2024 Northern Suburbs of Columbus, Ohio Pumpkin U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in Northern Suburbs of Columbus, Ohio in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for pumpkins that we know of in this area.

Not all areas of a state have pumpkins farms that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!

PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.

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Crawford County

• Burnham Orchard's - cherries, peaches, blackberries, apples, pumpkins
  8019 State Route 113, Berlin Heights, OH 44818. Phone: 419-588-2138. Email: theburnhams@burnhamorchards.com. Open: Weekend Activities 11-5 pm; Pick Your Own Apples 9-5; pick your own peaches are usually at the end of July or beginning if august; Pick your own apples start the last weekend of September, pick your own pumpkins are the same. Click here for a map and directions.
  Burnham Orchard's Facebook page. In the month of October they have a Fall festival every weekend. Including corn maze and hay rides. Every weekend we do have food vendors, balloon making, farm animals to feed, hayrides, corn maze, apple picking, pumpkin patch, scarecrow making, kids activities, and much more! Currently, the Honeycrisp apple is of great interest because of its superior eating qualities. There has been extensive planting of this variety to be able to bring superior quality fruit to the consumer. Burnham Orchards Facebook page. Another great apple that we just added to our farm is the Evercrisp Apple this is cross of the Honeycrisp and Fuji Apple, it one of our latest apple usually we begin to harvest end of October/ Early November

Richland County

• Apple Hill Orchards - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, pumpkins, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises), U-pick and already picked, farm market, gift shop, porta-potties are available, picnic area you may bring your own food, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  1175 Lexington-Ontario Road, Mansfield, OH 44903. Phone: 419-884-1500. Email: applehillorhards.info@gmail.com. Open: seven days a week from August through December, 8am to 6 pm Monday-Saturday and 12 pm to 6 pm on Sunday; from January through April the hours are 9am to 5pm, Tuesday through Saturday. Directions: From the north, take I-71 south to Route 30 west. Follow to Route 309 exit. Follow to Lex-Ontario Road, turn Left. We are five miles on the left. From the south, take I-71 north to Street Route 97. To west on 97 to Lex-Ontario Road. Turn Right; we are five miles on Right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx, WIC Vouchers.
  Apple Hill Orchards Facebook page. Click here for our Facebook page. We are a family owned and operated orchard and farm market offering on-site, fresh-pressed cider, observation beehive, pick-your-own fruit in season, PYO pumpkin patch, local honey, bakery, and our own famous apple donuts. Special fall events include hayrides and kids' day in early October. We offer fresh-picked apples and peaches, on-site fresh-pressed apple cider, our own famous apple donuts, jam & jellies, maple syrup, honey and much more! Pick your own fruit is available at both locations
• Springhill Fruit Farm - apples, pumpkins
  5646 Ganges-Five Points Rd, Shiloh, OH 44878. Phone: (419) 896-2866. Open: Season- August through November, Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5:30 pm; Saturday from 9am to 4pm, closed on Sunday. Click here for a map and directions.
  Springhill Fruit Farm Facebook page. . Open In addition to U-pick apples and pumpkins, they have fresh picked Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums and Nectarines. Family Owned since 1968, home grown delicious fruit. 28 varieties of apples We offer U-pick at various times throughout the Season! All produce is home grown on our 50 acre farm, Very Reasonable prices. They have 30 varieties of Apples, 4 varieties of Pears, 6 varieties of Peaches, 3 varieties of Plums, 2 varieties of Nectarines, Pumpkins, Squash, Processed CiderFacebook page

 

Pumpkin

Pumpkin Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Do you want it for a party, decoration or eating?

For a wedding or party:

See this page: Finding pumpkins for weddings

Decoration to paint or carve:

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
• Mini - Great for decoration
• Gourds - Many varieties, used for decorations

For a very complete, detailed list of many varieties of pumpkins and where to get the seeds, see this page!

Want to Grow Your Own Pumpkins?

Then see this page!

Pumpkin recipes

• How to prepare cooked pumpkin from a fresh pumpkin (for use in all the recipes)
• Illustrated instructions to make a pumpkin pie from a fresh pumpkin - the best pumpkin pie you will ever taste! (metric version for the UK, Europe, Australia, Japan, etc.)
• How to home-can pumpkin (in a cooked, cubed form) and why you shouldn't home-can the pureed forms.
• Traditional Pumpkin Pie
• Chocolate pumpkin pie
• Pumpkin Spice Muffins
• Pumpkin muffins
• Pumpkin Bread
• Pumpkin Butter!
• Pumpkin cheesecake - INCREDIBLE!!! You have to try this one!
• Pumpkin Cookies
• Pumpkin soup - even if you normally aren't a soup lover; you will love this one.
• Butternut-Chestnut Panchetta-Bacon Soup - Pumpkin or Butternut squash combines with chestnuts and bacon, ham or panchetta in this great soup
• Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
• No Sugar Pumpkin Pie
• Apple Cider Doughnut Recipe (with maple glaze or sugar glaze)

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

• Farm markets and roadside stands
• Local Honey Finder
• Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children"s consignment sales
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers