My tomato plants will only receive morning and afternoon sun, will that be enough for a hearty plant?

I am surrounded by pines and the north eastern portion of the yard is already dedicated to a flowering bed area with some play area so that only leaves the other half that won't receive the sun after 5-6 pm.

My tomato plants will only receive morning and afternoon sun, will that be enough for a hearty plant?
The best sun is always the morning sun for plants late morning and early to mid afternoon is good as well. By the way most plants require several hours of sun per day to thrive not just a little.
Reply:Sounds like enough to me, I've grown tomatoes for three consecutive years, in a respectively shadey spot. Your only issue may be the flavour of your toms, the sunlight will give them there delicious sweetness, you have a slightly more tarte tom from the lack of sun. But in terms of the plant itself, it should be fine, probably quite a decent crop, but like I say, your only issue may be the final taste of the fruit.
Reply:yes that will do your plants should only have a little bit of sun


so if they have it in the morning and afternoon it will be just fine
Reply:Tomato plants need a full 8 hours of sun each day to do well.
Reply:If they get 6-7 hours of solid sun a day, they should do fine.
Reply:They will produce later with smaller tomatoes which is fine.

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