This summer’s wet weather impacted the season for many growers across New England. However, it seems that, for the most part, the pumpkins did okay. Nancy Franklin of Riverview Farm: “I think we have had enough rain for the year, really. Somehow they ripened sooner than usual but they look good.”
There are plenty of big round pumpkins to be purchased at her farm, but, in a field down the road, specialty varieties, gourds and winter squash did not fare as well.
“That field has heavier soil so the rain just wasn’t soaking through like it does down here. So they got really soggy and then we had deer and woodchucks, came in and feasted,” Franklin said.
Source: wcax.com
