Rain

Its been raining a lot. I don't have a water butt to collect the rainwater so I have 8 plastic buckets which collect the rainwater and I decant the rainwater into old empty 5L plastic bottles which I collect from work. Unfortunately, all 8 buckets are full from all the rain this week and I have no more platic bottles to decant them into. I'm sure the neighbours think I'm mad having plastic buckets collecting rainwater but am doing my best to live a bit greener.
I have posted photos of my gardening efforts. My ex was a keen gardener but would never grow any produce because he said it wasn't worth the effort.
I'm very proud of my blueberry plant which is now producing fruit, my one strawberry plant which is also producing fruit and of course my 2 tomato plants which look overcrowded in the one pot and next year I must remember to give them a bit more space and put give them a pot each.
My colleagues at work laugh at my efforts - they are all keen gardeners and have been doing this for years but I haven't done this before and really haven't got a clue.
I feel I ought to mention the lettuce plants - I bought 5 plants and put them in an oblong shaped planter - unfortunately I didn't realise how important drainage holes in the planter are and didn't pay much attention at the time, the lettuces were doing fine - I was cutting off a few leaves for my packed lunches and sandwiches etc. and they tasted really good. However - all this rain has left my lettuces swamped with water, I keep tipping the water out (serious flooding in my planter) but it doesn't help and my lettuces are suffering. Another lesson learnt and I promise to do better next time.
More rain is coming today and to be honest - its Glastonbury weekend so its par for the course and of course Wimbledon starts next week so probably more rain on its way - my poor lettuces.