Nevada County Fair

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Dates: August 10, 2022 - August 14, 2022

Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Contact: https://ncmg.ucanr.org/

Sponsor: UC Master Gardeners of Nevada County

Location: Nevada County Fairgrounds

Event Details

Here is the line up of free workshops offered during the fair:

Wednesday August 10, 2022

11:30am – “Growing Garlic” – which kind, when to plant and when to harvest
1:00pm – “What’s Bugging Your Garden?” – Bring pests sealed in a ziplock bag, or a jar for identification.

Thursday August 11, 2022

10:30am – “Shade Gardening”
11:30am - “Weeds in the Garden”
1:00pm – “Foothill Gardening with Deer”.

Friday August 12, 2022

10:30am – “Gardening Under the Oaks”
11:30am – “Gardening for Birds”
1:00pm – “Composting”

Saturday August 13, 2022

10:30am – “Growing Peppers”
11:30am – “Worm Composting”.

Sunday August 14, 2022

10:30am – “Growing Irises in the Foothills” – Free Iris corms to all attendees
11:30am – “Caring for Your Garden Tools”.

The popular “Little Sprouts” flower painting will be available for children each day of the fair, from 11:30am – 1:30pm at the Master Gardener’s tent. Children and families are invited to assemble and paint a wooden sunflower stake to take home to their own gardens! (The wooden flowers are cut by our own Master Gardeners, and are ready to paint.)