How Much Shade?

Some of the plants in your garden will not grow very well if they are in the full sun all day. You will need to do some research on the plants you plan to grow to see what kind of shade they will like best. What if one type of plant needs to be in part shade during the day? You should plot this area of your garden in a place which will be covered by shade, perhaps by a tree, for several hours during the day.

Here is an example of how you can determine what percent of your garden will be covered by shade:

The plants which will need shade need 50 sq. ft. of growing space in your 600 sq. ft. garden. What percent of your garden will be partly in the shade?

Divide 50 sq.ft. by 600 sq. ft. to determine the percent.
50 / 600 = 0.083333.
Move the decimal point two places to the right to convert the decimal into a percent.
You know that 8.3% of your garden will be in the shade.