Where Windsor Residents Can Get Pumpkins In Fall 2024

WINDSOR, CT — Whether you plan to carve a jack-o’-lantern or just add some festive flair to your stoop, there are plenty of places to pick up a pumpkin in and near Windsor this fall.

Here are a few suggestions in north central Connecticut for the 2024 season:

• Johnny's Roadside Market Garden, Enfield
• Irish Bend, Somers
• Connecticut Trolley Museum, East Windsor
• Johnny Appleseed's Farm, Ellington
• Appleberry Farm, West Suffield
• Foster Family Farm, South Windsor
• Brown's Harvest, Windsor
• Dzen's, Ellington
• Wicked Pumpkin and Orchard, Willington
• Irish Bend, Somers
• Scantic River Farm, South Windsor
• Strong Family Farm, Vernon

Aldi, Big Y, ShopRite and Stop & Shop supermarkets tend to have large bargain pumpkin bins.

Keep in mind that carving and baking pumpkins aren’t the same. The former are grown in fields to be large, more vibrant in color and relatively hollow. The watery flesh doesn’t have the same flavor as baking pumpkins, which tend to be smaller, have thicker, harder-to-carve walls and sweeter flesh. For those, you’ll probably need to head to the grocery store.

If your pumpkin is destined for a starring role on Halloween night, here are some tips for carving a perfect jack-o’-lantern. Warren Nash on YouTube also shows a step-by-step process to make the perfect carve.

Pumpkin carving kits will go a long way in getting what you need. They typically include saws, a scooper, a drill and multiple patterns.