A Staffordshire farm park planted 7 acres of pumpkins for trick or treaters this year and despite the fears of a pumpkin shortage due to the unusually warm weather, are expecting around 9,000 pumpkins for children to pick this Halloween.
The National Forest Adventure Farm, in Postern Road, Tatenhill, near Burton, has banished concerns of a pumpkin shortage next month after confirming they expect to still have thousands of fresh pumpkins for picking this year despite freak heatwaves causing difficult growing conditions and fears of a national shortage of the orange winter squash.
The 40-acre family farm park, which welcomes over 15,000 visitors every October for their Halloween spook-tacular is well known for its pumpkin patch with families coming from all over to explore the 7 acres of fields to choose the perfect Halloween treat.
Ivor Robinson, whose family has farmed in the area for over 70 years and owns the site with his brother Tom, said the recent heavy rain and clever planting has meant the farm has been spared from the pumpkin shortages predicted by some.
“Every year we grow thousands of pumpkins at our farm park so that children can enjoy picking their own pumpkin and carving out jack-o -lanterns as a Halloween treat,” says Ivor.
“This year we planted extra seeds so despite the very dry weather we are still expecting to see our usual full field of pumpkins for families to explore.
“With new Halloween activities and our usual frightful favourites, we are looking forward to once again welcoming families to the farm for lots of Halloween fun.”
The National Forest Adventure Farm’s Halloween Spook-tacular takes place on the weekend of the 15th and 16th October and then runs from Saturday 22nd to Sunday 30th October.
This year the event will feature a new Magical Maze Quest where youngsters will take an enchanting journey through the maize maze to try their hand at casting spells, making potions and even broomstick flying!
There will also be entertainment from Magical Mayhem with Marvellous Magic Shows and Circus Skills Workshops as well as frightful face painting, pumpkin carving and the usual farm favourites including pedal Go-Karts, frisbee golf, Jurassic Canyon sand and fossil dig, tractor rides, an animal barn with goats, chickens, pigs, horses, cows, rabbits and guinea pigs, JCB Big Dig Zone and giant jumping pillows.
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The extreme heatwaves this summer have made growing conditions very difficult with some farmers predicting the shortage of rain and high temperatures could see around 30% less pumpkins available this Halloween.
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