Here are 5+ vegetables that you can totally grow in the shade

Sunlight is one of the most critical items needed for plants to grow. They use the sun to drive a process called photosynthesis -- using water and carbon dioxide to create glucose for food. Getting adequate sunlight is especially important for garden plants in order for them to produce edible plant parts.
Luckily though, there are some vegetables that tolerate some shade and even a few that prefer the cooler temps that come with protection from the direct sun. By choosing a shade tolerant plant and adjusting your growing methods slightly, you can still have a garden even if you don't have a full sun location.
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1. Leafy vegetables
One of the best things to plant if you have a shady spot is leafy vegetables such as lettuce, kale, spinach, or chard. They all prefer cooler temps -- and protection from the hot afternoon sun -- as the heat can turn leaves bitter and cause the plants to bolt and go to seed. When grown in shade their leaves will be smaller than normal but this will allow you to plant more plants in the same space.
2. Herbs
An unexpected benefit to growing herbs in the shade, is the reduced sunlight may delay or inhibit flowering altogether. You will not get as vigorous of growth and plants may sprawl a bit more than when grown in full sun but the leaves will stay tender and flavorful.
3. Carrots
Plants that produce root veggies will also do well in the shade. Natural Living Ideas recommends choosing early maturing carrots to plant in the shade to give them adequate time to grow. They may look like baby carrots even when fully mature but will stay tender and sweet.
4. Beets
When grown in the shade, beets will be better used for their leafy greens than their sweet roots. Tubers will form but like other root veggies, they will be smaller in size. A bonus though is baby beets tend to be sweeter in flavor than larger, more mature roots.
5. Potatoes
In order to get your potato plants to form tubers, they need to receive at least 5 hours of sunlight a day. Plants grown in partial or dappled shade won't produce huge tubers but will instead develop smaller spuds.
6. Radishes
Under typical growing conditions, radishes can go from seed to harvestable produce in about a month. Since they are a cool season crop they do well when planted in shade although grow will be slower. Plan on plants taking longer to mature, but if shaded from the mid-day sun its possible to grow continuous crops all summer long.
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7. Celery
To get a good celery crop, start seeds early indoors and transplant outside before other spring vegetables. Make sure the soil stays moist as plants can not handle water stress at all. According to The Old Farmer's Almanac, homegrown celery will be darker in color and shorter/smaller than produce you'd buy at the grocery store, but the darker color equals more nutrients within the stalks and leaves.