Adverse weather, slugs and a lack of bumblebees have been blamed for the low numbers of pumpkins Pumpkin harvests have been branded as "abysmal" due to an "army of slugs" and dreary weather ...
"We don't like to use slug pellets here, so we will be looking at natural remedies to encourage more wildlife into the garden and, hopefully, more predators." Pumpkin grower Claire Norris thinks ...
“Abysmal” pumpkin harvests this season are down to an “army of slugs” and dreary weather, National Trust gardeners have said.