I did Think of Much of your Down Side of Digging in the Rain and Mud! It certainly is Sticky and Slippery at such times!

What I Really was Getting At, was Things like Hard, Dry Ground, on a Dryish, Non-Rainy Day. Here you would Want to "Lubricate" the Ground with Water. In these sorts of Conditions, it shud Make the Digging Easier! At Least a Lot of the Time. ( Individual Situations and Conditions can Often Vary somewhat)

But Sure, When it's Much Wetter Out!, -You're at the Other End of the Spectrum, -and Would Want some Drier Ground to Work in!

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