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Fresh mandarins will be available by the bag or box at the Mountain Mandarin Festival this weekend. (Photo courtesy Mountain Mandarin Festival)
After a year off, the Mandarin Festival is back!
Starting Friday, enjoy the three-day celebration of all things citrus at the 28th Mountain Mandarin Festival at the Gold Country Fairgrounds in Auburn.
“The 28th Mountain Mandarin Festival will return this year,” the organizers posted on Facebook. “Still following CDC guidelines. Shop the craft vendors, enjoy entertainment, eat fabulous food and take home Placer County mandarins.”
Patrons will be asked to wear face masks indoors. Remember to social distance. The 2019 festival attracted more than 30,000 attendees during its three-day run.
This year, there will be plenty of fruit to enjoy and free samples for everyone. Thousands of pounds of fresh Placer-grown mandarins will be sold during the event as well as countless mandarin-related products.
Scores of farmers and other vendors will be on hand, offering their locally grown fruit and other products. Snack on mandarin-flavored treats. Enjoy live music and performances at the main stage. Take part in special contests such as mandarin juicing.
“Thousands of filled orange mesh bags await and jams, jellies, infused olive oils, balsamic vinegar, barbecue sauces and body care products are all available for purchase,” say the organizers. “Visitors are delighted to discover that the food vendors offer everything from mandarin pizza to mandarin glazed wings, mandarin doughnuts and mandarin pulled pork, just to name a few.”
In addition, Placer County master gardeners will staff a booth on Saturday and Sunday. Get your 2022 Garden Guide and Calendar from them for just $10; for purchases of five or more the price drops to $9 each.
Festival hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19; 9 a.m. to 5 pm. Saturday, Nov. 20; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21.
General admission is $10; children age 11 and younger are admitted free. Seniors: $6. Friday discount admission: $5.
Gold Country Fairgrounds is located at 209 Fairgate Road, Auburn.
For tickets and details: www.mandarinfestival.com.
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Temperatures will be a bit higher than normal in the afternoons this week. Take care of chores early in the day – then enjoy the afternoon. It’s time to smell the roses.
* Plant, plant, plant! It’s prime planting season in the Sacramento area. If you haven’t already, it’s time to set out those tomato transplants along with peppers and eggplants. Pinch off any flowers on new transplants to make them concentrate on establishing roots instead of setting premature fruit.
* Direct-seed melons, cucumbers, summer squash, corn, radishes, pumpkins and annual herbs such as basil.
* Harvest cabbage, lettuce, peas and green onions.
* In the flower garden, direct-seed sunflowers, cosmos, salvia, zinnias, marigolds, celosia and asters.
* Plant dahlia tubers. Other perennials to set out include verbena, coreopsis, coneflower and astilbe.
* Transplant petunias, marigolds and perennial flowers such as astilbe, columbine, coneflowers, coreopsis, dahlias, rudbeckia and verbena.
* Keep an eye out for slugs, snails, earwigs and aphids that want to dine on tender new growth.
* Feed summer bloomers with a balanced fertilizer.
* For continued bloom, cut off spent flowers on roses as well as other flowering plants.
* Don’t forget to water. Seedlings need moisture. Deep watering will help build strong roots and healthy plants.
* Add mulch to the garden to help keep that precious water from evaporating. Mulch also cuts down on weeds. But don’t let it mound around the stems or trunks of trees or shrubs. Leave about a 6-inch to 1-foot circle to avoid crown rot or other problems.
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