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Tomatoes are the quintessential summer garden crop, but they’re not always simple to grow. In fact, by this point in the growing season, even the most experienced gardener may be having problems.

Tomatoes are fantastic at growing roots—so much so that when you plant tomatoes, you bury as much of the stem as possible, because roots will form anywhere off the stem.

When water supplies are low, tomato roots produce suberin—the molecule that gives wine corks and waxy potato skins their water-repellent qualities—to control water flow.

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Acidic soils pose a major threat to crop yields due to toxic aluminum ions, especially in sensitive plants like tomato.

Tomato roots will only grow once the soil temperatures reach around 65 to 70 degrees, usually occurring naturally in mid-May. Remember, it is the root development that drives the top growth.