Rain, more rain....and weeds galore

It has rained so heavily and so frequently that all the gardens and flower beds are soggy and weed-filled.  Pulling weeds in this heavy, wet soil is apt to do more damage than good, since every time I try I uproot the very plants I'm trying to protect.  Even the heavily mulched areas are sprouting weeds, but the advantage there is that I can pull those without worry of harm, and because of the mulch they come up easily.   The advantage?  I haven't had to water anything except the flowers in hanging pots on the front porch, since mother nature has done it so thoroughly.  The disadvantage?  Plants that are normally carefree are experiencing fungus and mold attacks, including a real heart-breaker - one of our huge Colorado Spruce appears to have been hit by a severe attack of Rhizosphaera needle cast, and while the potato plants so far look huge and beautiful, having their roots (tubers) so consistently moist cannot be doing this crop any favors.  Sun yesterday and today, with two more days of rain forecast beginning tomorrow.  I'm starting to feel rather soggy myself.