Pumpkin and Squash prices in the pumpkin patch
What's the cost?!
Well, that depends!
We have many different types of pumpkins and squash, and each has a different price point.
Below is an explanation of what is generally on offer and their prices. Availability changes depending on the time of the year and the growing season.
Standard Pumpkins
Prices on our sizers and their maximum measurements are as follows:
Up to 4″, or our tennis ball pumpkins are £1.50
up to 6“/15cm – £2
up to 8“/20cm – £3
up to 10“/25cm – £5
up to 11“/28cm – £7
up to 13“/33cm – £10
The pumpkin needs to fully pass through the hole to be that price. If it won’t fit, it will be the next price up!
See the image below for an idea of how these sizes work out.
Sumo pumpkins
Our sumo pumpkins really are whoppers!
Their prices and maximum diameters are as follows:
up to 18″/46cm – £20
up to 24″/61cm – £35
up to 30″/76cm – £50
up to 34″/91cm – £100
The pumpkin needs to fully pass through the hoop to be that price. If it won’t fit, it will be the next price up!
Squash
Our farm grown squash have different price bands.
You can see some of them on the pumpkin sizer picture above with prices written directly on them.
Otherwise, prices are as follows:
Marrows, little gem and munchkin or our tiny squash as below are £1.50.
Medium squash such as Onion, Acorn or small Butternut are £3.
Our larger squash such as Crown Prince (below) or Turks Turban are £6.
The largest squash, Lunga De Napoli (massive dark green marrow like) is £10, though this is a right whopper and is great value as food.
Gourds
Our non edible gourds are great for decorations and come in two main prices.
Gourds are £1.50 each
Gourds tend to look very different to squash and have warts, wings and other odd things sticking out of them!
What do you do with them at home, can you eat them???!
Yep!
Most of our pumpkins and squash can be eaten in some way or another except for gourds.
Not sure which is which??
Aren't these cheaper in the supermarkets?
Often yes.
The reason is simply due to scale. Supermarkets have huge buying power and huge, very efficient farmers growing amazing pumpkins (in some cases just) for them.
If we have a growing hiccup, and one of our varieties fail, there often isn’t much difference to us buying in pumpkins and squash from big suppliers and the price you pay off the supermarket shelves.
Driving into Tescos with a tractor and trailer and trying to buy 4000 pumpkins would be frowned upon. We therefore add a small percentage to retain some profit for ourselves in case we have to buy in. If we don’t buy in any, we have a bigger percentage to retain on the farm.
This process allows us to keep investing in our small local business so we can be there for future generations.
We simply can’t compete with the scale supermarkets operate at, but, they can’t offer a farm and a field to walk around out in the fresh air of the countryside!!
Can’t you take into consideration the entry fee??!
We do to a degree, but feel the crop and the event should stand up to their own costs. Hosting an event of this size is very expensive – close to the price of a small house!
We also want to give everyone the chance to visit no matter their interest. Some wish to take a few photos, enjoy a coffee and head off, others want to stay for hours, buy their annual supply of pumpkins, enjoy the surroundings, food, music and entertainment. We don’t want to exclude anyone, and feel that the current set up allows us to cater for more people.