Are there any crops that can grow in the dark?

Question

I know that mushrooms can. Is there anything else? It doesn';t matter if the produce is of good quality, but I'm interested in knowing if you can get anything edible from crops grown in the dark.

Answer 1

Mushrooms and potatoes

Answer 2

Yes, plants respire during the night and photosynthesise during the day. so they can grow weather its light or dark without any problem.

Answer 3

I laughed, my first thought was mushrooms.

I think all crops get some growth in the dark. It's Summer, it's hot in the Sun,

night's are cooler, dew in the morning.

In can't think of anything else that lives in total darkness.

Answer 4

Actually all growth takes place in the dark and not in the light.

But all plants require light for growth -- even those mentioned.

When the sun-sets is when the biggest spurts of growth take place.

Answer 5

Mushrooms!!  Yes, mushrooms.  You keep them in the dark and feed them ****.  That's how I feel, like a big mushroom.

Answer 6

blanched celery, white asparagus

Answer 7

White asparagus among other things. As soon as it sprouts it is covered from sunlight and left to grow in the dark. Without the sun, photosynthesis doesn't happen and it doesn't turn green. Not only that, people think it is some type of exotic veggie and pay 3-4 times as much for it.

Answer 8

The answer is no.  No true plants can be grown in total darkness, only the fungi, mushrooms, like you said.  All of the example given here, the plants have to have some light for photosynthesis in their life cycle. Seedlings can grow in darkness as long as it is getting energy from the seed but as soon as that runs out they will die. Potatoes can grow for a long time in darkness because it has a lot of energy stored up in the potato, but eventually it will die for lack of food and can not reproduce.  As far as getting anything edible from plants grown in the dark, you could get sprouts, which are seedlings grown in the dark.  Other foods you could produce would be grown for a period of time in darkness but must also have some light.

Answer 9

certian lichens are edible

Answer 10

Cardoons (white loaf chicory) are grown in the dark although you have to grow the plants in the light for a year beforehand.

Answer 11

Mushrooms and other similar plants and fungi,

Answer 12

I think most do.  Remember there are many crops grown for animals, especially in this are.  Such as hay, grain, corn, peanuts, and more.  Then we have the garden types with the vegetables for human consumption.  They are pollinating all the time.  Most of them grow more in the sunshine, except maybe the root food.....xx

Answer 13

Rhubarb can.

Answer 14

endive, mushrooms, asparigus

go to  google they have lots of listings

Answer 15

Rhubarb. It is called forced growing and happens in Yorkshire in what is known as the Rhubarb Triangle

Answer 16

Everything needs light for photosynthesis, even mushrooms.

Nothing can grow in total darkness.

Answer 17

Hi,i did a search it says any asparagus can be grown in the dark.

Answer 18

marijuana (although slightly illegal) can grow in the dark (and actually grows better) with a U/V blacklight over it.....and onions too.

Answer 19

mcdannel is wrong....thats all there is to it