Spring 2019 hasn’t felt much like spring. As the number of cold and rainy days mounts, it forces fieldwork into smaller and smaller windows. While there isn’t much to like about late springs, such as this one, we’ll slog through it, literally.

With most of the state in the 90th percentile or more in terms of soil moisture, many of us will be battling wet soils all spring long. Let’s look at some last-minute ideas about how to deal with that risk, along with a few other thoughts as we try to survive planting season.