Is there a part of your garden that’s shaded most of the day and you don’t know what to grow there? While the rest of your space is blooming with flowers and greens under the sun, you are worried that whatever you plant there won’t grow. Worry not. While all the plants need sun to thrive and grow, there are a number of plants which actually prefer shade and excess sun might be a problem for them.

 Let’s look at a few tips that can come handy to grow plants in that shaded patch.

 1.) For a shaded area, it’s always better to grow the vegetables or any other plants that prefer shade rather than choosing the crops that will struggle in shade, like leafy and root vegetables.

 2.) There can be different types of shades when it comes to gardening.   

 A fully shaded garden: There is no sun or is completely blocked from direct sunlight and very little indirect sunlight if at all. (Not a good place to grow).

 A lightly shaded garden: Which get only two or less hours of sun but is airy and gets a bit of indirect sunlight. (Good for leafy and root vegetables).

Partially shaded: You get three to six hours of sun. A partially shaded garden either gets direct sun in the morning or evening. This type of shade works for most of the plants.

 3.) Plants that grow in shade are slow to grow and mature. So, it is a good idea to start the plant indoors for faster germination in ideal conditions and temperature and later you can transfer it to its permanent location in shade.