[Mrs. Don-o]

Last year I had hanging tomatoes, hanging from my two clothesline crosses in big pots (plastic strawberry pots, lightweight but big.) Long story short, they started to fail when it got terribly hot, but I more-or-less saved them by shading them most of the day with bedsheet material.

That enabled them to survive and fruit, but it wasn't entirely satisfactory. My own conclusion was, I will never do "hanging" tomatoes again. They dry out too fast, plus are subject to stem breakage as they sway or torque in the wind.

IMHO, though, shading does help tomatoes in very hot dry weather.

[texas_mrs]

IMHO, though, shading does help tomatoes in very hot dry weather.

That would explain why mine are doing pretty well in a partially shaded greenhouse. The temp does get past 100º in there, but they are still blooming a little & I expect they will take off growing again in cooler weather if I can just get them to make it through this heat wave.

[who knows what evil?]

My own conclusion was, I will never do "hanging" tomatoes again. They dry out too fast, plus are subject to stem breakage as they sway or torque in the wind.

Same here...I like to experiment every year, but when something doesn't work that well; I don't waste any further time on it.