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Thought my balcony was too shady for tomatoes. I was wrong.
Had a spot that only got about 3 hours of direct sun in the afternoon. Planted a 'Sun Gold' cherry tomato there anyway. Took a full 8 weeks longer to get ripe fruit than my friend's plants in full sun. The wait was worth it though, they were super sweet. Anyone else have luck with tomatoes in low light spots?
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juliawalker2mo ago
You know, I get what you're saying about it being a lot of work for a little fruit. But for me, it's not just about the amount. That long wait in the shade does something special to the flavor, like it concentrates all the plant's energy into just a few gems. My friend's sunny plants gave buckets of tomatoes, but they tasted watery next to my little shaded batch. Sometimes the win is in the taste, not the size of the harvest.
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nathan_barnes2mo ago
Remember my buddy tried that with a patio tomato in a deep corner. Thing grew like a sad vine for months, but man, those few tomatoes it made tasted like candy.
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markm272mo ago
Honestly, calling those tomatoes candy is a stretch. Tbh, a sad vine for months sounds like a lot of work for a tiny handful of fruit. Ngl, I've had way better results just planting in a normal sunny spot with good soil. That whole deep corner method seems like more trouble than it's worth for a flavor that's probably just regular tomato.
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