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Decades-old LA pumpkin patch delights visitors with ghouls and gourds

The family-run patch on Jefferson Boulevard is in its thirty-fifth season and open Friday through Monday through October thirtieth; strollers have been warned about the wood chips.

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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA pumpkin patch in Culver City has been open since nineteen eighty-seven, and it is now delighting visitors with ghouls and gourds, the New York Post reports.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch, and it's a pumpkin patch. Why are you standing like it's an election night?

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBecause this is BBN team coverage. Our fake live map of Jefferson Boulevard has one road and it's glowing orange.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorGlowing orange is just pumpkins.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentExactly, and the patch is family-owned and on its thirty-fifth annual season, according to Secret Los Angeles. It's open Friday through Monday through October thirtieth.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOkay, that's lovely. Thirty-five seasons of pumpkins is a real accomplishment. What's the actual threat level on your map?

  7. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLet me recap the crisis.

  8. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe patch uses wood chips for ground cover, and the company itself warns a stroller might have trouble moving through it.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's the whole crisis?

  10. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOur team will continue to monitor the wood chips, and the stroller has been advised.

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