When Does Pumpkin Patch Season Start?
Opening weekend lands somewhere between mid-September and early October depending on where you live. Here is how the season actually unfolds, and the weekends worth avoiding.
Read the guidePumpkin Patch Guides
Everything we learn from mapping thousands of farms, written down so your trip goes better than your last one.
Pumpkin Nutrition Facts (and a Few Surprises)
Low calorie, high fiber, and a genuinely enormous amount of vitamin A. Here is what is actually in a pumpkin, and a few facts that surprise even regular carvers.
Read the guideHow Much Does a Pumpkin Patch Cost?
Three pricing models, wildly different totals. A breakdown of what families actually spend, plus the extras that catch people out at the gate.
Read the guideHow to Carve a Pumpkin (and Keep It Looking Good)
A carved pumpkin left untreated on a warm porch can cave in within four days. A little prep before and after cutting can stretch that to two or three weeks.
Read the guideHow to Choose the Right Pumpkin Patch
The farm that delights a four-year-old will bore a fourteen-year-old. Here is how to read a listing and pick the right one before you commit to the drive.
Read the guideWhat To Do With Your Pumpkin: 5 Simple Recipes
You cut a pie pumpkin off the vine. Now what? Puree, pie, roasted seeds, bread and soup — five recipes that actually work with a real pumpkin.
Read the guidePumpkin Varieties: Which One Do You Actually Want?
Big Mac, Small Sugar, Baby Boo, Cinderella — pumpkin names sound decorative, but they describe real differences in wall thickness, sweetness and how long a pumpkin keeps. Here is what to grab for what.
Read the guideWhat we write about
We are not a lifestyle blog. Everything here comes out of the data we maintain and the corrections farms send us: when patches actually open and close, how pricing models differ, which weekends are unbearable, and what separates a farm that suits toddlers from one built for teenagers.
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