we have a specific shade pattern from our house on the grass in the backyard and the rest of the grass gets Sun for 3-4 hours. Will the shady nook for.. in the sun areas too? I am concerned to mix shady nook with another grass seed as so many people...
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I was happy with shady nook. I can't tell the color is different. I was so happy to get the grass to grow I was not really concerned about color. It does well in sun also if it is not intense. Hope this helps.
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Any sun coming from those is negligible... being so low to the ground. I actually was wishing there was more mesh on the back for even more airflow. The biggest factor for how much shade there is depends on the angle to the sun. Facing south, you'll only really get shade on your upper body at mid-day anyway. If you face any other direction, you get enough shade for 3+ adult camp chairs and gear and won't really notice light coming through ventilation mesh. If you face NW/N/NE, you'll have enough shade to have lots of kids/adults lay out a blanket in front of the chairs and have nice shade. (all of this assuming your latitude is similar to Washington DC) Any sun coming from those is negligible... being so low to the ground. I actually was wishing there was more mesh on the back for even more airflow. The biggest factor for how much shade there is depends on the angle to the sun. Facing south, you'll only really get shade on your upper body at mid-day anyway. If you face any other direction, you get enough shade for 3+ adult camp chairs and gear and won't really notice light coming through ventilation mesh. If you face NW/N/NE, you'll have enough shade to have lots of kids/adults lay out a blanket in front of the chairs and have nice shade.... » Read More Any sun coming from those is negligible... being so low to the ground. I actually was wishing there was more mesh on the back for even more airflow. The biggest factor for how much shade there is depends on the angle to the sun. Facing south, you'll only really get shade on your upper body at mid-day anyway. If you face any other direction, you get enough shade for 3+ adult camp chairs and gear and won't really notice light coming through ventilation mesh. If you face NW/N/NE, you'll have enough shade to have lots of kids/adults lay out a blanket in front of the chairs and have nice shade. (all of this assuming your latitude is similar to Washington DC) « Show Less
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Mine is on my shed. Under a big Maple Tree. Gets direct sun maybe 3 hrs if that. Still works great.
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I was making an outdoor backdrop. When it was early morning and in the shade with no back lighting it worked fine. But assoon as the sun would hit something bright in the background or the sun came out and hit the back it showed real bad. I did not test to see how it work if the sun was hitting the front.
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Hi Marylou-Absolutely; I have an outdoor patio shade that is constantly exposed to the weather and, after six plus months it looks perfectly fine. The use for an outdoor tent would certainly be far more benign on the material than my application.
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I spread my seeds outside in a flower bed with average/slightly improved soil but nothing special, gave them water, took maybe 8-11 days and they sprouted like crazy. They can take the cold but I plan to keep a patch going year round. Where my bed sits, they get about 4+ hrs of sun in the morning. If you don't have a garden or a bed, you could use a planter. I have used that method too and it worked fine.
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Yes, if you want the best results it needs a lot of sun but that means you have to water it more too. It is hot in FL, a lot of sun = a lot of watering. You should also feed it (Tomato or veggie food) every 7-14 days for better results. I took off the top for easier watering purposes. The plastic top is more for cosmetics. Buy one to see how you like it, if you like it buy additional Topsy.
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Strawberry plants seem to tolerate some shade, so if it's not from some tree that kills stuff underneath it, some shade would probably be okay as long as there is some light. But I don't know how the Mignonettes in particular will do and whether they will produce. For a variety of reasons, mostly not having to do with the quality of the seed itself, I didn't end up with many plants, but a couple I did get into a planter outdoors in partial shade (some sun from about 1 pm to 5 pm) seemed to do well, until the chipmunks disturbed them too much. I think I need to keep some going for a year to find out if they'll bear fruit. Strawberry plants seem to tolerate some shade, so if it's not from some tree that kills stuff underneath it, some shade would probably be okay as long as there is some light. But I don't know how the Mignonettes in particular will do and whether they will produce. For a variety of reasons, mostly not having to do with the quality of the seed itself, I didn't end up with many plants, but a couple I did get into a planter outdoors in partial shade (some sun from about 1 pm to 5 pm) seemed to do well, until the chipmunks disturbed them too much. I think I need to keep some going for a year to... » Read More Strawberry plants seem to tolerate some shade, so if it's not from some tree that kills stuff underneath it, some shade would probably be okay as long as there is some light. But I don't know how the Mignonettes in particular will do and whether they will produce. For a variety of reasons, mostly not having to do with the quality of the seed itself, I didn't end up with many plants, but a couple I did get into a planter outdoors in partial shade (some sun from about 1 pm to 5 pm) seemed to do well, until the chipmunks disturbed them too much. I think I need to keep some going for a year to find out if they'll bear fruit. « Show Less
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I used it here in Midwest Chicago land area with good results matches well with Kentucky blue mix and works great in shade! Germination occurred within two weeks
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I planted in mine in a spot where it never got any sun period- not a bit of sun ever, ever. It grew, maybe I didn't water it as uch as I should have because it started dying so that was my fault, I just got lazy. But it grows in shade.
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No sure. I know it required at least 5 hours of sun a day. But you can plant it in a pot and place it indoor near windows with the most day light during the day and no worry about the zones.
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I can't tell you for sure since it depends on whether you have a light-reducing coating on your windows... but... that being said... if you have a "normal, clear window" it should heat up about as well as it would if it was setting outside... another couple of things to consider are whether the window has any framing that might also reduce the amount of pure sunshine hitting it, or... if the window direction may limit the amount of time that it gets direct sun each day... my guess is... you're probably ok as long as you give it direct sun for several hours, without anything to shade it... Hope that helps!
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Yes. I have found it to grow quite quickly under the shade of large trees. It does, however, need generous and consistent watering after spreading to see fast germination. We are talking days, not weeks here. It grows very fast.
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Not much warmer than the outside temperature. I keep mine on the patio and unless you are going to add a heat source, don't look for it to stay much warmer (more than 5 degrees) in cold weather than the outside temperature. I did find it is a great place to start seedlings and keeps the plants out of the wind, so there is no wind chill factor. We live in cold weather where it gets down below freezing at night and I found that it was not suitable over winter. I don't know how it will be in summer.
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It depends on how much sun you give it. I live in a partial wooded lot and get about 8 hours.
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Hi, sarann. I planted mine in dense shade with a lot of water and dappled shade with less water. The heavy shade grew profusely but didn't bloom much. The dappled shade were sparser but bloomed and that was the only area that had any come back this year. So you will see some growth regarless of how much shade they have. I wish that I had bought multiple packs and mixed them with seed starter or sand to spread them out more and get more coverage.
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I believe that most people consider the canopies are most helpful as shade providers and, in general, are used at times when it isn't raining. I did experience one time when my yard sale was rained on. Rain water did collect some above the side bars, but water did not penetrate through the roof.