Allison Acres

It's pumpkin time!!!
We have just a FEW SPOTS left at our dried pumpkin class! The first frost is typically the first week ish of October and we have been BUSY this week (and all summer) storying up dried flowers for these beautiful pumpkins.

These pumpkins are fake which means your pumpkin will last for several years! The second picture is of a bunch of zinnias and dahlias drying out for this great class! (Not dried yet, these are freshly picked and placed on the drying rack).

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If you have arachnophobia, scroll on and skip this post!

Have you ever been walking through the woods or driving an ATV of some sort and ran smack into a super thick spider web? Often about face level?

Have you seen the spider that makes the nest? It is often the CASTLEBACK ORBWEAVER spider and it looks like something that came from another planet. I had the pleasure of running our trails last week and running straight into one of these webs....fun fact about me: I do not enjoy spiders ANYWHERE CLOSE to me!

Fun Facts about the castleback:
* The female has a unique, bulbous abdomen with five pairs of sharp spines.
* They look intimidating but they are typically docile and are not a threat to humans.
* They eat the sticky, circular portion of their web each evening and rebuild a fresh one the next morning.
* Females typically have 5 pairs of spikes
* Their webs are often about 5-6' off the ground and across trails/open spaces.

NOT my picture - we have several on our property but my camera was not able to capture a great photo.

NEED A FRIDAY NIGHT PLAN?
We have one for you! This WILL be our last u-pick of the season!!!! Come on out any time between 5-6:30!!! Help us spread the word and TAG A FRIEND who might be interested in coming!

We thought the flowers were done but they have enjoyed this week of rest and pushed out a beautiful new flush!

BONUS: To celebrate the end of an absolutely BEAUTIFUL year, everyone will get a free dahlia WITH their purchase of a u-pick jar!

$15/jar

P.S. We have bringing in armload after armload of flowers to dry - stay tuned for some really fun offerings!

CHECK OUT THIS TROMBONCINO squash?! It's huge! We have a few more yet to harvest. This was new to our garden. When harvested young it is a lot like zuchinni. That is why we initially grew it - squash vine borer beetles often make it challenging to have a successful zuchinni crop here and tromboncino is resistant to them. What makes them resistant? They have solid stems not hollow like summer squashes.

Mid way through the season we learned that Tromboncino is actually a winter squash and when left to grow to full size can be used the same way you would a butternut or acorn type squash. These will be diced up and put in the freezer for later use this winter.

If you struggle with vine borers we highly recommend adding this variety to your garden next year!

How to get flowers this weekend?
1.) Pre-picked bouquets on Sunday (send us a message if you want one: $15 regular size or $25 for a jumbo.

2.) FINAL (planned) U-PICK TOMORROW!!!
Saturday morning 9-11 am!

Will we have more? We will be watching the flowers this week and if things are still looking beautiful we will have one more u-pick Wednesday evening.

The field is still looking so beautiful but things will change fast with these cool nights and shorter days setting in

Are you team red or team orange?

These beauties are going to our new co-op teachers this morning. We are so thankful for the adults that pour into our kiddos education along side us!

Want flowers? We have three sizes available $15-$25. Send us a message, we would LOVE to pick you one!

Looking for a midweek pick me up? We have a u-pick tonight from 6-7:30pm! Come on out and pick a beautiful bouquet to brighten up your table or workspace!

AND it is Farmer Jim's birthday today!

$15/jar - please bring your own vase to transport home (or we have some random extra jars too).
Dahlias available for additional price per stem.
Cash/venmo

Feel the cool in the air at night?
Notice the slight change on some of the leaves?
You know that means??? IT'S PUMPKIN SEASON...oops I mean fall!

We have a BRAND NEW opportunity - a dried flower class! We are teaming up again with Clock & Corbel in Dewitt. This has been a dream of mine for a few years now!
Join us for some tasty autumn treats and make your very own pumpkin (pumpkins are fake) that will last you for years to come!

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We had a very busy week which kicked social media off the to do list. We had the honor of hosting two private u-picks, having our last class at Clock & Corbel (we do have dried pumpkins, dried hoops, and wreath making classes coming soon), and had the joy of helping a bride pick 5 buckets this morning for her wedding!

We will not be open tomorrow as the field recovers a bit from the wind and rain damage. We do plan to have a Sunday evening u-pick, Wednesday evening U-pick, and Saturday morning u-pick this week.

This has potential to be our final week! That doesn't seem possible!