I Am A Bit Late Getting My Garden In This Year, And Now We Are Supposed To Be Getting About 2 Inches Of Rain In The Next Week. Won

dering if I should wait until after the rain to plant or go ahead and plant today? I am a bit late getting my garden in this year, and now we have a major storm coming through and are supposed to be getting about 2 inches of rain and some high winds in the next week. Wondering if I should wait until after the rain to plant or go ahead and plant today?

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#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 05/20/2021 @ 5:19 pm

The soil needs to be reasonably warm, as it is now, but you don't want to drown the small roots of your seedlings. I would get them in as soon as you have a dry day, and hope for the best.
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