Hanging tomatoes are ideal for growing in pots, especially in hanging baskets or in flower boxes on the balcony. These are usually branched bush tomatoes that can be grown without a stick and at some point the shoots will hang due to their own weight. We present some suitable varieties in this article.
Depending on the variety, hanging tomatoes also produce red or yellow fruits
Hybrid or seed-proof?
In our overview of the best hanging tomato varieties, we have deliberately included only seed-solid varieties, as experience has shown that they are much more aromatic than the common hybrid varieties. For a long time, hybrids were only bred for yield and fruit size, and they also bring better yields than the open-seed varieties, but they don't taste nearly as good.
Cherry and bush tomatoes are best suited for pot cultivation
For a pot culture you should only choose cherry or bush tomatoes, whereby you should pay attention to the space available on your balcony with the small cherry tomatoes: These often develop very long shoots of at least 250 centimetres. Bottle and beefsteak tomatoes, on the other hand, are not suitable for cultivation in tubs.
| variety | category | breeding | fruit color | fruit size | maturing time | growth height |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pendulina | hanging tomato | seedproof | yellow | up to 4 grams | early | up to 80 cm |
| Hoffmann's Rentita | bush tomato | seedproof | Red | up to 80 grams | early | up to 100 cm |
| Black Cherry | cherry tomato | seedproof | dark violet | up to 25 grams | early | up to 250 cm |
| Yellow Grape | cherry tomato | seedproof | yellow | up to 10 grams | early | up to 250 cm |
| gold nuggets | cherry tomato | seedproof | yellow | up to 15 grams | early | up to 80 cm |
| Tumbling Tom Yellow | bush tomato | seedproof | yellow | up to 30 grams | early | up to 30 cm |
| Tumbling Tom Red | bush tomato | seedproof | Red | up to 30 grams | early | up to 30 cm |
| Golden Current | cherry tomato | seedproof | yellow | up to 2 grams | early | up to 250 cm |
| Indigo Berries | cherry tomato | seedproof | dark purple / dark green | up to 10 grams | early | up to 200 m |
| Matt's Wild Cherry | cherry tomato | seedproof | Red | up to 5 grams | early | up to 250 cm |
| primabelle | bush tomato | seedproof | Red | up to 30 grams | early | up to 25 cm |
| Red Current | currant tomato | seedproof | Red | up to 5 grams | early | up to 300 cm |
| Black Zebra Cherry | cherry tomato | seedproof | dark purple-green striped | up to 40 grams | early | up to 100 cm |
| prime gold | bush tomato | seedproof | yellow | up to 30 grams | early | up to 25 cm |
| balcony star | bush tomato | seedproof | Red | up to 30 grams | early | up to 40 cm |
tips
A special tip are the so-called currant tomatoes, which are available in different colours. The fruits are very small, but also very aromatic and especially popular with children as sweet tomatoes.