Areas where your garden slopes down or there's a shallow dip, the ground beneath gutters and downpipes, and muddy spots all ...

While a little bit of rain is helpful for plants to grow, too much rain can mean it is difficult to get seeds planted.

Shell Rock, Iowa, farmer Jeff Reints started planting corn on April 8 — the earliest ever on his farm. He got 50% of his corn and soybeans in the ground before 3 inches of rain parked the planters.