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September 14, 2025

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.

Falcons tie, Cougars fall in tight contest

The Scotts Valley High School soccer team struck early, but could not maintain momentum in the second half in a 1-1 tie with the Aptos Mariners on Wednesday night.

New Faces

Maya Marie Youngwas born at 9:32 a.m. Jan. 9, 2014 to David Young and Miho Sakuda of Boulder Creek. She weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose.

Datebook

- Submit Datebook items to [email protected] or drop off press releases or photos at 5215 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. F, Scotts Valley 95066. Deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Entries are subject to editing, and publication is not guaranteed.

Plain talk about food: January screams “chili” — Chili Con Carne that is

With the winter’s sun dropping below the mountains, the temperature has been dropping into the twenties most nights. Chili weather calls for eating a bowlful of chili con carne, cornbread and a glass of Heineken beer by the fireplace at day’s end.

Talk about money: Take caution with bitcoin

I got some negative responses on my column last month about bitcoin, including one from a reader who said it was “totally irresponsible.” I need to clarify.

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Falcon boys fall to Sharks

The Mountain Gardener: Bare root is the way to go

It's bare root season again. There's something magical about a small leafless tree with bare roots that will produce mouth-watering fruit when it grows up. Even ornamental shade trees, flowering shrubs like lilacs, and vines like wisteria, start out looking like twigs.

Falcons outmuscle Cougars in duel meet

The Scotts Valley High School varsity wrestling team defeated undermanned San Lorenzo Valley 66-7 in both teams first Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League duel meet of the season.

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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...