digging in the rain

Ok, so it is raining and apparentrly will continue to rain until the next millenium. So what? Well, I can't plant in the heavy rain for these reasons:

• rain increases the chances of soil compaction

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• when the soil dries, a crust forms over the top preventing some seeds from germinating



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• heavy rain can change the soil structure - especially in a heavy soil like Tamborine volcanic soil



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• the soil sticks to everything when it is wet - I will end up with more on me than in the patch!

So! I wait and wait and wait and hope I can get some food into the ground before too much longer.

prepared earlier!