2024 Pittsburgh and Southwestern Pennsylvania Pumpkin U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in Pittsburgh and Southwestern Pennsylvania 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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Allegheny County

• Shenot Farm and Market - apples, blueberries, flowers and pumpkins
  3754 Wexford Run Rd, Wexford, PA 15090. Phone: 724-935-2542. Email: rlpshenot@gmail.com. Open: 10am-5pm daily. Click here for a map and directions.
  Shenot Farm and Market Facebook page. Their orchards have 25 varieties of apples, 15 varieties of peaches and nectarines with a few plums and pears. Apple harvest begins in early July and finishes in early November. Their website does not mention pick your own, but their Facebook page does. Blueberries are fairly predictable (see their Facebook page for dates), but the dates and hours for PYO apples changes frequently, based on how they are ripening, so you must call in advance or check the Facebook page. In 2022, they had PYO apples starting August 31st on Monday and Wednesdays from 11-3 at $10/peck (no outside bags or picking baskets/containers permitted) They also sell locally raised meats, cheese, dry goods from other local farms and homemade fudge(ADDED: April 25, 2023, JBS)
• Soergel Orchards - Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, pumpkins
  2573 Brandt School Road, Wexford, PA 15237. Phone: 724-935-1743. Email: folks@soergels.com. Open: PYO is not available every day, so call ahead; Mondays through Fridays, 8:30 am to 7:30 pm; Saturdays and Sundays, 8:30 am to 6 pm. Click here for a map and directions.
  Soergel Orchards Facebook page. Soergels is open year roundFacebook page. There is a market, bakery, deli, garden center, farm animals, mining sluice. Nearly one weekend each month there is a festival or special event. On Sundays in August there are Corn Roasts, October brings harvest festivals each weekend with hayrides, pony rides, horse drawn wagon rides, straw tunnel, moonwalk, duck pond, loads of festival food and more.
• Triple B Farms - apples, blackberries, peaches, pumpkins, raspberries (red), raspberries (black), strawberries, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties are available, Bouncy castle, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  823 Berry Lane, Monongahela, PA 15063. Phone: 724-258-3557. Email: info@triplebfarms.com. Open: Varies by crop, please call in advance of your visit. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, WIC Vouchers.
  Triple B Farms Facebook page. Fax: 724-258-7899 Picking updates: Click here for picking updatesStrawberries: end of May to mid-June Raspberries: end of June to mid-July Peaches: August Blackberries: August Apples: September and October Pumpkins: end of September to OctoberAlways call for the exact date of ripening. Strawberries are usually ready in late May. Customers may pick their own berries or buy berries pre-picked in the farm's Country Market and Gift Shop. Raspberries are next in June! Always call ahead for the exact picking dates, but usually, red raspberry Pick Your Own is available before black raspberryUpick. Triple B provides you with containers, so the berries maintain their beautiful shape all the way home. Please note, the local Southwestern PA raspberry season lasts for only about three weeks, so hurry on out before they're all gone! Peaches ripen in late July. Triple B tries to offer one weekend of Pick Your Own Peaches for your family, but this does not always come to pass. Pick-your-own Apples are ready around Labor Day!

Washington County

• Bedner's Farm and Greenhouse - apples, asparagus, broccoli, corn (sweet), eggplant, herbs or spices, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, Tayberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, concessions or refreshment stand, restrooms, face painting
  315 Coleman Road, McDonald, PA 15057. Phone: (724) 926-2541. Email: holly@bednersgreenhouse.com. Open: Select weekends, July - October. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
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• Simmons Farm - apples, flowers, peaches, pumpkins, strawberries, Honey from hives on the farm, U-pick and already picked, farm market, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties are available, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  17170 Simmons Rd, McMurray, PA 15317. Phone: 724-941-1490. Email: market@simmonsfarm.com. Open: Picking usually ends one hour before market closes. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, SFMNP Vouchers.
  Simmons Farm Facebook page. Picking updates: Click here for picking updatesStrawberries Late May Early June Flowers Early Summer to Mid Fall Peaches Summer Apples Summer to Fall Pumpkins Begins September 21stChristmas Trees in Winter.
• Trax Farms - strawberries, blueberries, or pumpkins
  528 ax Road, Finleyville, PA 15332. Phone: 412-835-3246. Email: sales@traxfarms.com. Open: Monday through Saturday - 8AM to 8PM, Sunday - 8AM to 6PM, Starting November 1st, we start our Winter Hours: Monday through Saturday - 9AM to 7PM, Sunday - 9AM to 6PM. Directions: 12 miles south of Pittsburgh on Route 88. . Click here for a map and directions.
  Trax Farms Facebook page. Facebook page. Our Strawberry crop covers 8 acres. Our sweet corn covers 85 acres, and is our largest crop on the farm. We offer Pick-Your-Own Crops. These crops start with strawberries in June, blueberries in July, and pumpkins during our Harvest Festival in October. With the Pick-Your-Own crops, you drive out to the field and "pick your own" . This is a great time to spend with your family! There are also fresh picked crops: We have 2250 apple trees and have 17 different varieties of apples. Our peach orchard covers 12 acres

Westmoreland County

• Morris Farm - ORGANIC, beans, beets, broccoli, cucumbers, eggplant, herbs or spices, melons, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes, other vegetables,
  110 Slebodnik Road, Irwin, PA 15642. Phone: 412-370-3206. Email: randy@morrisorganic.com. Open: In the growing season June through October; Monday, Wednesday, Friday - 6pm to Dark; Saturday Afternoon 2 Pm to 5 Pm; Or By Appointment; Seasons: Spring to Autumn, Based on Weather, Call for More Details. Directions: Between Sutersville and Rillton on Mars Hill Road near Herminie. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
  Morris Farm Facebook page. Fax: 412-856-4373 Crops are usually available in July, August, September. We are certified organic for all crops! Morris Organic Farm Facebook page. Lettuce and greens always available. Call for availability of vegetables before you visit. See the updated list of vegetables with vegetable pricing. We also have local milk products, eggs, cheese , water kefir, wheat flour, corn meal, and sometimes organic grass fed meats. Please call me for an appointment to pick vegetables if you cannot visit during our regular hours. Cell # You may send me your e-mail address for a weekly news e-mail about what winter milk, cheese, eggs and meats are available.

 

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