Rooted In Family ▪ Grown with Love

Melons. Flowers. Memories.
Grown in honor of Papa Tom.

Papa Tom's Melons & Flowers is a family farm in Norwalk, Iowa, created in memory of Papa Tom who loved watermelons and grew them on this very land. Today we are carrying on the tradition with fresh-picked watermelons, cantaloupes, sunflowers, zinnias and wildflowers.

Opening July 18, 2026

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Papa Tom's farm

In loving memory

Grown with love. Shared with family.

Papa Tom loved growing watermelons. After losing both Tom and Duke in 2018 our family wanted to honor their memory by continuing what they loved most — growing melons, flowers, and creating a place where families can gather and make memories.

  • Naturally grown
    No synthetic sprays, ever. Just dirt, compost, sand and patience.
  • Hand-thumped at harvest
    Every melon is sound-tested by a human ear before it leaves the field.
Papa TomPapa Tom on the tractor with his grandson

This Season's Harvest

Pick your favorite. They're all sweet.

Classic Watermelon

Crimson Sweet

The classic. Sugary, deep red, ten-pound average.

Signature Melon

Sugar Baby

Personal-size icebox melon. Sleeps in your fridge.

Specialty Melon

Yellow Doll

Buttery yellow inside. Tastes like cantaloupe's cool cousin.

Farm favorite

Black Tail

Dark rind, sweet red flesh. A farm favorite every summer.

Rare Find

Strawberry Melon

Sweet, juicy flesh with a hint of berry. A patch-grown treat.

Heirloom Variety

Odell's Large White

An old Iowa heirloom with pale rind and crisp, sugary flesh.

Wildflower bouquet

…and the flowers

Fresh-Cut Flowers

Cut your own bouquet — $30: includes bouquet sleeve, fill it with as many stems that fit comfortably, and access to the flower field and photo areas.

Farm-Picked Bouquet — $20: hand-selected and wrapped by us, ready to grab and go.

Sunflowers
Zinnias
Wildflowers
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Come thump a melon with us.

U-pick weekends in July.

Find us
6925 43rd Ave, Norwalk, IA 50211
Holler at us
(515) 371-9119 papatomsmelonsandflowers@gmail.com
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