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How much sun does your garden really need?
Vegetables prefer a full day of sun, but if you live in a shady
suburb you don't have to give up the idea of growing vegetables.
Here are some minimum sunlight requirements:
Fruiting Vegetables
- 8 hours of sun This includes tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and
vine crops such as cucumbers, melons, and squash.
Root Vegetables -
6 hours of sun Carrots, beets, etc.
Leafy Vegetables - 4 hours of sun These
are your "greens" such as lettuce, spinach and collards.
*Keep in mind that these are minimums. Increasing the amount of
sunlight your vegetables receive will increase the yield and quality
of your crop.
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