The Mountain Gardener: How to properly plant bare root trees
Growing fruit in your garden or home orchard may be even more important in the future than ever before. The lack of rainfall last year and this winter will probably raise the price of fruit at the market. If the water farmers rely on is rationed during this years growing season, fruit production will also suffer. You can start growing your own fruit by planting a bare root tree now. This is how to do it.
Domino dominant at girls section
Domino Parrish, the top-ranked girl’s wrestler at her weight in the Central Coast Section, swept through the section finals with an unblemished record to win her first CCS title last weekend. The finals took place at Oak Grove High School on Saturday, Feb. 8.
Falcons seek success on diamond
The Scotts Valley High School varsity softball team looks to finish among the best in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League for a second straight year.
Falcons tie Harbor, remained undefeated in SCCAL
Despite a scoreless tie with Harbor High School, the Scotts Valley High School girls soccer team was not satisfied with their effort or the final result on Tuesday, Jan. 28.
Gardener: The gardens of southern Mexico: Part 2.
What would you plant if you lived in a flat area with very poor drainage? Where the landscape is shaped by limestone or dolomite bedrock, and the shallow soil is filled with carbonate rock? Where there is limited surface water and no above-ground rivers, and where lakes and swamps are present, but the water is marshy and not palatable for drinking? Where you have two seasons, six months of rain and six months dry, and — oh yeah — did I mention you get 100 inches of rain during the wet season?
News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025
Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday
On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...
