The seasonal squash is starting to hit supermarket shelves after a 'perfect' summer of growing conditions. | ITV News Anglia
A rainy summer has made for perfect conditions for pumpkin growing, say farmers - with predictions that they will be bigger than usual this Halloween.
Commercial manager Steve Whitworth said the wet weather in July and August was “perfect” for growing pumpkins. “The weather gave us the right amount of rain with sunny intervals especially compared with the challenging conditions we encountered during last year’s heatwave, which was officially the hottest UK year on record.”Tesco pumpkin buyer Lucy Moss said: “The good news for Halloween fans coming from our main pumpkin growers is that the fruit will be larger than normal in all size variations this year as a result of very good growing conditions across the summer months.
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