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recent rains have been fairly heavy ( with a total of 11.22 inches of rain in august...well above normal ) and some plants have fared better than others...the maize in the community garden laid down in a storm earlier this season without serious impact...i simply hilled it back upright and away it went...it is genetically akin to teosinte which lays down all the time without sustaining any real damage..the pod corn in the top photo is also part of the zea family , and while it has been knocked down by the rains it is still fully functional and flowering with the intent of producing ears ( second photo )...there is water standing everywhere, including in the pots with extra drainage holes drilled in them ( bottom photo )...the ground is saturated and more rain is forecast...is this anomalous or a new norm?