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Old 10-05-2011, 03:50 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default sunshine requirements for vegetables

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coykiesaol wrote:

hello!

I live in a city and I have a small garden. The sunshine that I have in
some places is a bit limited but in other (places of the garden) is
better.

I have already planted some vegetables (Cucurbitaceae, rain-fed melon,
pumpkin, beans) in cups and now I want to plant them at the garden.

Do you know which of them have the most sunshine requirements ?
thanks a lot!


Some of my green beans only get 4 hours of full sun, plus a couple of
hours of filtered sun. They are in an experimental bed, to see what can
be grown. The bed is only a year old, and last year was a cool year here
in coastal N. California. The "Maxibel" and "Fin de Bagnol" green beans
produce some beans. Melons require warmth, and at least 6 hours of full
sun, more is better.

Lettuce and Swiss chard do reasonably well in low sunlight situations.
Squash will produce with only 5 hours of full sunlight. "Bill Who
Putters" has even less sun than myself, and may be able to add to the
list of viable, low-sunlight plants.
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