get your pumpkins early, there might not be enough to go around

Now that the kids have all moved out I just bought a fake one from Walmart. Can use it year after year.

My DBF grew me a pumpkin!

Heard about it last night. Heard about the peanut crop also. If we don't get rain soon there will be a lot of shortages I'm afraid.

We carved the real pumpkins when the kids were small. Now my youngest is 10 and they prefer to carve the foam kind you get at the craft stores.

Haven't heard of this.

Too much rain caused the pumpkins to rot on the vines, at least in our area.

Wow, good to know. I just bought 7 pumpkins this weekend. Would have bought more too, except they didn't have any little garden wagons for me to use, so I had to carry and purchase two at a time and take them to my car. I like to make a nice display with them.

yes saw it on news but they say va has a good crop this year

In our area the flooding from Irene and Lee wiped out entire crops and not just pumpkins either. It is devastating and heartbreaking.

I want one of those white pumpkins, I hated them when I first saw them a couple of years ago, but now I love them.

I did but then Publix (grocery store) loaded them in the stores and they are $1 less than last year. $5.99 for a very nice size.

Not again! Last year we couldn't find canned pumpkin anywhere. And pumpkin pie is one of my favorites.

Last year was the first time I carved a pumpkin in a number of years. I only did that because it fell when the grandson and grand daughter were going to be here. I just don't get as thrilled by Halloween like I used to, and it is my favorite holiday. I think it is the take down afterward that does it.

The pumpkin patch fields here are full of pumpkins all sizes. I guess it depends on where you live and if you are able to go to the source to buy. If there is a bad crop most markets may not get very many pumpkins to sell. Oh, My dog loves canned pumpkin and the vet said it was excellent for her to eat for a treat.

I bought one and made 2 pies. They are gone already. :roll:

That was said for last year also but we had no problems. Perhaps in certain areas.

It ain't happening in my area. They're everywhere.

Yes I guess it's what part of the country you live in.

I know a year ago there was a shortage on commercial/canned Pumpkin in TN at the holidays! The shelves were bare down to 3 cans at Thanksgivig and the store clerk told me they wouldn't be getting anymore, so I was fortunate to get a can.