2024 Franklin County in central Ohio Pumpkin U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in Franklin County in central 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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Franklin County

• Circle S Farms - pumpkins, strawberries, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties are available, picnic area, farm animals, school tours, group reservations
  9015 London Groveport Road, Grove City, OH 43123. Phone: 614-878-7980. Email: info@circlesfarm.com. Open: Seasonal - call for specific times for picking. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
  Circle S Farms Facebook page. Our strawberry season is typically from Memorial Day to Father's Day. Facebook page. Please check with us on picking towards the end of May. Call 614-878-9462 for farm information. They have a bakery with specialties including cookies, pastries, muffins, pound cakes, fruit scones and specialty breads. Strawberry season features strawberry shortcakes, made with your choice of pound cake or biscuit shortcake. Seasonal produce such as tomatoes, green beans, melons, zucchini, cucumbers, peaches, and onions are also available in the market. They also have over 100 food products made at the farm including: cheese ball and dip mixes, dressing mixes, fruit spreads, homemade preserves and fruit butters, mustards, salsas and other specialty items. These items are available to purchase year round at the market.A visitor writes on May 30, 2020: "I disagree with the review of you posted. I have been taking children to Circle S since 1995 and have gone on school trips there, have gone just because a few friends said, "Hey let's all go to Circle S" for the pumpkins, the strawberries, and the hay barn where children can climb bales of hay, crawl through tunnels made of hay, and slide down into a pile of soft hay, I have been there many times. They have an area where you can buy a simple lunch or bring your own and sometimes listen to live music. I am going there this week alone because my children are grown and grandchildren not here yet. It is my first choice in Central Ohio. "A visitor writes on May 30, 2014: "Do not waste your time or money. Overall bad on multiple visits during different seasons. Circle S was overpriced for everything and a little dirty and rundown. Animals were not well kept, strawberries had horrible flavor, and too many flies in bakery area. I know they take a lot of kids here for field trips but i would avoid it until they do some improvements and lower the prices."
• Hoffman's Farm Market - Green beans, sweet corn, pumpkins, hayrides, wiener roasts, farm tours, petting zoo, Christmas Trees
  800 Hilliard-Rome Road, Columbus, OH . Phone: 614-878-5161. Open: Call - their website no longer says anything about U-pick crops; for picking 9 am to 6 p. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. m. seven days a weekClick here for a Google map. Also: school, company and organization parties. Christmas Trees: blue spruce, Canaan fir, concolor fir, Douglas fir, Fraser fir, Norway spruce, scotch pine, white pine, white spruce, services: balled & burlap, pre-cut, tree baling
  Comments from a visitor on August 14, 2009: "I live near this farm so one day my husband and I stopped by to get some apple cider. After that night I will never set foot on that property again. Neither of us could leave the restroom. Do not take your children there!"
  Comments from a visitor on October 13, 2008: "I was extremely disappointed by this farm and the pick-your-own pumpkin patch. The property itself was not well taken care of. There was "stuff" everywhere. From broken down farm equipment, to broken refrigerators and old farm trucks. The hayride left much to be desired. The distance was about 400 yards, lasted 10 minutes and included old tractors and combines as its only scenery. The pumpkin patch was hardly that. It was about 20 pumpkins randomly placed in a field. The pumpkins were already cut off the vine and it didn't look like this was where the pumpkins were even grown. The only animals to be seen on the entire farm were a few pigs and they had an old tractor right in the middle of their pen. We purchased our sad little pumpkins and thought we might check out the produce building before we left, even though we were extremely dissatisfied with the hayride and pumpkin patch experience. The produce building/farmers market was not any better. The barn where all this was set up was full of JUNK!!! Literally full of it. I think out of the entire size of the barn, only about 25% was being used to sell produce, ever though you could see the piles and piles of stuff everwhere. There were lots of pumpkins and gourds to choose from but all the other produce looked pretty terrible. I was really looking forward to a nice fall day, with pumpkins and farm animals, and this place was AWFUL. I would not recommend it to anyone. "
  Comments from a visitor on October 14, 2008: "this place was not at all the way they make it sound! it was a mess i would not go back there. the place looked as if some had used it for a dump. i have to agree with the last note made this place is not what it is said to be. "
• Schacht Family Farm - 2024 permanently closed for PYO, Pumpkins, etc.
  , Winchester, OH 43110. Phone: . Open: permanently closed. Click here for a map of the area.

 

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