varieties of tomatoes for 6 hrs or less of sun

augiedog55 · January 13, 2012

I have a spot that I can put 3 or 4 tomato plants on the south side of my house. It gets between 5 and 6 hrs of sun (between 11 am and say 5 pm) everyday during growing season. Are there any kinds tomatos that i can grow in that spot that will do well?
Thanks in advance
Bruce

Riceloft · January 13, 2012

My garden gets about 6-7 hours of sun during the majority of summer and my tomatos do fine.

tgplp · January 13, 2012

I agree with Riceloft. I live near Seattle, so it is mostly overcast where I garden. There are a lot of trees around, too, and I probably get less than 5 or 6 hours shining on my hoophouse, and 6-7 hours on my garden. And all the sunlight I do get is hidden in clouds. My tomato plants and other veggies do fine, though, except for some beefsteaks.

Just chose some early maturing varieties (Stupice, Moravsky Div, Kimberly, etc.), and some cherry tomatoes, because all of those are sure to ripen and do fine. Then you can pick any other varieties that you wanted to try, and they probably will ripen but just in case you will have the cherries and earlies for sure.

Taryn

Rena · January 14, 2012

I would say cherries.

Black sea Man is a det early good size fruit with decent flavor too.

amideutch · January 14, 2012

I was growing tomatoes under my balcony on the southern side of my house with the same amount of exposure time as your are talking about and had no problems growing any type of tomato. Ami

lakelady · January 14, 2012

My San Marzanos that were planted in the 5 hour sunlight per day spot did better than those in the 6+ hour sunlight per day spot. Go figure, less disease, more tomatoes!

dustdevil · January 14, 2012

I found that growing in a shadier area can lead to larger plants and later production of fruit.

Marko · January 15, 2012

My neighbour gets only 4 hours of sun and his tomatoes are just fine. I think you can grow all kind of tomatoes if you have sun from 11 am and 5 pm.

January 13, 2012	#1
augiedog55 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: oak grove mo Posts: 406	varieties of tomatoes for 6 hrs or less of sun I have a spot that I can put 3 or 4 tomato plants on the south side of my house. It gets between 5 and 6 hrs of sun (between 11 am and say 5 pm) everyday during growing season. Are there any kinds tomatos that i can grow in that spot that will do well? Thanks in advance Bruce

January 14, 2012	#5
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	I was growing tomatoes under my balcony on the southern side of my house with the same amount of exposure time as your are talking about and had no problems growing any type of tomato. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

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lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	My San Marzanos that were planted in the 5 hour sunlight per day spot did better than those in the 6+ hour sunlight per day spot. Go figure, less disease, more tomatoes! __________________ Antoniette

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January 13, 2012	#2
Riceloft Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Parma, Ohio (6a) Posts: 299	My garden gets about 6-7 hours of sun during the majority of summer and my tomatos do fine.

January 13, 2012	#3
tgplp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pacific North West, zone 8a Posts: 510	I agree with Riceloft. I live near Seattle, so it is mostly overcast where I garden. There are a lot of trees around, too, and I probably get less than 5 or 6 hours shining on my hoophouse, and 6-7 hours on my garden. And all the sunlight I do get is hidden in clouds. My tomato plants and other veggies do fine, though, except for some beefsteaks. Just chose some early maturing varieties (Stupice, Moravsky Div, Kimberly, etc.), and some cherry tomatoes, because all of those are sure to ripen and do fine. Then you can pick any other varieties that you wanted to try, and they probably will ripen but just in case you will have the cherries and earlies for sure. Taryn

January 14, 2012	#4
Rena Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Warm Springs, GA Posts: 1,421	I would say cherries. Black sea Man is a det early good size fruit with decent flavor too.

January 14, 2012	#7
dustdevil Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: WI, USA Zone4 Posts: 1,887	I found that growing in a shadier area can lead to larger plants and later production of fruit.

January 15, 2012	#8
Marko Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Slovenia, Europe zone 7b Posts: 300	My neighbour gets only 4 hours of sun and his tomatoes are just fine. I think you can grow all kind of tomatoes if you have sun from 11 am and 5 pm.