Giant Pumpkin House Brings In Visitors
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Pumpkin hunters know where to come when they see the giant orange pumpkin house at Sewell’s Farm. The 22-ft. high, 24-ft. diameter pumpkin is an eye catcher for kids and adults alike and helps to sell the thousands of pumpkins Ron and Lori Sewell raise each year.
“Our fall season is all about entertainment, so we try to change it up every year,” says Ron Sewell. “This year we added a giant slide with steps to it on the inside of the pumpkin house. The slide takes them down to a play yard that is decorated with stalks and pumpkins.”
The pumpkin house started with a skeleton made out of metal tubing. The tubes were bent and welded in place at either end, forming ribs about 3 ft. apart. The steel framework sits on a concrete pad once used for a grain bin.
Sewell covered the ribs in a mesh tarp, stretching it tight and holding it in place with wire ties and self-drilling screws into the tubing.
“We sprayed foam on the inside and painted inside and out,” says Sewell. “It has a ramp leading up to the wooden floor, lights and sound. An exit sign comes on automatically.”
Keeping visitors entertained is important as Sewell charges an entrance fee for the fall season. In addition to pick your own or picked-for-you pumpkins, visitors can enjoy 2 sunflower mazes and a corn maze. The Sewells also offer scavenger hunts and a soccer field challenge with goal posts and hay bale obstacles. Hayrides carry visitors to the fields or to the mazes.
Another recent addition to the farm is an area for DIY scarecrows. For an additional price, people use farm sunflower stalks, straw and old clothes to build a scarecrow to take home.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Sewell’s Farm, 3400 Harney Rd., Taneytown, Md. 21787 (ph 410 756-4397; www.sewellsfarm.com).
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Giant Pumpkin House Brings In Visitors FARM HOME recreation Pumpkin hunters know where to come when they see the giant orange pumpkin house at Sewell’s Farm The 22-ft high 24-ft diameter pumpkin is an eye catcher for kids and adults alike and helps to sell the thousands of pumpkins Ron and Lori Sewell raise each year “Our fall season is all about entertainment so we try to change it up every year ” says Ron Sewell “This year we added a giant slide with steps to it on the inside of the pumpkin house The slide takes them down to a play yard that is decorated with stalks and pumpkins ” The pumpkin house started with a skeleton made out of metal tubing The tubes were bent and welded in place at either end forming ribs about 3 ft apart The steel framework sits on a concrete pad once used for a grain bin Sewell covered the ribs in a mesh tarp stretching it tight and holding it in place with wire ties and self-drilling screws into the tubing “We sprayed foam on the inside and painted inside and out ” says Sewell “It has a ramp leading up to the wooden floor lights and sound An exit sign comes on automatically ” Keeping visitors entertained is important as Sewell charges an entrance fee for the fall season In addition to pick your own or picked-for-you pumpkins visitors can enjoy 2 sunflower mazes and a corn maze The Sewells also offer scavenger hunts and a soccer field challenge with goal posts and hay bale obstacles Hayrides carry visitors to the fields or to the mazes Another recent addition to the farm is an area for DIY scarecrows For an additional price people use farm sunflower stalks straw and old clothes to build a scarecrow to take home Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Sewell’s Farm 3400 Harney Rd Taneytown Md 21787 ph 410 756-4397; www sewellsfarm com
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