2024 Baltimore area of Maryland Pumpkin U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org
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Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in Baltimore area of Maryland 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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Baltimore County
Jone's Farm - Strawberries and an array of vegetables, pumpkins and other produce. 2100 Philadelphia Rd, Edgewood, MD 21040. Phone: (410) 676-3709. Email: allison@jonesproducefarm.com. Open: call for hours, crop availability; Strawberry season starts about mid-May and usually continues into early June, all depending on the weather. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Jone's Farm Facebook page. To be sure that we have strawberries available, call us before coming out. Your local family farm and one stop shop for fresh-harvested Tomatoes, Sweet Corn, Squash, Broccoli, Sweet Potatoes, Pumpkins, and much more from our farm. Since 1956, Jones Produce Farm has been serving Harford, Baltimore, and Cecil Counties with the freshest produce, beautiful flowers in our greenhouses, and the friendliest service. We are open April 4th through December 23rd. Jone's Family Farm Facebook page. We offer a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program, School Field Trips, Pick your Own Strawberries and Pumpkins, our plethora of Fresh Vegetables, Kilby's Milk and Ice Cream, Fresh Eggs from Albright Farms, Mulch and Topsoil with Delivery option, UPICK Christmas trees, Fresh Wreaths, and MUCH MUCH MORE!
Wind Swept Farm - corn (sweet), cucumbers, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, tomatoes, Turkeys, and prepicked produce, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours 14517 Hanover Pike, Upperco, MD 21155. Phone: (410) 833-7330. Email: windsweptfarmmd@comcast.net. Open: Call or E - mail us for Hours. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Click here for picking updates. Crops are usually available in July, August, September, October, November, December. Christmas trees are from Day after Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve
Carroll County
Baugher's Orchard - strawberries, blackberries, currants, gooseberries, peaches, sweet and sour cherries, apples, nectarines, plums, peas, pumpkins, sunflowers, 1015 Baugher Road, Westminster, MD 21158. Phone: 410-857-0111. Email: info@baughers.com. Open: seasonal PYO, U-Pick is usually Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm, Early Summer picking hours are below, June to December at orchard market, . Directions: about three miles west of Westminster, Maryland on Route 140. . Click here for a map and directions. Baugher's Orchard Facebook page. . Alternate Phone: 410-848-5541Honey Crisp apples, Peaches, Nectarines, & Blackberry picking is in season, but always call to check before coming out: Directions and map page. We also have a complete selection of picked fruits and veggies, our own baked goods and hand dipped ice cream. We press our own cider. Apple butter, fruit baskets, jelly & apple gift baskets (seasonal). Click here for our Facebook page STRAWBERRIES, PEAS AND CHERRIES (Approximately Mid-May to Early-July) Everyday 9 am to 5 pm. BLACKBERRIES, BLACK CURRANTS, AND GOOSEBERRIES (Approximately July – Early-September) Some weekdays and weekends 9 am to 5 pm. Weekday hours for berry picking are subject to many variables. Be sure to call first before you come out.PEACHES, PLUMS, NECTARINES (Approximately July to August) Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 9 am to 5 pm. Once Carroll County schools are in session. Saturday & Sunday 9 am to 5pm. APPLES, PUMPKINS & SUNFLOWERS September: Saturday & Sunday 9 am to 5 pm. October: Saturday & Sunday 10 am to 5 pm. First weekend of November only: Saturday & Sunday 9 am to 4 pm. (UPDATED: May 29, 2024, JBS) Comments from a visitor on June 17, 2010: "This is the best place ever! My family and I have always gone there to pick pumpkins, however in the last year we have started taking advantage of all the other produce they have to offer. I had 4 boys with me (ages 6-8) and we spent nearly 4 hours picking 12 lbs of cherries (ladders were provided and moved for us) 5 lbs of strawberries and 56 pea pods (cause the boys just wanted to try fresh peas). There are tractor rides out to all the picking areas and boxes to use. We have also picked apples and peaches there as well. Bring a hat, and though they provide water out in the fields bring you own water bottle. If you ask for directions-not to far from the farm is the family restaurant that has wonderful local fare but save room for the pie! " Comments from a visitor on September 19, 2009: "Picked apples today at Baughers Orchard and had a blast! Though there were a lot of people there, we had no trouble finding parking and then took a tractor ride to the orchard. There are at least three different play sets for young kids (elementary and younger) on the grounds, a petting zoo with a sink and soap for washing up after visiting the animals, and a country store with baked goods and ice cream. And the pick-your-own apples are very reasonably priced. A great place to take the whole family! "
