2024 Chattanooga and Southeast Tennessee Pumpkin U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in Chattanooga and Southeast Tennessee 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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Hamilton County

• Flat Top Mountain Farm - Flowers, lavender, zinnias, sunflowers, Honey from hives on the farm, pumpkins, winter squash, corn maze
  13100 Jones Gap Rd, Soddy Daisy, TN 37379. Phone: 423-332-0678. Email: thbyard@gmail.com. Open: Monday to Saturday, from 8 am to 6 pm: on Sunday we are at the Chattanooga Market from 11 am to 4. Directions: From Chattanooga take 27 North for 21 miles, continue onto TN-111 N highway , take the Jones Gap Road Exit. Turn Right at Jones Gap Road then take the 2nd road on the right. From Dunlap take TN-111 South, take the Jones Gap Road Exit, Turn Left at Jones Gap Road then take the 2nd road on the right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, Venmo, ApplePay.
  Flat Top Mountain Farm Facebook page. We now offer u-pick flowers and have a cornmaze and pumpkin patch in the fall. The ONLY pyo crops offered are Flowers-lavender, zinnias, sunflowers(UPDATED: June 14, 2024)
• Smith-Perry Berries - corn (sweet), pumpkins, strawberries, watermelons, Other fruit or veg, porta-potties
  9626 Ooltewah Georgetown Road, Ooltewah, TN 37363. Phone: 423-228-0774. Email: WIlliamaperry94@gmail.com. Open: UPDATE for 2021, Their website says no pick-your-own in 2021, only pre-picked, but it should return next year 2022. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Smith-Perry Berries Facebook page. UPDATE for 2021, Their website says no pick-your-own in 2021, only pre-picked, but it should return next year (2022)Late April until Middle of June for Strawberries Usually first or second week through the third week of July for SunflowersStrawberries Typically third week in April until Middle of June Sunflowers usually First three weeks of JulyFacebook page. Also see their Strawberry info page Pumpkins Late September- Late October. (UPDATED: May 22, 2019) (ADDED: July 23, 2018)

Marion County

• The Willis Farm Kayak and Canoe Rental - vegetables, sunflowers, pumpkins
  701 Inman Road, Whitwell, TN 37397. Phone: (423) 827-8765. Email: thewillisfarm@yahoo.com. Click here for a map and directions. . We are a working farm and have a seasonal kayak rental. You can enjoy a 4 mile float on the Big Sequatchie River while visiting our farm. New for 2018 is U-Pick sunflowers and U-Pick vegetable garden. In the gardens you will find beautiful sunflowers, zinnias, and cosmos. Great for weddings and parties. Our vegetable garden we are growing corn, okra, blue lake beans, squash, cucumbers, hot peppers, and zucchini. We will also be growing a pumpkin patch with a variety of pie pumpkins and carving. (ADDED: June 26, 2018, JBS)

Monroe County

• Tsali Notch Vineyard - Muscadines, grapes, pumpkins, restrooms, picnic area
  140 Harrison Road, Madisonville, TN 37345. Phone: 423-506-9895. Email: jd@tsalinotch.com. Open: Muscadine grapes: September and October, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 6pm. Directions: from I-75, take Exit 60, the Sweetwater exit. Follow TN-68 South seven \(7\) miles. Turn right onto Liberality Road, CR-117 and proceed 1.5 miles. Harrison Road and Tsali Notch Vineyard will be on your immediate right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. from I-75, take Exit 60, the Sweetwater exit. Follow TN-68 South seven (7) miles. Turn right onto Liberality Road, CR-117 and proceed 1.5 miles. Harrison Road and will be on your immediate rightMuscadine grapes: September and OctoberA visitor writes on September 20, 2013: "We just returned from a very successful "picking." The people here are friendly and eager to help and the muscadines are wonderful. We are already talking about when to schedule net year's trip. Oh, yes, their directions are spot on."

Rhea County

• Gary Swafford Farm - tomatoes, pumpkins
  Summer City Rd, Pikeville, TN 37367. Phone: (423) 447-7480. Open: Looks like from 7:30 AM to 7 PM but check to be sure. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard .
  Comments from a visitor on October 06, 2012: "You can drive up and get alot or a little of produce at wholesale prices..We picked a 5 gallon bucket of tomatoes in the field for 6 dollars!! I am going back for large boxes of sweet potatoes to can at home for 15 dollars each..GREAT prices in this bad economy!!!"

 

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