Agriculture Report - Growing Vegetables in the Shade

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VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report in English. Have you ever thought about planting a garden, didn't think you had a spot with enough sunlight? , not all vegetables need a lot of sun. Mark and his wife, Guia, own a guesthouse in Kempton, . They often serve their guests produce fresh from the . The Hoffmans have been growing food and flowers for years. For much of that time, Mark Hoffman has experimenting with shade plantings. He says visitors to his , greenhousebedcom., often ask how to plant in the shade. are a lot of choicesFor example, he grows tomatoes oak trees. Big oak trees can produce a lot shade. But Mark Hoffman says his tomato plants grow, long as they get five hours of direct sunlight day. He also plants asparagus around a tree at drip line. That is the area below the outer of the branches. The Hoffmans' website includes a list vegetables, flowers and herbs that have produced acceptably for in partial shade. These include broccoli, daylilies, horseradish, Irish , oregano and winter onions. Mark Hoffman says plants with leaves seem to do better in the shade. He finds that his potatoes do better in partial shade in full sun. Time of day, brightness of the and shadows from trees, walls and buildings all influence much or how little sunlight falls on plants. Curtis at Colorado State University says people interested in shade should also remember something else. The term "shade" can different amounts of darkness ---- and it can even different things in different parts of the world. For Learning English, I'm Carolyn Presutti. (Adapted from a radio broadcast 19Feb2013)

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