Pumpkin patch  open  through October 

We grew 58 varieties of squashes this year.

You can find all of them on the store’s  porch. 

Pumpkin Patch

  

  October Hours:   

                      

  Mon - Fri       9AM   - 5PM

  Sat                   10AM - 5PM

  Sun                  12PM - 5PM 

 

     Call us - 541-929-4444

Gourds in many shapes and colors.

 

 

We have many squashes in shades of white, blue and gray.

Rosie made it into the picture again.

 

 

Were you ever confused about the difference between all the pumpkins, squashes, and gourds? Here is an answer:

All squashes and pumpkins belong to the genera Cucurbita. The common name for Cucurbita is squash.

When you use the common name squash there is the simple division of :

· summer squashes (such as zucchini) which are harvested and eaten at a young stage in the summer,

· winter squashes (such as pumpkins, butternuts, etc), which are harvested and eaten at a mature stage in the fall,

· gourds which are harvested in the fall, but they are usually to hard to eat.

 

Pumpkins are a winter squash. So what is the difference? Here is a simple rule:

 

 

 

 

 

The genus Cucurbita is divided into species:

· Cucurbita maxima

· Cucurbita moschata

· Cucurbita pepo

· Cucurbita mixta

· Cucurbita argyrosperma

There is one more group of gourds which is a different genus.      The gourds used sometimes as birdhouses are Lagenaria siceraria. We grow the Bule, Speckled Swan and Serpente di Sicilia.

                                                     

Annabelle and the ‘Pumpkin Family”

Pumpkins  in all sizes

Galeux d’Eysines

U-pick pumpkin patch

Iran, Cinderella & June Gros de Paris