The all-time-wettest May did more than cancel Little League games and ruin weekend picnics.

The soggy weather also took a toll on our yards and gardens, where problems have ranged from rotting roots and seeds to overgrown lawns.

Rain fell on 25 of May’s 31 days in the Harrisburg area, adding up to a total of 10.02 inches for the month. That’s more than double our average May rainfall of 3.83 inches and enough to shatter the previous monthly record of 9.71 inches, set in 1989.

Temperatures also were cooler than usual the last two weeks of May, dropping occasionally into the 40s overnight.

All of the moisture and cool, cloudy days added up to plant trouble on several fronts.

In the vegetable garden, gardeners are seeing more seed failure than usual, a consequence of wet soil. So if you’

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