2024 Houston area of Texas Pumpkin U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in Houston area of Texas 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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Brazoria County

• Price Organic Farm - No pesticides are used, beans, broccoli, carrots, cucumbers, melons, onions, pumpkins, summer squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, Fresh eggs, farm animals
  7539 County Road 400, Brazoria, TX 77422. Phone: 979-798-9668. Email: priceorganicfarm@yahoo.com. Open: Year round operations; Monday thru Friday 4 pm to dark Saturday open from 9 am to dark Sunday open after 1 pm to dark. Directions: Hwy 2004 going South, you turn right on County Road 400 \(at caution lights\) travel down til you see our sign on the left hand side. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Price Organic Farm Hwy 2004 going South, you turn right on County Road 400 (at caution lights) travel down til you see our sign on the left hand sideWe do not use pesticides on the crops

Grimes County

• S & L Farms - follows organic methods, pumpkins, summer squash, Other fruit or veg,
  4606 Cr 186, Anderson, TX 77830. Phone: 830- 832-9755. Open: 7 days a week if no bad weather; if the gate is open come on in. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Crops are usually available in September, October, November We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified

Hardin County

• B&M Farms - No pesticides are used, blueberries, corn (sweet), cucumbers, figs, lemons, Muscadines, grapes, melons, oranges, pears, peas, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, Other fruit or veg, Honey from hives on the farm, U-pick and already picked, farm market, gift shop, restrooms, picnic area, school tours
  2365 Blueberrypatch, Silsbee, TX 77656. Phone: 409 385-1200. Email: b_mfarms@hotmail.com. Open: season will open on late May 30 through the month of June; from 7 am to 7 pm; always call before you come to check on crop availability. Directions: We do not use pesticides on the . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Alternate Phone: 409 299-2836. Fax:Picking updates: Click here for picking updatescropsWe also have Pure and Sugar Free Blueberry Juice, Blueberry Syrup, Blueberry Jelly, Mayhaw Jelly, Fresh Shelled Pintos, Zipper Cream Purple Hull Peas, Farm Grown Vegetables, watermelons, cantaloupes, and Organic Fertilized Coastal Bermuda Hay. In the Fall, we also have a pumpkin patch-pick in the field, kiddie (mini) corn maze, and tractor-pulled hay rides. No pesticide used. Eat while you pick. 2018 prices: U-Pic 3.00 per lb. Pre Picked 5lb.Box 20.00 During these days you can call and Pre Order Pre-Picked blueberries or join in the fun and pick your own blueberries while we keep you refreshed with our tasty and refreshing Blueberry Lemonade.

Washington County

• Home Sweet Farm - ORGANIC, beans, eggplant, flowers, melons, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, OTHER fruit or veg, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, child-sized haybale maze, and prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area
  7800 FM 2502, Brenham, TX 77833. Phone: 979-251-9922. Email: info@homesweetfarm.com. Open: They area CSA; open to members every Sunday afternoon during the growing season; Please visit our website for more information Directions: We are a sustainable small family farm located just off the bluebonnet trail south of Brenham, TX in Washington County. Directions: We are a sustainable small family farm located just off the bluebonnet trail south of Brenham, TX in Washington County. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. They area CSA; open to members every Sunday afternoon during the growing season; Please visit our website for more information Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October, November. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certifiedSpecial Events announced at our website.

 

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