I also spent a couple of hours out digging up my veggie garden today after two days of rain. It softened the soil enough to work in it. Broccoli and cabbage and tomatoes are in, as are some of the onions and a sprig of mint. These will grow probably at least through November and we should get some nice produce. The eggplant (aubergine) looked unhappy during the summer, as did the chard, but they're coming back now and will be large for most of the fall, hopefully producing regularly.