Published: October 03, 2006 09:05 am         

Area Pumpkin Patches

Bartholomew County



* Bartholomew Pumpkin Company - pumpkins

10640 E 100 S, Columbus, IN. Phone: 812-579-5198



* Nienaber’s Farm Market - pumpkins

6970 W SR 46, Columbus, IN. Phone: 812-342-6187



* Simmons Winery & Farm Market - pumpkins

8111 E 450 N, Columbus, IN. Phone: 812-546-0091



* Whipker’s Market & Greenhouse - pumpkins

5190 S US 31, Columbus, IN. Phone: 812-372-4216



* Wischmeier Nursery - pumpkins

250 Jonesville Road, Columbus, IN. Phone: 812-372-4662



* Bartholomew Pumpkin Company - pumpkins

10640 E 100 S, Columbus, phone: 812-579-5198



* Bush’s Market - pumpkins

7301 E 25th Street, Columbus, phone: 812-379-9077



* Elsbury’s Greenhouses - pumpkins

SR 9, Hope, Columbus, phone: 812-546-4454



* Hackman’s Farm Market - pumpkins

6040 E State Street, Columbus, phone: 812-376-6345



Decatur County



*Armand’s Harper Valley Farms - pumpkins, winter squash, pre-picked produce, located at 13094 South Co. Rd. 600 West, Westport. Phone: 812-591-3416. Fax: n/a. E-mail: diane@harpervalleyfarms.com. Directions: From the yellow flasher on Highway 3 in Westport take the highway south to the next road (600 West). Go south 1.8 miles on 600 West to the farm. Do not use MapQuest directions. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: 1 p.m. to dark Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to dark Saturday and Sunday, pumpkins and winter squash: Sept. 20 to Oct. 31 Payment: cash only. In the fall raw honey, indian corn, corn stalks, straw and other fall produce are available. Dried gourds are available year round.



Hancock County



*Hunt’s Four Corners Farm - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, petting zoo, located at 4013 East 300 North, Greenfield. Phone: 317-326-2627. E-mail: hunts4corners@hrtc.net. Directions: State Rd 9 approximately one-half mile north of I-70, go east on 300 North. Travel two miles to 400 East, and turn South. The farm is right on the corner of the intersection of 300 North and 400 East. Parking in the hayfield across from the barn. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: 1 p.m. ‘til dark Sunday through Friday; 10 a.m. till dark Saturday. Pumpkins available beginning Sept. 15. Corn maze is open from Oct. 1 to 31. Payment: cash only.



* Tuttle Orchards-Apples, pumpkins; 5717 N. 300 West, Greenfield. Phone: 317-326-2278. E-mail: tom@tuttleorchards.com. Apples (U-pick), bedding plants, blackberries, peaches, pumpkins (U-pick), strawberries, summer vegetables. Directions: 3.5 miles north and three miles east of the Mt. Comfort/I-70 Interchange, 600N and 300W. Open: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday; closed Sundays. Bring your whole family to our eight-acre pumpkin patch. U-pick or pre-picked pumpkins are available. All sizes are available. Wagons are provided for transporting your pumpkins to and from the patch. U-pick pumpkins will begin around Oct. 1. Exact dates and pricing will be available closer to that time. Pumpkins are priced by diameter.



Rush County



* Kuhn’s Orchard: Pumpkins, apples and more. Located at 1559 W. Old 44, Rushville. Phone 938-1725.



Ripley County



* Vogt Farm: Located at State Rd. 129 North. Phone: 934-4627