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How much sun does a tomato plant need. I have a patch that I am not using on the side of my house that sees the most shade in the day. Do you think I could grow tomatoes there?

[Kailey]

Probably not, they need the sun to get ripe. You might be able to grow green tomatoes but I doubt they would get ripe without any sun.

[auntie]

Tomatoes need full sun to grow and bear fruit. They will be stunted and develop fungus or mildew or white flies or something like that in the shade.

[VEARL]

I understand that tomatoes need at least 6 to 8 hrs of direct sun to grow and produce. I raise mine in raised beds in the north srea of my back yard. It gets direct sun from about 10 am till sunset there. Plus I compost the beds every year with a mix of cow manure and compost. Plus I work into the soils some calcium. Prevents tomatoe rot. Water plenty every day.