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If there was ever a time to love mangoes, this weekend would’ve been it. A number of mango trees were for sale, as well as an entire range of mango jellies, jams, ketchup, sauces (even BBQ sauce), pies, smoothies, ice cream, beer, taste sampling, and of course regular mangoes should you want to have one of those. There were a ton of them from all over the world varying from all shapes, sizes, and tastes.

This year I had gone both days (yesterday and today). I must say, if you are thinking of attending the event next year the most important thing is as follows: Be there early. On Saturday, it was extremely crowded. The few types of trees that were for sale were going by the minute; the most I saw someone walk out with was three, and there were quite a number of people walking out with them. And being there early doesn’t go just for people who wish to get trees! The lines become huge for the taste tests, as well as getting around to see all the types that are available become difficult. I’m not saying that’s it’s extremely hard to get around, but at least once or three times you’ll find yourself bumping into someone, or getting bumped into.

All in all, it was a good year. I didn’t get any trees this year as they didn’t have ones I wanted, but I do have some mangoes I plan to try and grow. They set fairly easily, so we’ll see what happens. I did take some pictures of the event; they are from today, so the crowd is much less than what it was yesterday, but it gives you a sense of how much goes on with the festival. I don’t have pictures of the mango viewing and auction room, as that was closed off for the mango brunch today, or pictures of the tree sale area (just imagine a stand with mango trees in pots behind it). On Saturday, it’s open for the public to view all the mangoes that will be used for the brunch and the private auction on Sunday.

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A strange, yet familiar, smell managed to wind its way around the house once more. Of course, I knew what it was. My little flower had tripled in size and though it is still quite small, it wasn’t as small as I thought it would’ve been.

I don’t know what this is (I’ve sent in an email that will hopefully get a response in a day or two), so I can’t really say much more about it. As usual, here’s some pretty pictures to go with this entry.

Later this week I’ll be heading down to Fairchild once again for this year’s Mango Fest. There will be pictures galore from that, so check back again Saturday/Sunday.

Tags: amorphophallus, unknown species
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