Avoid Soil Compaction
Let’s start with the main “don’t”. Do not work the soil when it is wet. Nothing destroys soil structure faster than ploughing, or digging in soggy soil. Soil damaged in this way gets compacted easily, with the associated consequences of reduced air percolation and impeded drainage.
Do’s
It’s a good time to set cuttings of most shrubs to root. You’ll have to be careful with cuttings of “softer” plants such as impatiens and coleus, which tend to rot easier than shrubs, so provide some protection from the rains.
It’s also a good time to circumpose plants such as croton, mussaenda, roses, hibiscus, allamanda, as sap flows freely during the wet weather.
Keep up your spraying program, especially for diseases such as black spot fungus on roses, leaf spots and blights. You may have to increase the spray cycle to every 5-7 days, and be sure to add a surfactant or sticker to the mixture.
Finally, check drainage channels, and clear or reinforce where necessary.
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