Planting a Garden When the Ground is Wet

Should you plant a garden when the ground is wet?


ANSWER:

In general, no. It is best to wait until the soil is damp, but not soggy-wet. Some types of seeds are especially prone to rotting if the soil is too wet.

If you have really good drainage in your garden, if necessary you can plant when it is fairly wet if you expect that the soil will be drying considerably in the next day or two.

But another reason to wait for a couple of sunny days to dry things out a bit, is that it is pretty messy planting a garden when the soil is really wet!

Also, the soil temperature should be at the proper temperature for the type of vegetable seeds that you are planting.

For example peas, lettuce, and onions like cool soil, but even those seeds will rot if the ground is too wet for too long.