Charles County
Middleton's Cedar Hill Farm - Uses natural growing practices, flowers, pumpkins, winter squash, other vegetables, Turkeys (organic, not-hormone-fed), and prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours 5190 Leonardtown Road, Waldorf, MD 20601. Phone: 301-399-9812. Email: middletonfarm@comcast.net. Open: Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard. Middleton's Cedar Hill Farm Fax: 301-870-8249 Crops are usually available in September, October, November, DecemberSeptember 15 through October 31: Monday to Friday By Appointment Only Saturday 10 am to 5 pm Sunday 10 am to 5 pm November 25 through December 24: Open 7 days a week from 9 am to 8 pm. We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organicthe farm encompasses some 300-acres. We offer pesticide-free vegetables in late summer through Fall, a pumpkin farm in the Fall, a Christmas tree shop in December, and group tours in the Spring and Summer.
Shlagel Farms - Strawberries, pumpkins, fall veggies 12850 Shlagel Rd, Waldorf, MD 20601. Phone: 301-645-4554. Email: Info@ShlagelFarms.com. Open: late April or early May, see Facebook for exact day. Click here for a map and directions. Shlagel Farms Facebook page. Facebook page. Pick-your-own and pre-picked strawberries are available. Greenhouses with hanging baskets, porch pots and bedding plants. The Shlagel's specialize in vegetable production selling wholesale to Washington area chain stores. They also raise quality hay for the pleasure horse trade, as well as field corn and soybeans to feed their herd of Angus beef cattle. They open the farm to the public in spring so you may enjoy a day in the country relaxing with family and picking strawberries. (UPDATED: October 05, 2019, JBS)
Frederick County
Gaver Tree Farm And Pumpkin Patch, LLC - corn maze, pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pick your own apples, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours 5501 Detrick Road, Mt. Airy, MD 21774. Phone: 301-865-3515. Email: gaverfarm@gmail.com. Open: 10 am to 6 pm for fall and 9 am to 5 pm Christmas season. Directions: Frederick Co, Maryland-From I-70 take exit 62 at New Market to Route 75 North briefly to Route 144, Old National Pike East for 1 mile to left on Detrick Road at Farm. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Fall Fun Festival with corn maze open September 20 to October 31, 2008 Open for tree cutting from Thanksgiving Friday until Christmas eve And for a map to our farm, Crops are usually available in September, October, DecemberPick your own pumpkins and apples, Farm Market, farm fresh food stands including our famous and incredibly delicious apple cider donuts and cider slushies, AND the annual Fall Fun Fest! The Fall Fun Fest is the farm feature with over 65 attractions: corn maze, farm animals, jumping pillows, pedal karts, games, mini mazes, playgrounds, giant slides, photo props and so much more! Hayrides to pick your own are FREE!Free hayrides to PYO apples: TICKETS are NOT required for hayrides or to pick your own. Pay for your apple bag prior to apple picking. Pay for pumpkins and sunflowers after picking in the Farm Market. Pumpkin PatchThe pumpkin patch is open from 10 am - 6 pm every day with over 12 acres of beautiful pumpkins! See the Hayride Schedule below! Pumpkins IN 2022 are $.65 per pound over 5 pounds, $3.50 each 2-5 pounds and $2.00 each under 2 pounds.Apple OrchardPick Your Own Apples are available on weekends in September and October. Pre-picked apples are available in the Farm Market daily. Pick your own apples at Gaver Farm! Pick apples from the farm�s beautifully trellised apple trees- grown so you can easily pick without the use of ladders. Varieties available include Blondee, Buckeye, Ultra Gold, Crimson Crisp, Empire, Cameo and Fuji (bolded varieties are what we are picking NOW). The Orchard is OPEN on fall Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 6 pm.Purchase a peck (in 2022, $25) or half bushel (in 2022, $40) bag in the Farm Market, Admission Barn or Apple Orchard entrance. You may only enter the orchard if you have purchased a bag, limit 4 people per bag. Kids under 2 are not included in 4 person limit. Up to 2 additional pickers are permitted per bag (in 2022, $2 per person) at the entrance to the Apple Orchard.
