Cherokee Purple and Shade

TomatoDon · May 1, 2018

I'm growing quite a few tomatoes this year and have one bed near a creek bank that can hold 80 plants. There will be plenty of sun, but also a lot of shade as the sun moves.

Because of the shade and the cooler temps, I was saving this bed for Brandywine Sudduth, but I don't have enough seedlings for the whole bed now. I thought about putting my Cherokee Purples there. All I have read says they need full sun, but full sun in Wisconsin is a lot different than full sun in Mississippi.

Does anyone have suggestions or info about Cherokee Purple and shade? I have plenty of room for them in some beds with full sun, but I may have to make a decision tomorrow. If I had enough BW Sudduth this wouldn't even be an issue, but I don't have enough seedlings, plus I have another place 50 yards up the creek that I can add BW later.

Thanks in advance for any info you share.
DS

b54red · May 1, 2018

I would not plant any black tomato in partial shade if I could avoid it. Their tendency to get gray mold will be compounded by the shade. Bell peppers might appreciate that partial shade if it is not too deep.

Bill

Don S · May 1, 2018

A few years ago I grew too many tomato plants and and to plant some, including Cherokee Purple, in a more shaded area. I still got some tomatoes, but definitely fewer than in a sunnier location.

TomatoDon · May 1, 2018

Thanks guys! That's all I need to know!

May 1, 2018	#1
TomatoDon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MS Posts: 1,523	Cherokee Purple and Shade I'm growing quite a few tomatoes this year and have one bed near a creek bank that can hold 80 plants. There will be plenty of sun, but also a lot of shade as the sun moves. Because of the shade and the cooler temps, I was saving this bed for Brandywine Sudduth, but I don't have enough seedlings for the whole bed now. I thought about putting my Cherokee Purples there. All I have read says they need full sun, but full sun in Wisconsin is a lot different than full sun in Mississippi. Does anyone have suggestions or info about Cherokee Purple and shade? I have plenty of room for them in some beds with full sun, but I may have to make a decision tomorrow. If I had enough BW Sudduth this wouldn't even be an issue, but I don't have enough seedlings, plus I have another place 50 yards up the creek that I can add BW later. Thanks in advance for any info you share. DS __________________ Zone 7B, N. MS

May 1, 2018	#4
TomatoDon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MS Posts: 1,523	Thanks guys! That's all I need to know! __________________ Zone 7B, N. MS

May 1, 2018	#2
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I would not plant any black tomato in partial shade if I could avoid it. Their tendency to get gray mold will be compounded by the shade. Bell peppers might appreciate that partial shade if it is not too deep. Bill

May 1, 2018	#3
Don S Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Westbrook, CT Posts: 41	A few years ago I grew too many tomato plants and and to plant some, including Cherokee Purple, in a more shaded area. I still got some tomatoes, but definitely fewer than in a sunnier location.