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Why this year's Halloween pumpkins are so small
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England’s dry, hot weather has hurt crops across the country, with 2026 potentially bringing the poorest harvest on record. Guy Barter, chief horticulturalist at the Royal Horticultural Society, says pumpkins ripened early, leaving many smaller than usual unless growers watered them heavily. Riverford founder Guy Singh-Watson suggests painting faces on squashes, which can later be eaten instead of wasted.
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