the best thing you can do is try to improve your soil structure, and the easiest way of doing that is to add lots of organic matter, such as garden compost, chipped bark or shredded prunings. No need to dig it in, just add to the surface and let the worms do the rest. Not only will organic matter improve soil drainage in its own right (and also, paradoxically, improve water retention in summer if you have a sandy soil), but it will also give earthworms plenty to eat, and many of the larger drainage pores and channels in soil are created by earthworms.
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the best thing you can do is try to improve your soil structure, and the easiest way of doing that is to add lots of organic matter, such as garden compost, chipped bark or shredded prunings. No need to dig it in, just add to the surface and let the worms do the rest. Not only will organic matter improve soil drainage in its own right (and also, paradoxically, improve water retention in summer if you have a sandy soil), but it will also give earthworms plenty to eat, and many of the larger drainage pores and channels in soil are created by earthworms.