Pick your pumpkins, fall veggies and decorations from these 'patches'

When you're adorning your home with fall finery, it takes more than just pumpkins. Locally, you can gather different vegetables, straw, hay and Indian corn. Make a stop at one of these markets and/or farms.

McHenry County

Dave's Pumpkins, Diane and Dave Reid, 9112 Algonquin Road, Huntley, (847) 331-8676. Location: two miles west of Randall Road on Algonquin Road. or three miles east of Route 47 on Algonquin Road, on the north side of road.

Open 9 a.m. to dusk. Available are jack-o'-lantern pumpkins, specialty pumpkins, gourds, specialty gourds, winter squash, corn shocks, straw, Indian corn, bittersweet, pie pumpkins, crafts.

Grizzy's Pumpkins, Route 20 and Coral Road, Marengo, (815) 923-4250. Directions: take I-90 west to Route 20 (Marengo exit). Go west four miles to Pumpkin Farm or from Route 47 in Huntley, take Main Street west to first stop sign then right to Route 20, then right on Route 20 to Pumpkin Farm.

Open Oct. 1-31. Roadside market only with pumpkins, squash, Indian corn, gourds.

Harms Farm Garden Center, 4727 W. Crystal lake Road, McHenry, (815) 385-5385. Call for directions.

Open seasonal times, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends. Call in advance.

Available are pumpkins, fresh fruit, apples, cornstalks and hay bales.

Red Barn Farm Market, John Skerke, Route 47, two miles south of Route 14, Woodstock, (815) 338-4343. Call for directions.

Open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days.

Available are apples, pumpkins, homegrown vegetables and fresh fruit. Farm stand has pumpkins, gourds, homegrown vegetables.

Stade Dairy Farm, Vern Stade, 3709 Miller Road, McHenry, (815) 675-6396. Directions: Route 12 to Spring Grove Road, south on Spring Grove Road to Miller Road, west on Miller Road one mile to farm.

Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday only.

Available are remaining garden vegetables, pumpkins, squash, gourds, corn stalks, fresh doughnuts, sandwiches and drinks (no alcohol). Tractor rides to pumpkin patch.

Tom's Farm Market and Greenhouses, Tom and Cheryl Halat, Huntley, (847) 669-3421. Directions: North on Randall Road to Algonquin Road, turn left (west) 3½ miles. Located on north side of road or go north on Route 47 to Algonquin Road, turn right (east), go 1½ miles. Located on north side of road.

Open 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Available roadside are fresh fruits and homegrown vegetables, jams, jellies and apples. Pick-your-own pumpkins available on weekends only.

Von Bergen's Country Market, Mel and Bobette Von Bergen, Mike and Tracie Von Bergen, Hebron, (815) 648-2332. Location: Route 173, six miles west of Route 12 in Richmond or two miles east of Hebron.

Open 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days through Oct. 31.

Some produce is available after hours. All produce homegrown on the farm. Hand-picked in-season vegetables including pumpkins, sweet corn, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, cucumbers, green/red/yellow peppers, specialty peppers, beets, fall crops, zucchini and other summer squash and more. They also grow their own muskmelons, honeydew melons, watermelons, and carry fresh fruit from Michigan and Wisconsin.