2024 Wichita Area of Kansas Pumpkin U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org
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Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in Wichita Area of Kansas in 2024, by county
Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for pumpkins that we know of in this area.
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Butler County
Applejack Pumpkin Patch - pumpkins, and prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals 10007 SW Indianola Road, Augusta, KS 67010. Phone: (316) 733-8909. Email: applejack@applejackpumpkinpatch.com. Open: Monday to Friday 9 am to 3 pm, Saturday 10 am to 6 pm, Sunday noon to 6 pm Open last weekend of September till October 31st. Directions: From Wichita, at K96 at East Kellogg Avenue, go east 6.1 miles to Indianolla road. We are on the south west corner of Highway 54 and Indianola Road. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard. . Crops are usually available in October
Meadowlark Farm - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, beans, cucumbers, eggplants, melons, nectarines, peaches, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties are available, restrooms, picnic area, picnic area you may bring your own food, farm animals, school tours, group reservations 11249 Sw 160th St, Rose Hill, KS 67133. Phone: 316-518-8907. Email: tom@themeadowlarkfarm.com. Open: Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 am to 5 pm from June 1 through November 1 and by appointment. Directions: Take Highway 54400 \(Kellogg\) east of Wichita, KS towards Augusta, KS. Turn South on Santa Fe Lake road and travel 6 miles, then turn West on SW 160th Street and after 200 yards, turn south into our driveway through the peach orchard and follow the signs. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, SFMNP Vouchers. Meadowlark Farm Facebook page. Take Highway 54/400 (Kellogg) east of Wichita, KS towards Augusta, KS. Turn South on Santa Fe Lake road and travel 6 miles, then turn West on SW 160th Street and after 200 yards, turn south into our driveway through the peach orchard and follow the signsPeaches can be picked from early July until the first of September Pick your own vegetables are available from June 1 til November. We use integrated pest management practices A visitor writes on July 20, 2013: "We LOVE it. Met the owner/operator and he is a very nice person."
Marion County
Patchwork Farms, LLC - pumpkins, strawberries, concessions or refreshment stand, restrooms, farm animals 372 70th, Newton, KS 67114. Phone: (620) 345-6867. Email: patchworkfarmsks@gmail.com. Open: Pick your own strawberry times will be posted on our Facebook site or call for current availability. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Venmo, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover. Patchwork Farms, LLC From North Newton interstate exit 34, go north on highway 15 for 6 miles. Turn east onto 70th street and go three quarters of a mile until Patchwork Farms is on the north side of the road. Strawberry season is typically late May and lasts through June;(ADDED: February 08, 2022)
Sumner County
Martin Produce - beans, corn (sweet), cucumbers, melons, onions, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, tomatoes, prepicked produce 202 N 12th St, Conway Springs, KS 67031. Phone: (620)456-2586. Email: krismart@yahoo.com. Open: Self - Serve produce stand; Picked daily; Call or come by to see what is available. Directions: West of the football field in Conway Springs. Stand is located at the end of driveway. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Crops are usually available in June, July, August Prices are posted at the stand. Most produce is listed for $1 and is bagged.
OK, Then you need only look for any pumpkin that is
visually appealing, evenly a deep orange. The shape is just whatever appeals to you. If it grew on its side and has a flat spot, you can either make
that the make or use it as part of your design!
free from cuts, soft spots, bruises. The flesh should feel hard, and not give easily. Infections can invade easily and cause rot
Make sure the stem is attached.
Store it carefully, especially if you pick it from the vine yourself. Cure a fresh-picked pumpkin by keeping it in a dry place. Don't handle or disturb it.
Curing toughens the rind, making it less prone to rot. Pumpkins will keep for months in a cool (50 F to 65F dry, low humidity environment; such as a cool, dry
basement.
Tip: If you like roasted or baked pumpkin seeds, you can save the seeds from any pumpkin!
To make a pumpkin pie!
Then you need a small, sweet type of pumpkin that has been developed for eating. They are smaller, typically about 8" to 10" diameter. The meat is much less
stringy and smoother than a decorative pumpkin variety. Pumpkin is rich in vitamin A and potassium. One-half cup of cooked pumpkin provides more than the
recommended daily allowance of vitamin A. One cup of cooked pumpkin contains only 81 calories. It's low in fat and sodium! Usually you can get these at the
grocery store, and some of the pumpkin patches and farm stands have them. Be sure to tell them that you intend to use it for a pumpkin pie. Again, look for
firm, no soft spots, or signs of any rot. See this page for easy, illustrated directions to make a
pumpkin pie from a fresh pumpkin!
Varieties of Pumpkins
Sugar - Excellent for baking
Jack O'Lantern - most common for carving
White Lumina - unusual, medium-sized white pumpkin