Murcotts should be better now (the ones I had at the same citrus grove were the best I ever ate and I did so in late March). The only good Pixie come from Ojai's unique micro-climate.

One of the few mandarin varieties that I find have great flavor even when they first hit the market for the year is the Pixies from Ojai, California. Let me go on to break down each month of the season so you can see what's available. Seven months of the year you can enjoy easy to peel fruit - from Clemtines to Pixies. When Does California Mandarins Season Begin (and End)?ĭue to the development of new varieties over the year, the California mandarin season starts in November and can stretch all the way into May, with a few hanging around into June. More and more of them are in stores than every before, including more varieties. If any fruit has been gaining momentum over the 6 year history of my blog and it is the mandarin. But this time I am going to specific talk about just the California mandarin season. Now I feel like have so much more information that I needed to do a follow-up. That is certainly the case when it comes to mandarins. Sometimes when I read some of these older posts, I shake my head, whether it be at the photo quality or lack therefore or my writing skills, or both! Sometimes I read something and realizing how much more I have learned since that post was written.

Now that I have been doing this blog thing for over 6 years, I have plenty of archives to go back and read.

Clementine growing season