Pumpkin patch picking in full swing thanks to good harvest

to their fields to pick their favorites. according to connie oakley of oakley’s farm market — this year they had were fortunate to have a good pumpkin harvest — although it wasn’t a completely smooth harvest– she says a very rainy stretch this spring threatened the harvest which was saved in part by a drier summer. oakley says having a good pumpkin harvest — is crucial for them in the fall — its how they make their biggest profits in the upcoming months — as for picking a good one… when you pick a good pumpkin you want to look for one that has a nice hard stem you dont want it to be soft anywhere you want your pumpkin to be nice and hard and you just want it to look nice and oakley says anytime from now through october and the beginning of november are the best times to go pumpkin picking — coming up after the break – we’ll take a look around the league to wrap up all