Pumpkin Patches Near Appleton WI Aug 2017

Posted on August 3, 2017April 30, 2025

Pumpkin Patches near Appleton WI

Pumpkin Patches near Appleton WI will soon be orange around Northeast Wisconsin. We have cut our 10 acre Corn Maze and will be doing some finishing cuts before kickoff weekend on September 16^th. The Farm has begun its annual transformation for our Fall Farmtoberfest Celebration which kicks off September 16^th & 17^th from 11am to 4pm and runs every weekend though the end of October, weather permitting of course. The Pumpkins are looking good with hopes of a bountiful harvest. We will have all sizes and shapes of Pumpkins for you and your family to choose from. We also have a large selection of assorted gourds and 6 types of Squash, including Acorn, Multi Colored, Butternut, Spaghetti, Burgess Buttercup, and Hubbard. Pumpkin Patches near Appleton WI and spending time at the Farm is great for Fall Family Farm Fun.

Fun activities in the Pumpkin Villages include: Pumpkin Twister, Pumpkin Toss, Corn Cob Chuck, Round Bale Hay Play, Scare Crow making, Pumpkin Painting, Pumpkin Bowling, Pumpkin Checkers, Pumpkin Tic Tac Toe, Relaxing Hay Ride aboard the Porter Patch Pumpkin Express, plenty of picture taking opportunities, Old Fashion Water Pump Races, Tug O War, Bud’s Building Block Bonanza, Gunny Sack Races, finding your way through the Corn Maze, playing Check Point Charlie Challenge, and of course searching the Patch for that perfect pumpkin you have been dreaming of all year.

Wristband specials include all access for all events for only $15. The Little Pumpkin Village Wristband is $10 (that only includes round bale play, pumpkin bowling, pumpkin toss, pumpkin twister, Gunny Sack Races, Old Fashion Water Pump Races, Tug O War, Pumpkin Tic Tac Toe, Bud’s Building Block Bonanza, and Pumpkin Checkers). You must have a wrist band to enter the Little Pumpkin Village. Events that can be bought separately only include the Corn Maze, the Wagon Hay Ride, Corn Cob Chuck, Scare Crow Making and Pumpkin Painting.

The Farm Store will be stocked with squash, ornamental corn, straw bales, corn stalk bundles, various gourds, and all sizes of pumpkins. We are now taking reservations for school groups during the week for our school field trip packages, give us a call for the details.

When searching for Pumpkin Patches near Appleton WI, we hope you give us a try and let us create some memories and traditions for you and your family. We are located only 25 minutes from Appleton Wisconsin and only 20 minutes from Green Bay Wisconsin, just a short drive for all the folks in Northeast Wisconsin. Our Farm and Pumpkin Patch is very close to the Fox Valley and the communities of Shawano, Oshkosh, Fondulac, Chilton, Hortonville, Oconto, Oconto Falls, Neenah and Suamico. Check out our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/porterspatch/ and follow the transformation of the Farm into Farmtoberfest.

See you in the Patch!

Pricing is as follows:

Huge Pumpkin…. Gourds……..3 for $1

Large Pumpkin …… Colored Corn Bundles……..$3

Medium Pumpkin …. $4 Corn Shock Bundles…… $6

Small Pumpkin ……$3 Straw Bales………$6

Tweener Pumpkin…..$2 Tomatoes & Potatoes…….

Mini Pumpkin……. $1 Pie Making Pumpkins…….

Squash (Burgess, Spaghetti, Butternut, Hubbard, Acorn, Multi Colored)…$2

Three ways to pay…….. Must pay in advance

The Big Pumpkin Village Wristband ……$15.00 Gets you access to all events
Can Pay only for these events separately: Only the Corn Maze, Scare Crow Making, Pumpkin Painting, Corn Cob Chuck, Wagon Hay Ride

Scenic relaxing Wagon Hay Ride aboard the Porter Patch Pumpkin Express..$4.00
Play the Check Point Charlie Challenge in our 10 acre Corn Maze (find em all and enter to win) ……..$4.00 – No one under 12 years admitted without an adult.
Corn Cob Chuck (shoot targets down range with our giant sling shots)….$4.00 per bucket of cobs
Pumpkin Painting………..$4.00 includes a pumpkin to paint
Scare Crow Making ……$6.00

