Planting in the rain

Hello!
I'm going to plant a new small border. I ordered some perennials, waited quite a bit and of course all the rain is back. It's been on and off for the last few days, but it's going to rain all night tonight and on and off again for the next couple of days.
I have a clay soil, and as I'm trying to go with the "no dig" approach, I was going to just dig some wholes, put the plants in (possibly with addition of manure pellets) and cover it with compost.
I'm wondering if I should wait for a couple of days because of the weather? I would not like to compact it and mess it all up from the beginning.
Thank you!

 

If the perennials are happy in their pots then wait a bit until it is easier for you. I would dig some compost into the clay when you plant, then mulch.

 

If the clay soil hasn't been improved well, that can be a problem.
It can also be a problem if the plants aren't a decent size, and it depends what they are as some will do better than others in terms of coping.
If they're small, it's better to wait, and grow them on for another month or so before planting.

 

I would wait and try to improve the soil around where the plants are going to go. I'd be afraid the hole you plant the plants in would just fill with water and not drain away properly, and that would make the compost soggy which wouldn't be good for the plant.
You really need to improve the soil in the whole area not just the hole you plant something in.

 

Thank you for the replies.
Most of the plants are in small 9cm pots (Geranium, grasses, Astrantia Roma, Jacob's ladder). The soil was digged over and mixed with compost a couple of years ago. Then I just put bark on it and left it.
I will definitely wait a bit with planting, but I would not like to disturb the soil that much again. I was thinking about forking it.