Rain and slugs blamed for this year’s green-tinged Halloween pumpkins
by Zoe Wood from Environment | The Guardian on (#6RKSZ)
It has been a nightmare season for farmers, with England said to have had its second-worst harvest on record
Giant orange pumpkins with ghoulish grins have become a Halloween doorstep tradition but this year trick-or-treaters may be greeted with even spookier green-tinged jack-o-lanterns after a nightmare season for growers.
In Asda, pumpkin displays have signs telling shoppers don't worry if I'm slightly green, I will ripen at home and turn orange".
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