United Day of Caring Volunteers ROCK!

WOW. The work the United Day of Caring volunteers did in one day is amazing. About 80 new friends of Papa’s Pumpkin Patch made a huge difference in the amount of work needed to ready the pumpkin patch for opening day on Sept. 10. Papa is grateful to the Touchstone Energy cooperatives, the BHS Demonettes,…

Papa Spies with His Little Eyes…Pumpkins!

It’s late July and the pumpkins at Papa’s Pumpkin Patch are coming on strong. Papa grows many of the smaller varieties like Baby Bears right on the grounds at 5001 Fernwood Drive north of Bismarck. Like most farmers in the area, a little rain would be a good thing; still Papa is confident he’ll have…

Papa’s Playing ‘I Spy’

It’s the middle of July, and the dog days of summer are here. Papa says you can almost here the corn growing…corn in the corn maze, that is. Yes, it looks like Papa’s Pumpkin Patch will have a full-out corn maze beginning Sept. 10. This picture was taken barely a week after the Fourth of…

We’ve Got HAPPY Pumpkins!

June has been a good growing month so far. The pumpkins are up and feeling happy! With nearly two inches of rain this week alone, we’re off to a great start for the fall pumpkin patch season. Opening day for Papa’s Pumpkin Patch is Monday, Sept. 10 at noon. We hope (weather permitting) to be…