Random Acts of Fun...

Here's the Dethlefsen family from Oakes shopping for some gourds after going through the corn maze and choosing their pumpkins. These girls know how to shop and they know exactly what they want, too!

The Muggli family stopped for a quick photo op with the ghosts in the barn!

Even as the sun starts to sink below the barn, it's a perfect time of day for a wagon ride!

We'd tell you that little Nathan Schmitz is a pumpkin that's for sale, but he's already been put in a customer's wagon!

It's clear...he LOVES fall just as much as we do! :-)

Who Can Find the Biggest Pumpkin?

This weekend at Potters Way, we decided to keep track of who had purchased the biggest pumpkin and some families were definitely up to the challenge of finding the biggest one! It was fun to see people get so excited about it...it wasn't so much fun to haul these big guys out to the cars!

Shari Wendel and her kids with their friends came out on Friday and through that day, had purchased the most pounds of pumpkins by one group. The real surprise was that their wagons weighed EXACTLY the same! How ironic! The must have planned that!

Saturday morning, Abby came out with her family and chose the biggest pumpkin yet...it weighed 60 pounds! Abby also LOVED our black kitties, and they loved her right back!

By Saturday evening, Abby's pumpkin had been beat by Paulina's. This pumpkin weighed 62 pounds!

Not to be outdone, Bill and Tara Schmitz's kids, Allie and Brianna, and their cousin, Grace, came back out on Sunday and fought the wind to find what is now the reigning champion of pumpkins at 63 pounds! We really thought there was at least one out there that weighed over 70 or 80 pounds...maybe if they sit out there a bit longer, they'll continue to get bigger!

The challenge has been thrown down! We'll see how big the biggest can be!

The Fun Never Ends at Potters Way!

Our opening weekend provided us beautiful weather and great food from Schwan's to make it a really memorable visit for our customers! We love to share photos of the families that come to visit, so remember to send them to us so we can post them!

Families rode the Pumpkin Express out to the patch to pick their perfect pumpkins!

Little people rode the little wagons courtesy of Grandma Karen...

A pile of pumpkins....

a barn floor covered with straw...

and a bin to look in can keep kids entertained for HOURS!

We had visitors from ALL over the place our opening weekend! People came from Aberdeen, Jamestown, Groton, Steele, Gackle, Wisconsin, Ellendale, LaMoure, and Fargo! We also can't forget our local Oakes folks who took advantage of the great pumpkin picking weather! We'll continue to share stories and pictures, so send them our way!

Haunted Farm Cancelled!

Due to scheduling conflicts, we will not be haunting Potters Way this year. We thank everyone who came out last year and hope you all have a great Halloween!



We are still open for 4 more weekends to pick out the perfect carving pumpkin!

Reasons to Come to Potters Way!

The tractor and wagon are all shined up and ready to take you to the patch...

The pergola has all the seating needed to take advantage of the yummy treats from Schwan's on Saturday...

Big Pumpkin Face and Little Pumpkin Face are waiting to greet you...

The corn shock displays are waiting to be viewed...

There's photo opportunities everywhere...

We stack pumpkins to make a pleasant shopping environment...

The kitties are resting, so apparently, all the work is done!

We can't wait to see you this weekend!

The scarecrows are up and the pumpkins are picked!

You'll see a new face greeting you in the pumpkin patch this year. It's Stanley the Scarecrow and he's one of the many great photo opportunities for you and your family at Potters Way!

We have been picking our produce for sale in the barn and we have it curing in the sun! Thank the Lord for the beautiful weather these past few days...it's been wonderful for our pumpkins and our other produce.

Friday's the day....we'll get one more blog in before our opening!

Opening Weekend Events

Besides all the fun you can have at Potters Way on a normal weekend, here are the events of our opening weekend to take note of...

Saturday, September 19th

11:00 - 6:00

Schwan's Serving Food

Schwan's will be serving hamburgers, ice cream treats and pop on Saturday,

so you don't have to worry about planning lunch!

First Weekend Special

Fresh Pumpkin Arrangements

$14.95 each

We hope you'll stop out and visit! We are looking forward to sharing our fun country environment with all of you again!

The 411 on Specialty Pumpkins

We've got some beautiful specialty pumpkins growing this year and besides sharing the pictures and their names, we wanted to also explain why these pumpkins are often referred to as "Heirloom" pumpkins.

For a plant to be considered an heirloom plant, it must be an open pollination plant. This means that the plant is capable of producing seeds from this season's plant that produces seedlings exactly like the parent plant. Some of our pumpkin varieties qualify as heirloom plants,which means they've never been cross-hybridized with any other plant. Some of these varieties have been around for hundreds of years! Again, what a wonder of nature!

A couple of these varieties are cross-hybrids, meaning they are a cross between a standard pumpkin variety and a unique squash. Whether heirlooms or hybrids, they're all natural and all spectacular!

You won’t find a pumpkin as unique as ‘Brodé Galeux d’Eysines’. The French love pumpkins and have cultivated many treasures. One of their most fine, ‘Brodé Galeux d’Eysines’ – meaning “Embroidered with warts from Eysines” (a small city in the southwest of France) – is a really funky pumpkin!

The blue-gray color, deep ribs and perfect pumpkin shape of ‘Jarrahdale’ is often a favorite and we have some gorgeous ones growing in the patch!

Nothing is more vibrant than the rich orange-red of ‘Rouge Vif d’ Etampes’.‘Rouge Vif d’ Etampes’ another French favorite, has impressive flattened, dark orange-red fruit. Sometimes called “the Cinderella pumpkin,” it’s great in any fall table display.

Another sought-after variety are the beautiful white pumpkins. This variety is called "Valenciano" and they are so brilliantly white, you almost need shades to look at them! :-)

We are enjoying the treasures we're already finding in the patch and are looking forward to harvesting them soon! The regular orange pumpkins are really starting to turn, so we're ready to have you out to visit! See you soon!