Winter in Kansas 2012
Hasn’t this weather been wonderful; but crazy? Who would’ve ever thought that Kansas would be having 60-70 degree days in the dead of winter! It’s really hard to have down-time, when the weather outside is so fantastic!
I did get the pumpkin, squash, gourd, and corn maze seeds ordered for the pumpkin patch for Pumpkin Fest 2012. They have been arriving at our Kansas pumpkin patch. Our Kansas pumpkin patches will be rotated this year because every 2-3 years, the pumpkins need to be planted on new ground. So don’t come looking behind the house for the pumpkin patch in 2012, because it will probably be a milo, corn, or bean field! Some pumpkin patches where there isn’t alot of “extra” ground available, have to plant on the same ground year after year and are forced to face the problems of soil borne diseases. If a pumpkin patch isn’t growing their own pumpkins and are buying them in, they don’t have this worry. But here at our Kansas agritourism facility, we do grow our own and consider ourselves lucky to live in Kansas where we aren’t “land locked” and have the option of moving our fields as we need on the farm.
One of our new items here at Walters’ Pumpkin Patch this year will be the addition of apple cider donuts. Doesn’t the sound of such just make your mouth water? We are still working out the details with a facility who has a donut machine for sale. Keep your fingers crossed.
Carroll has run several new ideas past my brain cells lately. It is so funny that our roles on the pumpkin patch have reversed over all these years. Carroll now has the new ideas….AND has to build them. I used to have the new ideas….AND he had to build them.
Well, until next time…..we’re countin’ the pumpkin seeds!
It’s a New Year
As you can see, the pumpkin patch is now history. The cattle have eaten every last orange orbit in the field. When spring time comes in 2012, the field will hold the corn maze and pumpkin patches will be moved onto new ground. A three year rotation keeps soil borne diseases from becoming a problem. We have enough problems with bugs and weeds in our pumpkins; we don’t need any other nuisances!
We here at the Walters’ Pumpkin Patch wish each of our friends a continued Christmas spirit throughout the new year. May the love and warmth that each of us feels during the holiday season continue in each of our hearts throughout 2012. May your hopes and dreams remain fresh in your thoughts. That is our wish for each of you.
I’m certain that next year will bring more dreams for us at our Kansas agritourism facility as Carroll’s to-do list grows and grows. I am still dreaming of growing those square pumpkins, using our own apples to make apple cider, a trackless train besides the barrel train which can be rode by adults, and the list goes on and on. Who knows what Pumpkin Fest 2012 will offer our visitors!
Until next time….”I’m dreaming of an orange pumpkin” instead of the white Christmas!
THIS IS IT!
Isn’t the crop of specialty pumpkins just gorgeous! Even with the hot summer weather and the lack of water, our pumpkins are still the prettiest crop that we’ve ever grown. Amazing, huh? We still have pie pumpkins left for your thanksgiving menus as well!
In case you’ve lost track of time, this weekend is the last weekend in October and the last weekend for Walters’ Pumpkin Patch. We’ll be having our Christmas sale and Wind Down to Winter 30% off all our merchandise excluding pumpkins, gourds, and squashes or canned products. This is also the last weekend for the Haunted Cannery on Friday and Saturday evenings starting at 7:30pm and running to 11pm. We won’t be as crowded as the past two weekends, so come on out to enjoy your last opportunity to bask in the Kansas sunshine prior to heading into winter.
It has been a wonderful season and we can only thank all of our faithful customers, and brand new visitors for allowing us to do what we love to do. None of the school groups have been rained out this year which is always a blessing. And we haven’t had too many groups getting onto the buses with muddy shoes……..that always is a worry to me. So our season has been blessed and successful. Thank you all for making it as such.
Until next time……I’ll be down in the patch gathering up the gourds we’ll use for projects to begin our journey into Pumpkin Fest 2012! Hope to see you all again really soon! Carroll & Becky Walters
