BOOM! The First 20,000 Pounds of Pumpkins Are in the Yard

Papa’s Pumpkin Patch opens Sept. 9, and we started hauling the pumpkins in from the fields last night! There are lots of highlights in owning a pumpkin patch and welcoming guests for the annual visit; none of them tops bringing the first pumpkins in the yard and setting them, stem up, against the lush green…

A Bounty of Color for Mrs. P

One of the highlights of summer is all of the gorgeous flowers. They are everywhere — some by our choice and many by nature’s design. There is an amazing patch of flowers at Papa’s that our guests never get to see: it’s Mrs. P’s daisies along the front walk of the big log house at…

Sept. 17 — Sunset Over Papa’s

It was another beautiful fall evening last night. The sun was streaming through the cottonwoods over Papa’s Pumpkin Patch and we thought we’d share a bit of it with you. Enjoy!

Does Anybody Live at Papa’s?

Great Question! Papa gets asked a lot of questions throughout the year, and one of the most common is this: Does anybody live here? There’s six people that cross three generations who have the privilege of calling Papa’s Pumpkin Patch home. The log building at the heart of Papa’s was built by Tom (the original…