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BetNC said:What immediately struck me was the small root system.

I grow 3-4 foot tomatoes in containers. . . and have for over 5 years. Each year, in preparation for winter/the NEXT growing season, I pull up the entire plant ; my normal root systems are almost twice as big !

Maybe its the nice soil in your posts. My tomatoes usually have a root system about that big but I'm growing them in the alkali desert.

Rosario is growing in raised beds on laterite. Its pure aluminum and iron and probably would make great adobe bricks but not so much for growing vegetables. When the roots hit the laterite, they are done growing downwards. The roots on Rosario's plants are growing sideways.