Pumpkins are one of the most important aspects of Halloween. Seeing a Jack-O-Lantern on the porch of a house is a clear sign of a house to visit for some treats. Not to mention the amazing taste of pumpkin pie or the smell of their seeds baking in the oven.
During the next week in anticipation of Halloween, many families will be visiting their local pumpkin patch to pick out the perfect pumpkin. These families may be sadly surprised to see that pumpkins are in short supply. This growing season’s wet and cool weather has led there to be a great shortage in the supply of pumpkins, leaving the ones that did survive to be smaller than average. This shortage has caused producers to import pumpkins too meet this Halloweens demands. The fate of the Halloween spirit now rests in their hands.
One of my favourite memories from my childhood was going to pick out my very own pumpkin that I got to take home, gut out, and carve to put outside Halloween night. I can’t help but feel sad when I think of all the kids that may go without that tradition this year simply due to the bad harvest. Weather is uncontrollable thus this cannot be avoided unless pumpkins were to be reared in an indoor facility. I guess the only alternative for those left pumpkin less this year is an artificial Jack-O-Lantern but somehow I just don’t think they can then same effect. So my advice is to head to your local patch now before they run out and you miss out.
