4 Warning Signs Your Plants Are Getting TOO MUCH Shade

Contrary to popular belief, most "full sun vegetables" cannot tolerate full sun conditions in the middle of summer. These native understory plants did not adapt to tolerate full summer sun, so their defenses collapse, and that causes of most pest and disease problems in summer heat. The solution: install shade cloth to mimic the dappled light conditions of a forest! Using shade cloth has provided enormous benefits to my summer vegetable garden.

But, there is an inflection point at some point in late summer / early fall when the shade becomes too much, and the plants begin suffering from lack of photosynthesis. This video will show you the 4 warning signs your plants are getting too much shade. When you see these signs, it is time to remove shade cloth from your garden.

You can also use this video as a garden layout and design guide to determine if certain areas of your yard and garden are too shady for some crops. Fruiting crops like tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squashes and melons demand significant light to photosynthesize sufficiently for heavy crop production, so we must always strike a balance between not enough sun and too much sun. If you see these signs on your plants, they likely need more sunlight.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 The Problem With Planting In Full Sun
2:46 How Shade Cloth Stops Plant Stress
4:13 When To Install And Remove Shade Cloth
5:28 Too Much Shade Warning Sign #1
6:41 Too Much Shade Warning Sign #2
8:18 Too Much Shade Warning Sign #3
9:24 Too Much Shade Warning Sign #4
10:27 Shade Cloth Removal Tips
11:53 Hybrid Shade Cloth Garden Netting
13:59 Adventures With Dale

If you have any questions about how to use shade cloth in a vegetable garden, want to learn more about growing fruit trees or the things I grow in my raised bed vegetable garden and edible landscaping food forest, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and garden hacks, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share some DIY and "how to" garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please ask in the Comments below!

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