Please help save these plants

[Tomate]

I am not sure if this is the correct forum for this but I need some help before they all die.

I planted 3 days ago. Since then it has probably rained 3-5 inches. I thought that they are probably dying from too much water and not being able to breath. I dug down 15" next to one of then and it fills with about 4 inches of water. The bottom of the plant itself is 8" below grade.

Since planting it has been between 70-85 with high humidity.


They are in a new raised bed that I think now I have made into a bathtub. I was trying to give them the best depth of good soil rather than clay. I dug out and tilled down about a foot and filled it back in with a good mix that I have in my other bed.

I don't know if what you see in the photos is transplant shock or a result of all the rain. I also do not know if I should leave the situation as it is or put in something like a french drain along one side of the bed so that the water has some where to drain as more rain is expected..

Please help me save these plant and fix this problem. Any information of advice is appreciated.

Or am I just over reacting to both how the plants look and the water situation?

Thank You