A Canaan fir seedling is dead from the drought at the Twin H Tree Farm and Nursery, which has seen a record loss of trees this year, including some mature trees. Jeremy Hogan | Herald-Times
Walking among his four acres of pumpkins, Greg Fowler is surprised, and a little impressed, with what he sees.
“I’m actually impressed with all the blooms,” said Fowler, owner of Fowler Pumpkin Patch.
Like most farmers throughout the Midwest, he says extreme heat and dry conditions have taken their toll on this year’s crops.
That includes fall and winter favorites such as pumpkins and Christmas trees.
At Fowler’s Pumpkin Patch on South Leonard Springs Road, the sign of blooms, and a few pumpkins, are a positive indicator for Fowler who, alongside his cousins Perry and Renee Fowler, has worked hard at keeping the pumpkins alive.
But even among the sight of yellow flowers and green pumpkins, Fowler still isn’t sure what October will bring when it’s time to open his fields to the dozens of families looking for pumpkins this fall.
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