How too much rain affects roots?

lubadub · September 2, 2015

Here in PA we had a very wet, cold June and July with about 13 inches of rain and temps around 60 on average at night, many nights cooler. Now that I am removing some of my plants I am noticing that the root systems are sparse with most of the roots right up on top. Anyone else have a similar situation? The tomatoes were nearly the same in number but they were smaller than usual. Now that it is a dry spell, most of the plants are wilting in the early afternoon. This must be related to the shallow root system. They never wilted like this in past years.

September 2, 2015	#1
lubadub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PA Posts: 169	How too much rain affects roots? Here in PA we had a very wet, cold June and July with about 13 inches of rain and temps around 60 on average at night, many nights cooler. Now that I am removing some of my plants I am noticing that the root systems are sparse with most of the roots right up on top. Anyone else have a similar situation? The tomatoes were nearly the same in number but they were smaller than usual. Now that it is a dry spell, most of the plants are wilting in the early afternoon. This must be related to the shallow root system. They never wilted like this in past years. __________________ Bigger is Better!