Rewards are given out for extremely large pumpkins.

Penalties and fines are given out for smaller pumpkins.

It was he who first saw the market for hand-painted pumpkins that the partners sold on the street at Halloween.

"It just hasn't been a good year for pumpkins," he said.

"I'm afraid the mountain air isn't good for pumpkins."

Weigh-off competitions for giant pumpkins are a popular festival activity.

September through March is the season for pumpkins.

They are often used as a replacement for pumpkins in cooking.

It's a strange thing this annual mania for pumpkins.

But the weather that has harmed the apple crop this year appears to have been good for pumpkins.