Sun/Shade—Many plants have special needs for sunlight
or a lack of it. Cucumbers, for example, are very hard to
please. They like heat, moisture, a well-drained soil, and
some shade. One way to provide these conditions is to
grow cucumbers with corn. The corn plants, which like
heat and sun, can provide partial shade for the cucumber
plants. Having lettuce or carrot plants nestle among
other plants for partial shade is another example.
Sun'owers, which are tall and like lots of sun, should be
planted at the north side of the garden. There they will
receive enough sun for themselves but will not shade
other plants.
Lettuce plants can be nestled among other, larger plants for the partial shade
they need.