How Much Sun Do Tomato Plants Need?
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Where to plant tomatoes to get the right amount of sun.
It's always tough to say how much sun tomato plants need. There are factors to consider when thinking about where to plant your tomatoes and yes sun is one of them. When people ask me "how much sun do tomato plants need?" I always ask them... How much sun have you got? Garden placement is key to know how much sun your tomato plants need. Also knowing a bit about weather conditions can help answer the question "how much sun do tomato plants need?".
My first two years gardening I was convinced I had a black thumb. Nearly all of my plants died. Once I figured out you cant just throw some seeds on the ground and water them then expect to have buckets full of fruit I wised up. After 3 more years of gardening I can truly say I eat fresh tomatoes year round. Oh and and few tips from Better-Tomatoes.info helped out immensely.
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My first two years gardening I was convinced I had a black thumb. Nearly all of my plants died. Once I figured out you cant just throw some seeds on the ground and water them then expect to have buckets full of fruit I wised up. After 3 more years of gardening I can truly say I eat fresh tomatoes year round. Oh and and few tips from Better-Tomatoes.info helped out immensely.
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Table of Contents
- Temperature and Tomato Plants
- Shady Tomato Plants - Do you have enough sun to give your tomato plants?
- Humidity and Ground Water Effects On Tomato Plants
- Better-Tomatoes.Info
- Tomato Growing Videos
- More About Growing And Caring For Tomatoes
- Blurbs From Tomato Patch
- The Better Tomato Blog - How Much Sun Do Tomato Plants Need?
- More Gardening Links
Temperature and Tomato Plants
How Tepeture Effects How Much Sun Tomato Plants Need
Before planting your tomato plants consider the temperature in the area you would like to plant them. Areas that offer full sun exposure all day in some parts of the world may be too hot for your tomato plants. Tomato plants should be kept at around 80-90 degrees to get the best harvest. Anything above or below has the chance to stunt the growth of the plant. To best determine how much sun your tomato plants need consider how much the tempeture of your area effect their growth. Shady Tomato Plants - Do you have enough sun to give your tomato plants?
Can you grow tomato plants in the shade? - How Much Sun Do Tomato Plants Need?
Keep in mind that the more sun your tomato plants receive the higher in vitamin C they will be. It isn't always covenant to place your tomato plants in the sunniest area of the garden nor is it always good for the place if the temperature is too high. Tomato plants will do alright in partial shade so this is always an option. Try not to plant your tomato plants up against a house this will put them in total darkness for too much time during the day. Like I said this isn't an exact science. Determining how much sun tomato plants need can be tricky. Humidity and Ground Water Effects On Tomato Plants
Consider Watering Before Asking How Much Sun Do Tomato Plants Need?
Sun can be a huge deciding factor of where to plant your tomato plants but also consider the humidity of your region and how moist the soil is in your garden. In Michigan we get awful humidity in the summer. Planting tomatoes in shady areas doesn't work out well for the plants. Most of the time there will be too much humidity and ground water. Eventually the leaves and roots will rot. Too much water in the air and soil will cause your plants get get diseases. Planting tomato plants in too much sun will cause the soil to dry out quickly. How much sun tomato plants need can depend on the type of soil you have. Planting in partially shady areas might keep more moisture in the dirt.
Tomato Growing Videos
How Much Sun Do Tomato Plants Need?
More About Growing And Caring For Tomatoes
Blurbs From Tomato Patch
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Vindi
Jun 22, 2011 @ 10:42 am | delete
- I have organic tomatoes started (they did real well in the container) and the moment I transplanted them, they stunted!! They only get about 3 hrs of direct sunlight, with some sunlight filtering thru the trees. Should I move them somewhere with full sun, all day?
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Melissa
Apr 12, 2011 @ 5:12 pm | delete
- This is good to know! I have been watering my tomato plants every day and they still seem to not get enough. They are, however, getting more than 8 hours of hot sun a day. I was going to set up a new area for tomato plants, but it was in an area that got sun about 6 hours and shade during the hottest part of the day. I wasn't sure if this would be suitable, but after reading this article it seems that would be a good spot.
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