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How Much Sun Do I Need to Grow Vegetables in Florida? | Organic Vegetable Gardening



Want to grow a vegetable garden in Florida? Sunlight is an important factor when vegetable gardening. It’s also one factor you can’t easily change once you’ve started your garden. In this video, Elise Pickett of The Urban Harvest shares exactly how much sunlight you need when growing vegetables in Florida.

SPOILER ALERT: It’s not the same as the rest of the country (the standard 8 hours). Watch the video to see what amount of sunlight is appropriate in Florida and what to do if you do have to grow in shade.

0:00 Intro
0:39 How Much Sunlight Do Plants Need in Florida
1:35 Good Vegetables to Grow in Little Sunlight
3:00 Why Your Vegetables Aren’t Growing

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22 Comments

  2. Michelle Owens

    Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Great info. I'm starting a garden again after about 20 plus years and have forgotten a Bunch!! I have watched many good garden channels, but could never find one for our specific area. It's nice to re-learn what grows here & when. Thanks!

  3. evelyn247

    Hello, Tampa beginner gardener here. I’ve an existing large garden bed box that gets full sun all day till 6pm. I am thinking nothing will survive our FL summers, unless it has shade. What grade of mesh would you suggest for a summer garden? I have seedlings of carrots, beans, green onion, cucumber …again a total neub here. Any shade advise appreciated, I know there’s different grades but no idea what needed for this zone.

  4. Virginia Hoffman

    Suggestion, use a photographers' app to track the sun at your location to estimate the amount of sun you will get.

  6. Raquel Dominguez

    On one side of my house it gets no sun at all but the ground is clear and I would love to take advantage and grow any edible that could possibly grow there, any suggestions pleaseee?

  12. Melissa B

    I thought this, and when I asked ifas they told me it was fine to plant with no shade at all 🤣 that garden died and I don't ask them questions anymore

  15. David King

    Lol, I’m in Deland too. I have a shady back yard. Turns out. That’s a good thing. Good vid

  16. Rene Brown

    Thank you for sharing. I wish I had some of that shade. I face west. Hot sun all day. Poor plant suffer heat exhaustion 😩

  17. Nancy's World

    That is the problem I have with my garden. Not enough light. I'm on a 3rd floor porch with lots of trees in front and I only get like 2 or 3 hours of sun but that's all I have to work with. How can I make this a better situation? Thanks😀

  18. Sophie

    So glad I found this! I’ve gotten the itch to start a veggie garden, but was bummed because my lot is on the east side of my house. Once the sun goes over my house, that’s it for the day – so about 4-6 hours of sunlight. Good to know us Floridians need less sun time. Subscribed to your channel and looking forward to learning more from you! 🙂

  19. AMY

    Thank you from south florida! excited to start my backyard and hopefully frontyard (eventually) garden! a little nervous for summertime D:

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