The Mountain Gardener: Pruning important in February
You know spring is coming when you see daffodils starting to open. You know spring is coming when plum trees begin their glorious show. And you know spring is coming when you begin to think of all those garden tasks that still need your attention.
Plain Talk about Food: Homemade cinnamon rolls
Winter’s cold and rainy days immediately bring on thoughts of my Aunt Esther’s homemade cinnamon rolls.
The Mountain Gardener: Fruit trees deliver delicious plunder
Imagine biting into the first apricot of the season — juicy, sweet flesh the color of an orange sunset.
Let’s go fishin’: A trip down the Eel River
Weather in December and early January was wet and cold. But rains came to a halt in mid-January with warm days and cold evenings, and the San Lorenzo River flow has decreased below 100 cubic feet per second. The weather pattern is perfect for Northern California rivers that are normally too high and too brown to fish.
Talk about money: College savings picture a little clearer
The choices about how to save for college just got clearer.
Your Health: Boomers at risk for Hepatitis C
The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending that all adults born between 1945 and 1965 — the “baby boomer” generation — be tested for hepatitis C, which is the most common blood-borne disease in the U.S.
The Mountain Gardener: Easy ways to save rainwater, slow runoff
With so much rain this winter, it's easy to forget just how precious water is. But globally, water is the new oil.
Three candidates vie for two Scotts Valley council seats
Mike Zeller, the director of programming and project delivery for the Transportation Agency for Monterey County, is the relative newcomer on the Scotts Valley...














