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This entry discusses the impact of shade on the growth of plants. It describes how plants use light to grow and how the amount of light plants get plays an important role in their success.

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Plant need sunlight, or some kind of light, in order to grow. All plants have different tolerances to shade. You can often see this printed on the packages of seeds bought in the store. Some say "direct sun," while others say "shade tolerant." In fact, some plants only need a little bit of light to grow and will actually reduce the energy they put into growth if they get too much sun. I planted a shade garden this past spring along a ...

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