Believe it or not, fall and all those yummy holiday treats are right around the corner. So, take your family pumpkin-picking as these North Texas pumpkin patches and farms to find the best gourd for your next baking project or holiday decorating. Show
We’ve done the easy part and rounded up the area’s premier patches, all brimming with fall activities (like hayrides and corn mazes), plus plenty of photo ops. Now it’s up to you to choose, carve and bake an orange masterpiece. Know of any pumpkin farms we missed? Let us know in the comments below, or send us an email at . Dallas County Autumn at the Arboretum: A Fall Fairy TaleWhere: Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, Dallas Pumpkin Patch at Dallas Farmers MarketWhere: The Shed, 1010 S. Pearl Expressway, Dallas St. James Episcopal Church Pumpkin PatchWhere: 9845 McCree Road, Dallas Arapaho United Methodist Church Pumpkin PatchWhere: 1400 W Arapaho
Road, Richardson Tarrant County The Shops at Clearfork Pumpkin PatchWhere:
5141 Marathon Ave, Fort Worth Hall’s Pumpkin FarmWhere: 3420 Hall Johnson Road, Grapevine (near Compass Church) Pumpkin NightsWhere: Howell Farms, 4016 W. Division St., Arlington The Pumpkin Patch at First Christian ArlingtonWhere: 910 S. Collins Street, Arlington PumpkinFestWhere: Meadowmere Park, 3000 Meadowmere Lane, Grapevine RELATED: 8 Last-Minute Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids Collin County Pumpkins on the PrairieWhere: 3521 Main St., Frisco Christ United Methodist ChurchWhere: 3101 Coit Road, Plano Lola’s Local MarketWhere: 1771 Kever Main, Melissa Denton County Flower Mound Pumpkin PatchWhere: 5100 Cross Timbers Road, Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch Festival at Team Family FarmsWhere: 1042 W. Sherman Drive, Aubrey Cobbins Family Pumpkin PatchWhere: 1926 Milam Road East, Sanger, on the border of Denton and Sanger just off I-35 Grayson County Big Orange Pumpkin Farm at Preston Trail FarmsWhere: 15102 TX-289, Gunter, set along the historic Shawnee Trail Elves FarmWhere: 601 Harvey Lane, Denison Barton Farms Pumpkin PatchWhere: 5320 Old Highway 6, Van Alstyne Rockwall County Blase Family Farm Pumpkin PatchWhere: 1232 E. Fork Drive, Rockwall Johnson County Country Critters FarmWhere:
3709 County Road 617, Alvarado Mainstay Farm Family Pumpkin DaysWhere: 1004 W. Bethesda
Road, Cleburne (5 miles south of Burleson; look for the half-buried ranch wagon) Sunset Hill Tree FarmWhere: 3400 County Road 206, Alvarado Ellis County Shadow Creek Pumpkin PatchWhere: 1530 Indian Creek Drive, Midlothian Erath County Lone Star Family Farm & Corn MazeWhere: 4199 Highway 67, Stephenville Van Zandt County YesterLand FarmWhere: 15410 I-20, Canton Know of any pumpkin farms we missed? Send us an email at . RELATED: 25 Trunk-or-Treat Events in Dallas-Fort Worth Top photo courtesy of Jill Blase Is it too early to go to a pumpkin patch?We suggest the first two weeks in October for picking," Egger tells Romper. Another pro-tip from Egger is to try and shop during the week to avoid the weekend crowds and long lines for the hay rides, which you know your kids are going to beg you to do.
Does Robinette's have pumpkins?Yes, Robinette's Apple Haus is home to a bakery and lunch counter. It's also a great place to find pre-picked apples, produce, and lots of tasty treats, like gourmet caramel apples. Depending on the season, you can purchase sweet and tart cherries, peaches, apricots, apples, nectarines and pumpkins.
Can a pumpkin patch make money?"If you put a little work into it and manage your crop properly with respect to disease, insect and irrigation control, it can provide as much or more profit than row crops." Andersen said a good yield for an acre is about 1,000 pumpkins. At 7 cents a pound for an average 20-pound pumpkin, the gross income is $1,400.
What is the point of a pumpkin patch?Pumpkin patches provide many ways to engage children in learning and growing. Giving children the freedom to roam and pick their own pumpkins gives them a sense of independence and pride. This also can provide a teaching opportunity about pumpkins, gourds and other fruits and vegetables that grow on vines.
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