• If you live where space is at a premium but still want to have that just-picked fresh tomato flavor there's an easy way to do that. Grow your tomatoes in hanging baskets. They not only save space but can be ornamental in addition to the vine-fresh taste you're seeking. You can grow tomatoes this way on balconies, decks and patios with ease. The one critical factor you'll need is at least six hours of sunlight per day.
  
  

Hundreds and Thousands

• Pick the hundreds and thousands variety for your hanging basket. Initially only available in Europe, the seeds are now available in the U.S. This mini cherry tomato cultivar can produce a yield of up to 500 tomatoes on a single plant. It has a sweet taste and grows well in baskets as small as 13 inches. You may not get thousands of tomatoes but you will be picking fresh tomatoes every day during the season for use on salads or as a snack right off the vine.
  
  

Tumbler

• Opt for the tumbler variety to fill your hanging basket with sweet cherry tomatoes ripe for the picking. Tumbler spreads well on all sides of your basket and will produce beautiful, red cherry tomatoes that have great flavor. A single hanging basket can yield up to 4 lbs.of fruit in a season. With its true tomato flavor, tumbler will be an asset in salads, soups and stews.
  
  

Tumbling Tom Yellow

• Select tumbling Tom yellow for a variety that departs from the usual red tomato in your next hanging basket. This variety has a spreading habit that makes it ideal for hanging baskets as it does what it's name implies: the branches of the plant tumble over the sides of the basket to create a beautiful and delicious look. This variety can produce as many as 200 fruits per season from one basket and the yellow round tomatoes are sweet and juicy. A great color alternative for salads and cold plates.