Garden Calendar

Tsugawa Nursery: 410 E. Scott Ave., Woodland. Events are free unless noted. * Register: 360-225-8750 or http://tsugawanursery.com.n 3 p.m. Jan. 28: Learn pruning and dormant spraying of fruit trees.

Organic calendar for February 2012

This is the month to prune fruit trees and companion-plant vegetables

County prepares assault on citrus-killing insect

Highland Community News photo by Anne Viricel — County employees prepare to spray the citrus trees on the west side of the County Government Buildings.

Hard freeze threatens citrus, plants across valley

NEWCASTLE - At Twin Peaks Orchards in Newcastle, the bitter cold expected Monday night is going to take a toll in both fruit and trees.

Insect Offense or Defense

This has been one of the driest autumns on record in the Sierra foothills. The new year was dry as a bone as well. The parched landscape and water-starved trees are definitely more vulnerable to infestation