It`s The Not-So-Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

This article from Newsday speaks of good pumpkin crops in New Jersey, but not so good elsewhere. It seems it all depends on the weather, which you want to be dry, but not too dry. The article describes this years NJ crop as "great" - 30 to 40 % - compared to last year.

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The article says, when looking for a pumpkin, the darker orange skin the better, with no soft spots, and a firm stem are keys to getting a good Jack-O-Lantern.

Bob Gritt stands near part of his fall pumpkin crop these at his farm near Buffalo, W.Va., Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007. After enduring a broiling hot summer that was at once too dry and too wet, embattled farmers across much of the country's pumpkin heartland would settle for any of the popular orange globes making an appearance in their fields. (AP Photo/Bob Bird)