SunnypatchGuides to sun and shade in the garden
Short answers to the questions that come up when you are deciding where to plant, with figures worked out for real latitudes and seasons.
- How long is a fence's shadow?
Midday shadow lengths by latitude and season, with a calculator for any height.
- Which side of a fence gets the most sun?
Hours of direct sun on the south, north, east and west sides of a fence, through the year.
- Full sun, part sun, part shade and full shade in hours
What the words on a plant label mean, and how to count the hours your own spot gets.
- How much sun does a vegetable garden need?
Hours of direct sun by crop, and how to pick the spot for a bed.
Work out the sun for your own spot
Sunnypatch is a free garden sun and shade calculator. Draw the walls and fences around a spot on a satellite map, and see how many hours of direct sun it gets on every day of the year.