Mayne's Tree Farm - Strawberries, blackberries, pumpkins & cut your own Christmas trees, hayrides, custom made wreaths, roping, door decorations for all seasons. Fall activities include u-pick pumpkins, scarecrow making, corn maze, free hayrides October thru December. 3420 Buckeystown Pike, Buckeystown, MD 21717. Phone: 301-662-4320. Email: info@maynestreefarm.com. Directions: click here for a . Click here for a map and directions. Mayne's Tree Farm Facebook page. Map and Driving Directions. Take Interstate 270 to Exit 31-B (Route 85); the farm is four miles south of I-270, on the right. Cornstalks, straw bales and farm tours by appointment. Christmas hayrides for pre-cut trees or cut your own Christmas trees on weekends. Accepts major credit cards most months of the year. Maynes Tree Farm Facebook page.
Thanksgiving Farms - pick your own apples; mums and asters, Pumpkins, and, at Christmas time poinsettias and cyclamens. 1619 Buckeystown Pike, Adamstown, MD . Phone: 301-662-1291. Open: daily 9 to 5 through Dec. Directions: Take Interstate 270 to Route 85 south \(Buckeystown Pike\) and go seven miles to the farm on the left. . Click here for a map and directions. Take Interstate 270 to Route 85 south (Buckeystown Pike) and go seven miles to the farm on the left. Open 24; reopens about March 1. Apple picking is expected to run September 20 through October on 1 1/2 acres of semi-dwarf trees featuring Golden Delicious, Red Delicious and Rome apples. Also limited supplies of pick-your-own fall vegetables (tomatoes, collards, kale, cabbage and unusual varieties). Sample different varieties of apples on the weekends, and educational activities take place on October weekends. Picnic tables. are provided.
Harford County
Lohr's Orchard - strawberries, apples, sour cherries, peaches, pumpkins, pumpkin patch, hay rides, cider 3212 Snake Lane, Churchville, MD 21028. Phone: 410-836-2783. Email: lohrsweborders@gmail.com. Open: see their website. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Updates: click here for picking updates. pick your own and farm stand. STRAWBERRIES Mid May pick your own and pre picked. TART CHERRIES June 10th to the 15th pick your own and pre picked. PEACHES July 1st for sale at the retail stand. Pick your own, weather permitting, two weekends beginning of freestone season. APPLES Mid July through close of season. APPLE CIDER Starts approximately Sept 15-17th through end of season. PUMPKINS Start the last weekend of Sept and run through October as well as weekend hayrides to the patch and apple Orchard. ANd already-picked TOMATOES. SWEET CORN. ASSORTED VEGGIES, Starting with strawberry season and running through close of store. For our U-Pick (pick-your-own) customers, we will have a special wagon providing a scenic 5-minute ride into our beautiful orchard to the patches ($5/person prepaid minimum purchase). Harvest will be plentiful, so come back several times with your friends and neighbors. (UPDATED: June 15, 2020 JBS) Comments from a visitor on September 12, 2008: "I love the farm! Great for the family."
