Now is the perfect time to pick your pumpkins. Here’s 5 CT patches you’ll want to visit

It’s that time of year to dive into the patch, find that perfect pumpkin and get carving.

It’s about a month until Halloween and families are ready to break out the carving knives, decorate their front porches and start sipping apple cider and pumpkin spice lattes.

Greater Hartford has quite a few farms offering either pick your own pumpkins or pre-picked pumpkins from the field. Many also offer children’s activities, corn mazes, other fall decorations and more fresh produce such as apples. They are open almost daily and make a great family outing. Who doesn’t love a photo in the pumpkin patch?

Karabin Farms

894 Andrews St., Southington, CT

Karabin Farms is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The pumpkin patch opened in mid-September and is ready to be picked.

Belltown Hill Orchards

483 Matson Hill Road, South Glastonbury, CT

Belltown Hills Orchards is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on weekends 8 -a.m. to 4 p.m. Take a wagon ride out to the pumpkin patch with your family and search for the perfect pumpkin.

Foster Family Farm

90 Foster St., South Windsor, CT

Foster Family Family has a variety of fall activities from corn mazes to hayrides, children’s farm play courtyard to pre-picked pumpkins to buy. The farm is open Mondays to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The night corn mazes open at 6:30 p.m.

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Pickin’ Patch

Nod Road, Avon, CT

The Pickin’ Patch has a full pumpkin patch for people to explore. They are open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and have wagons and wheelbarrows to gather your pumpkins in. They have orange and a variety of heirloom and specialty pumpkins as well as sugar pumpkins, gourds, munchkins and more. They also carry mums, cornstalks and straw bales.

Brown’s Harvest

1911 Poquonock Ave., Windsor, CT

Brown’s Harvest offers pre-picked pumpkins along with a five-acre corn maze, kids’ corn maze, hayrides, a chalkboard bus and more. They are open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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