It sees direct sun for several minutes at sunrise and again for a short time before sunset.
That's asking a lot for a tomato plant - but when the garden faces mostly north - there is not much with which to work.
Just a couple of weeks ago, it was just a slip of a thing, bouncing with each puff of wind. It's not ready for much more yet, and probably needs more support, but it's grown a lot in a few weeks.
Turns out most tomato "cages" are sold out around here, so we tried driving a stake into the planter to help if the harvest gets too heavy.
Experts usually don't think these kind of conditions (lack of direct sunlight) are very conducive to a tomato actually growing tomatoes, but we'll see.
And, it seems no one told the plant, which has a brave bloom already.
There are no plans to give the fruit away and there might not be enough of the "grape" variety of tomatoes to finish off a single salad.
But, for right now, it's green - it's growing - and it appears to be intent on bringing something to harvest.
Stay tuned.
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