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A Ballabeg farmer who grows pumpkins for Hop-tu-Naa says this year’s weather has made it a difficult season for the crop, Manx Radio has reported.
Zoe and Philip Hampton run Bigfoot’s Pumpkin Field at Ballawhetstone. They started the venture when they diversified the farm during the Covid pandemic.
Mr Hampton told Manx Radio that the dry spell over the summer, followed by a wet autumn, had affected the number of pumpkins the field has produced this season.
He said growing pumpkins in the Manx climate depends heavily on luck.
The crop is grown in time for Hop-tu-Naa, the island’s traditional celebration at the end of October.
The Manx Radio report did not give figures for this year’s yield or say how it compares with previous seasons.
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