lettuce, spinach and greens are the most shade tolerant. Root crops such as beets and turnips need more sunlight than leafy vegetables but will tolerate partial shade. Vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, melons, squash and other vegetable that we eat the flowers or fruit of the plant, need the most sunlight. These vegetables grow and produce best in full sun.
Related
Upcoming
Events & Webinars
Sept. 17, 2026
FREE WEBINAR:
Fall Landscape Care and Planting
Register here
Sept. 26, 2026
Pruning Hydrangeas & Other Shrubs
Pasquesi Home & Gardens, Lake Bluff, IL
More information
Oct. 6, 2026
Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference
(registration is closed)
La Crosse, WI
Oct. 22, 2026
Wauwatosa Public Library
Wauwatosa, WI
More information
WATCH ON-DEMAND WEBINARS
MORE UPCOMING EVENT DETAILS
Book an Appearance
Sign up for Melinda's free newsletter for a chance to win 3 Allium, 20 Tulip & 20 Daffodil bulbs from Longfield Gardens
ENTER NOW
