Tis the season to hop the bus to this outer borough homestead, which reaps a harvest of Hudson Valley apples, donuts, fresh cider and apple pie during its free Kickoff to Fall on Oct. 5. Lose yourself in the Amazing Maize Maze, a three-acre labyrinth of stalks that just opened for the season this weekend. It's just $5 for kids, $9 for adults. And of course, the pumpkin patch is ripe for the picking Saturdays and Sundays from Oct. 4-26. Prices vary by pumpkin size. Take the E or F train to Kew Gardens/Union Turnpike Station, then transfer to the Q46 bus. 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Queens. See queensfarm.org.