The Little Pumpkin Village Wristband $10.00…..good ONLY for these events in the Little Pumpkin Village. Round Bale Hay Play, Gunny Sack Races, Pumpkin Checkers, Pumpkin Toss, Pumpkin Bowling, Pumpkin Twister, Bud’s Building Block Bonanza, Pumpkin Tic Tack Toe, Old Fashion Water Pump Races, Tug O War
If you want to upgrade to the all access wristband from the Little Pumpkin Village……an additional $5 is required

SORRY NO PETS ALLOWED & NO SMOKING DURING FARMTOBERFEST

2 and under are Free for the Corn Maze and Wagon Hay Ride only

Strawberry Picking Hortonville WI May 2016

Posted on May 8, 2016April 30, 2025

Strawberry Picking Hortonville WI, we are anticipating tasting those sweet juicy strawberries around the Hortonville WI area. The strawberries are all budded out and soon will be blossoming. Our Strawberry Picking Hortonville WI and Pea Adventure to begin approximately the 3^rd week in June. Just a friendly reminder, our strawberry picking season only last 2 to 3 weeks once we begin picking. Plan now, as it is easy to miss the season, as it goes by so fast. It won’t be long and we will all be enjoying some fresh juicy sweet strawberries…..yummy! We offer both pre picked and pick your own strawberries during our season. Strawberries are sold by the pound for you pick and by the quart for we pick strawberries. Once in the fields, a friendly field guide will greet you and get you all set up to start your picking and filling your flat with red juicy strawberries. The Strawberry Farm is located a short distant from the Fox Valley, only 20 minutes to Pick Your Own Strawberries Green Bay WI, 25 minutes for Strawberry Picking Appleton area, and a very short drive from Hortonville, Clintonville, Neenah, and Northeast Wisconsin communities. Stay tuned for updates and keep in mind our season only last about 15 to 20 days once it begins.

Our Pea Patch consist of the edible pods called sugar ann snap peas and the traditional (shucking kind) called knight. We offer both Pick Your Own and pre-picked, both are sold by the pound.

Fresh tender yummy Asparagus is now available at the Farm Store and we plan to have pre-picked Asparagus till around the 15^th of June. We always recommend a call to place an order before your trip to the farm. Asparagus is $4.00 per pound. Fresh cut locally grown lettuce available at $2.00 per bag.

tender and yummy!

If you enjoy hearing what we did at the Farm this spring, here is the list

Planted 18,000 strawberry plant
Planted lettuce in the hoop house
Planted cucumbers in hoop house
Planted tomatoes in hoop house
Planted grass rows for picking and parking
Planted 1.5 acre of Peas
Planted 34 acres of oats
Planted 1 acre of Sweet Corn
Planted colored corn, zucchini
Planted Green Beans
Planted Gladiolas bulbs

Still to plant

some cover crops of soybeans, oats and tillage radishes
pollinator plots of canola rape
our 8 acre Corn Maze
Pickling cucumbers and Dill
Pollinator plots, Buckwheat, Hairy Vetch
Cover crops (oats, buckwheat)
7 acres of Pumpkins (all sizes and shapes), Squash (burgess buttercup, butternut, spaghetti, hubbard, festival, acorn) and Gourds
2 acres of Sweet Corn
Potatoes

A tentative calendar for upcoming events at the Farm:

June 2016……Asparagus, Lettuce, Sweet Juicy Strawberries, and Fresh Picked Peas

July 2016……. Raspberries, Blueberries, Peas, Beans, Zucchini, Pickling Cucumbers, Dill, Tomatoes

August 2016……Raspberries, Blueberries, Pickling Cucumbers, Dill, Gladiolas, and Sweet Corn

September – October 2016…..Our FARMTOBERFEST Celebration…..our Fall Family Farm Fun Adventure

See You Soon at the Farm

Growing Memories……..Sharing Traditions

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Pick Your Own Strawberries Clintonville WI April 2016

Posted on April 14, 2016April 30, 2025

Pick Your Own Strawberries Clintonville WI

Ah, it’s getting closer to that favorite time of the year for pick your own strawberries Clintonville WI. We will soon begin to uncover the strawberry rows from their winter straw mulch cover, this goes between the rows making a nice matted straw area for your picking pleasure. Pick your own strawberries Clintonville WI will begin approximately the middle of June, that’s a pretty average start date for us at the strawberry patch. Our strawberry picking season at the Farm last only two to three weeks, so yes it does go by fast. So keep in mind, Sweet, juicy and tasty strawberries await you and your family. Venturing out to the farm and enjoying one of our picking adventures is a great way to spend some time with your family and create some lasting memories. Start a new or continuing tradition at the Farm during pick your own strawberries Clintonville WI. We can’t wait to see all those smiling faces in our strawberry fields!

