Oakley Farms, based near Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, is one of Europe’s biggest suppliers of pumpkins, growing around five million each year. Steve Whitworth, commercial manager at Oakley Farms, said the wet weather in July and August was “perfect” for growing pumpkins. The wet weather has been key to a bumper crop of pumpkins this year (Joe Giddens/PA)“We had a pretty good growing season for pumpkins this summer with a really hot June, which really helped the plants along,” he said. “The rainy July and August may not have been great for sun lovers or BBQ fans but from a growing point of view for pumpkins, it was perfect. “Each of the six different size categories will be larger than usual this year so fans will definitely get value for money.

Source: The Times October 01, 2023 08:03 UTC