Shaw Orchards - strawberries, cherries, blueberries, peaches, nectarines, apples, raspberries, plums, apple cider, jams, jellies, natural honey, syrups, salad dressings, apple butter, pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn, grapes tomatoes, other vegetables, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, wagon rides 5594 Norrisville Road, White Hall, MD 21161. Phone: 410-692-2429. Email: shaw@shaworchards.com. Open: Monday thru Friday 8 to 6 8 to 5 in Nov. Directions: From Baltimore, I 83 North to exit 36. East on 439 to Bond Road. Left on Bond and stay straight for 6 miles to Pa. Route 24. Right \(South\) on Rt. 24 \(Barrens Road South\) for about 2 miles. Market on the Right at the Mason-Dixon-Line. Payment: Cash, Check, VisaMasterCard, Discover. We provide a weekly e-mail service called the RipeLine with up to the minute seasonal information. Sign up by going to . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. . Monday thru Friday 8 to 6 (8 to 5 in Nov.) Saturday 8 to 5 and closed Sunday Pick-Your-own Strawberries in Late May, early June. Pick-your-own Sweet cherries in June/July. Pick-your-own Blueberries June through August. Pick-your-own apples Friday and Saturday's in September and OctoberFrom Baltimore, I 83 North to exit 36. East on 439 to Bond Road. Left on Bond and stay straight for 6 miles to Pa. Route 24. Right (South) on Rt. 24 (Barrens Road South) for about 2 miles. Market on the Right at the Mason-Dixon-LineWe provide a weekly e-mail service called the RipeLine with up to the minute seasonal information. Sign up by going to and click on Ripeline at the lower right of home page(UPDATED: October 20, 2023, JBS)
Montgomery County
Butler's Orchard - strawberries, blueberries, tart cherries, sugar snap peas, English peas, thornless blackberries, raspberries, apples, pick-your-own flowers, pumpkins, Christmas trees, Corn maze, hayrides, 22200 Davis Mill Road, Germantown, MD . Phone: 301-972-3299. Open: Click here for current hours and crops that are ready. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. .Clickhereforcurrenthoursandcropsthatareready.Clickherefordirectionsandmap.alsoanEasterEggstravaganzafestival.EveninghayridesMaytoDecember.Clickherefortheeventscalendar.Creditcardsaccepted.AlargevarietyofPickYourOwncropsareavailableatButler'sOrchardonaseasonalbasis.Herearetheapproximatecropharvestdates;.Weatherconditionsanddemanddeterminethesupplyoffruitsandvegetables.StrawberriesexpectedlateMaythroughMidJune.SugarSnapandEnglishPeasMidJunethroughlateJune.BlackRaspberriesMidJunethroughearlyJuly.BlueberriesLateJunethroughearlyAugust.TartCherriesLateJune-shortseason.FlowersPeonies-MidJunethroughLateMay;AllothersJulythroughSeptember.BlackberriesMidJulythroughearlyAugust.PotatoesLateJulythroughSeptember.RedRaspberriesmidAugustthroughfirstfrost.ApplesEarlySeptemberthroughmidOctober.PumpkinsLateSeptemberthroughOctober.ThereisalsoaninterestingYou-Tubevideoaboutthefarmhere.PickyourownPEACHES,PickyourownAPPLES,EventSpacesandWeddingPlanningServiceandEventVenue.ALandmark&HistoricalPlaceHayloftbarn,crafts,musicandotherfamilyactivitiesduringannualpumpkinfestival.(UPDATED:May29,2022,JBS)
Homestead Farm - apples, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, flowers, peaches, pumpkins, Honey from hives on the farm, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, school tours 15604 Sugarland Road, Poolesville, MD 20837. Phone: 301-977-3761. Email: HomesteadFarmEmail@gmail.com. Open: Check our website for hours. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover. Check our website for approximate harvest dates and other information. They do not take checksTart Cherries: Our tart cherry season usually starts in early June and lasts about three weeks.Blueberries: Our blueberry season usually starts in mid/late June and lasts about three weeks.Blackberries (Thornless): Our blackberry season usually starts in mid July and goes into mid August.Peaches (Yellow and White): Our peach season usually starts in early/mid July and goes into late August (usually). We grow both yellow and white peaches.Apples: Our apple season usually starts in late August and goes into late October (usually). Sometimes individual varieties get picked out quickly.Pumpkins: Late September through Halloween.(UPDATED: May 30, 2024, JBS)
Phillips Farm Produce - PYO Pumpkins, hayrides, hot peppers, heritage tomatoes, flowers, fresh cut Christmas trees, farm tours by appointment. Animals to pet all season! 13710 Schaeffer Road (Beside Methodist Church), Germantown, MD 20874. Phone: (301) 540-2364. Email: phllpsfarm@aol.com. Click here for a map and directions. . Free hayride to pumpkin patch October 1 thru October 31. Specializing in pre-harvested super sweet corn.
