Can tomatoes grow without full sunlight?

Question

My porch gets MAYBE 2-3 hours of sunlight a day. Will my tomatoes grow?

Answer 1

They will grow, but will not produce much. They need 6-8 hours for good production. Can you move them, or put them in big pots, in the sun?

Answer 2

Tomatoes need 6+ hours of sun per day. With the limited sun your get, they will not make much fruit.

Soil, sun and water requirements
Tomatoes require plenty of sun. As for soil, they will grow in just about anything you throw at them. An old survivalist manual says you can grow them in newspaper if you add the right fertilizers and I don't think that's far from the mark (although I haven't been brave enough to try). That isn't to say that soil amendment is a bad idea.

I am always in favor of adding compost and manure to anything but the wettest soil. They do very well when planted in containers, as soil can easily be changed or improved from year to year (raised beds are good for much the same reason). Uniform watering is the key to nice fruit. Even watering can prevent leaf-end roll, blossom end-rot and "cat-facing", those misshapen crags and cracks on the stem end of the fruit. (I find the new moisture crystals help keep things on an even keel if I miss a day or two). Can't say this enough; tomatoes are about the watering!

Answer 3

Tomatoes can grow on little sunlight but only 2-3 hours is probably too little. They really need at least 6-8.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

To cut to the chase - NO. They need both the sun and a favorable amount of air circulation to grow (along with proper soils).