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SALT LAKE CITY - A cold wet June may be wreaking havoc on Utah gardens.
With a rain-free weekend in the forecast, Horticulture Specialist Larry Sagers with the USU Extension Service says it's time to go hunting.
"One group of pests that has really loved this cold, wet weather are the slugs and the snails," he said.
Sagers says fungus and disease not normally found in Utah may also affect some plants. He advises gardeners to check for rose, black spot and rust, but says not to worry if your Sycamore trees have defoliated.
With the rain stopping and the heat coming, Sagers says you may have to adjust your sprinklers now and fertilize again.
"Sometime around the 4th of July, get another application of nitrogen on there to green that grass up," he said.
Sagers says if you got seeds in early, the cool weather plants should do well. It's probably too late to plant tomatoes, squash, peppers and watermelon if you haven't already done so.
You can hear more from Larry Sagers and call in with your questions during the KSL Greenhouse, Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM.
E-mail: mrichards@ksl.com