Rock Hill Orchard - apples, beans, blackberries, carrots, cherries, cucumbers, eggplants, flowers, herbs or spices, onions, peaches, peppers, pumpkins, raspberries (red), summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes, Honey from hives on the farm, porta-potties are available, picnic area, farm animals 28600 Ridge Road, Mount Airy, MD 21771. Phone: 301-831-7427. Email: rockhillorchard@gmail.com. Open: Check website, normally open when market open, closes one hour early. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx, WIC Vouchers. Rock Hill Orchard Facebook page. Picking updates: Click here for picking updatesPeaches July - August Blackberries July Apples September - NovemberThey also have Prigel ice cream, as well as fresh bread and jams. Apple varieties: Empire, Jonathan, Jona Gold, Red Delicious, Yellow Delicious, Rome, Fugi, Gala, Granny Smith, Stayman. In the Market there are lots of fresh picked fruits and vegetables, including tomatoes, okra, eggplants, green beans, lettuce, radishes, beets, and squash. They also have Prigel ice cream, as well as fresh bread and jams. Comments from a visitor on September 27, 2012: "Staff was very friendly and the apples were plentiful!"
Prince George's County
C & E Farms, L.L.C. - Uses natural growing practices, beans, beets, blackberries, corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplants, flowers, grapes, melons, onions, pears, peas, peppers, persimmons, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, walnuts, Other fruit or veg, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, and prepicked produce, tractor-pulled hay rides, face painting, petting zoo 11415 Old Pond Drive, Glenn Dale, MD 20769. Phone: 301-352-2958. Email: emmadudley0906@yahoo.com. Open: Monday to Thursday, by appointment Friday and Saturday, 8am to 5pm Pick your own Greens: Spring and Fall Late September through Thanksgiving. Directions: Washington Beltway 49595 to MD Route 450 East. Proceed approximately 2 and 12 miles to Route 953 Glenn Dale Road. Left onto Glenn Dale Road to first street on right Old Pond Drive. Farm is first driveway on right--11415. House in the rear. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Fax: . Washington Beltway 495/95 to MD Route 450 East. Proceed approximately 2 and 1/2 miles to Route 953 Glenn Dale Road. Left onto Glenn Dale Road to first street on right Old Pond Drive. Farm is first driveway on right--11415. House in the rearMonday to Thursday, by appointment Friday and Saturday, 8am to 5pm Pick your own Greens: Spring and Fall (Late September through Thanksgiving. Harvest Fest Each Saturday in October, 10am to 4pm We use natural practices, but are not yet certified OrganicWe have Herbs, both potted and cut; Collaloo and Potatoleaf, White Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes and southern varieties of vegetables. All farm products are grown without use of synthetic chemicals. We have firewood all year round, Group Activities can be scheduled for young and old.
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