If there's one thing October is known for, it's Halloween - which means scary costumes,
lots of sweets and pumpkins!
Yesterday
I went out to pick the perfect pumpkin for Halloween with my boyfriend
and my best friend at PYO (Pick your own!) Pumpkins in Rochester, Kent.
As soon as we were close we spotted a sea of orange pumpkins dotted in the
nearby fields, which is oddly exciting (especially for people in their early 20's haha).
Once we arrived we rushed over to the fields to start picking - One of the biggest
pumpkin worries was that there wasn't going to be enough...
Thousands of pumpkins scattered the fields, all different sizes.
Small, Medium, Large and then the big boy XX-Large!
After all the pumpkins have been bought, PYO Pumpkins will make a donation
to two charities: Crohn's and Colitis UK (CCUK) and Crohn's in Childhood Research Association (CIRCA).
One
thing I learnt is that pumpkins are not exactly the lightest fruit and
if you wanted more than one and like myself, you're not a body builder,
you'll probably need something to carry them with.
Thankfully,
hundreds of wheel barrows are available free to cart your precious
pumpkins around the fields. However, you may need to follow/stalk people
to their cars to obtain one as finding one in the designated
wheelbarrow area is not easy.
Something else I learnt is that there are many, many types of pumpkins..
And they are all available to buy!
If you're feeling a pumpkin overload, there is also corn to be picked at the end of the fields.
I know this is rather corny but I think this looks pretty sweet.. (ha-di-ha)
Obviously we take picking pumpkins very seriously.
And there was lots of debating on which was the right pumpkin for us.
This could not be deicded and we came away with three!
Please note; if you want to go and pick your own, wellies or boots are advised as
it can get very messy.
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