Something else yummy for your dinner tables is coming soon, fresh, tasty and tender Asparagus just picked from the fields. How about putting some Asparagus on the grill, now that sounds awesome and delicious. You just have to love springtime at the fruit and vegetable farm.

Our upcoming events at the Farm during the 2016 season.

May – Fresh picked Asparagus and Lettuce

Mid to 3rd week June – Pick Your Own Strawberry Adventure begins. Fresh Sweet Peas available.

Mid July – U Pick Raspberry fun begins, Green Beans, Tasty Tomatoes

Late July – Fresh Pickling Cucumbers will be ripe and ready for your canning needs. Fresh Sweet Pre-Picked Blueberries. Sweet Corn.

August – Sweet Corn

3rd Weekend September – FARMTOBERFEST begins at the Farm through the end October

Growing Memories, Sharing Traditions

See You Soon at the Farm – the Porter Patch Staff

Pick Your Own Strawberries Clintonville WI

Porter’s Patch FB page

Pick Your Own Strawberries Green Bay Wisconsin March 2016

Posted on March 16, 2016April 30, 2025

Pick your Own Strawberries Green Bay Wisconsin

Hello Friends of the Farm, spring officially starts in a few days, so that is a good sign for Pick Your Own Strawberries Green Bay Wisconsin. We just have to wait for some warmer weather and before you know it our Asparagus will be popping thru the soil and ready for picking. Can’t wait, as we all been having a craving for some fresh grilled Asparagus here at the Farm. As the Asparagus season is going in full tilt, which only means that those juicy, red, sweet Strawberries are not that far away from being picked by berry lovers from all over. Pick Your Own Strawberries Green Bay Wisconsin at the Farm usually starts about mid-June and only last 2 to 3 weeks. We offer both pick your own and pre picked strawberries during our picking season. Strawberries are sold by the pound for u pick and by the quart for we pick strawberries. Our fields for you pick strawberries are accessible from your vehicle, can’t get any easier than that. The Strawberry Farm is located a short distant from the Fox Valley, only 20 minutes to Pick Your Own Strawberries Green Bay Wisconsin, 25 minutes for Strawberry Picking Appleton area, 18 miles from Clintonville, and a very short drive from Hortonville, Neenah, and Suamico areas.

Fresh Sweet Peas will also be available for picking around the Strawberry season, along with pre picked peas. The season will soon be here.

See you soon at the Farm – we can’t wait to see all those smiling faces!

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Strawberry Picking Northeast Wisconsin Feb 2016

Posted on February 24, 2016April 30, 2025

We are just waiting for spring to arrive to begin Strawberry Picking Northeast Wisconsin. After a long winter of being dormant, the strawberry plants will start growing and producing buds, that will turn into blossoms. These strawberry blossoms will turn into fresh juicy sweet strawberries that we all can enjoy. Who doesn’t love strawberry picking northeast Wisconsin. We just have to wait for some warmer weather from old Mother Nature and before you know it our Fresh Tender Asparagus will be popping thru the soil and ready for picking and your families table. Can’t wait, as we all been having a craving for some fresh grilled Asparagus here at the Farm. As the Asparagus season is going in full tilt, which only means that those juicy, red, sweet Strawberries are not that far away from being picked by berry lovers from all over. Strawberry picking Northeast Wisconsin usually starts about mid-June and only last 2 to 3 weeks. We offer both pre picked and pick your own strawberries during our season. Strawberries are sold by the pound for you pick and by the quart for we pick strawberries. The fields from the u pick strawberries are accessible from your vehicle, can’t get any easier than that. The Strawberry Farm is located a short distant from the Fox Valley, only 20 minutes from Green Bay WI, 25 minutes for Strawberry Picking Appleton WI, 18 miles from Clintonville, and a very short drive from Hortonville, Neenah, and Suamico areas.

Strawberry Picking Northeast Wisconsin

Fresh Peas (edible pods and garden shucking types) will also be available for picking around the Strawberry season, along with pre picked peas. Don’t forget about our Raspberry picking adventure, which usually begins right after the strawberry picking season at the Farm. We just keep going to the next fruits or vegetables that are ripe and ready for picking.

See you soon at the Farm

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