"ElleJay" wrote in message
We've had so much rain here. Do I try to keep on digging on wet sticky
clay soil or wait a bit until it gets a bit drier?


Don't dig in wet clay; it will just compact it more. You may want to try
what I do.

I have heavy clay soil, and I don't even bother trying to seed it. I put a
few layers of chopped-up organic stuff like grass and leaves where I want to
make a bed (even an inch will do; you just want to get it up off the clay),
and then sprinkle some bagged dirt or compost over it to plant seeds. The
roots will grow down and break up the clay, the organic stuff will encourage
the earthworms to appear, and the entire lot will break down to nice, mellow
soil in a year.
--S.