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Use light weight, Reemay garden fabric to protect vegetables from the cabbage root maggot. Clean up garden beds thoroughly and use bait to prevent the spread of slugs.

Master gardener Ed Buyarski explains how and when to start peas, beans, and leafy vegetables like lettuce and cabbage.

This week’s tips include avoiding cold tap water and timing your seed starts so the ground will be warm enough when you plant outdoors.

Master gardener Ed Buyarski has some tips for pruning branches for shaping, removing old growth and deadwood, and encouraging airflow within shrubs and trees.

This weekend’s to-do list includes garden plot clean up, tool refurbishment, seed starts, and making an appointment with your chiropractor.

The GardenTalk season finale features tips for preparing perennials for colder temperatures and how to overwinter begonias, fuschias and dahlias.