Rain rain rain go away !!!!!

but u are in washington whats the weather like id say if there is a chill outside id get one of the dirt heaters u plug in and it warms the dirt ....so the rain doesnt make the pot to cold...im thinking but im not a professional ...all that rain is gonna pack the dirt too....id say its colder there maybe than here in kentucky

Angus said:

Come to my house and dig me a 50 gallon hole! The only way you would be able to in this clay is if you pulled a rock out that big. ;p

I found some nice, lakeside real estate for this year with real easy going soil. I dug a couple monster holes like I've been taught, and a few that were about the diameter of my girls' current pots, but twice as deep. Gonna see how they compare.

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Ok, so I exaggerated a little bit. But a larger ammended hole is needed for ideal drainage and root development.

Not necessarily. Some soils are naturally well-draining. Some people may have real light, sandy soils and need to add vermiculite or something to increase water retention. And here in the south, some of the soil is nothing but red clay and no matter how big you dig the hole it's going to act as a clay pot and hold water. You'd just have a swimming pool instead of a puddle.

But yeah, you need drainage especially in rough ground and especially with chemical ferts.

I woke up with my plants under water for most of the morning may part of the night to an mine are fine also its been raining an the temp. has droped a lil around the 60's for the last couple of days the sun is coming out now they are perfectly fine....they are 8weeks or 9 weeks now