Phil Handley, of the Mostyn Kitchen Garden, said: “It’s a great earner and always very lucrative”.
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David and Maria Booker and their son Luca, from Surrey, were among those picking pumpkins at Forage Farm.
“I’ve seen lots of people put it on social media, and then you want to join in and do it,” Ms Booker said.
“And it’s nice for farms to share it with us. It makes Halloween more of a family thing.”
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Maria and David Booker, with son Luca, went picking at Forage Farm
Ceri Russell and daughter Kady, from Barry, loved going pumpkin picking despite getting covered in mud.
Ms Russell said: “I want to find a white pumpkin, so we can carve it. Quite a lot of people put it on Instagram and it’s really popular. I’ve already spent £20.”
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Ceri Russell and daughter Kady didn’t mind if they got covered in mud
Cat Gauci, from Cardiff, who was with her husband Paul and two children, Ivy and Dylan, said all her friends took their children pumpkin picking.
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Cat Gauci, pictured with Paul Gauci and children Dylan and Ivy, said her friends all went pumpkin picking
Ms Gauci said: “People are taking pictures of their kids and putting it on Instagram and it definitely adds to the popularity of it.”
Daughter Ivy said: “I like being out even if it is really muddy.”
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Gemma Hill, pictured with Dave Hill and children Jenson and Joseph, said pumpkin picking was “an experience”
Gemma and Dave Hill, from Barry, were picking for a party with children Joseph and Jenson.
Ms Hill said: “We have pictures of the children growing up through the years at pumpkin patches. It’s just really nice to look back at those photos.
“It is an experience even if it is more expensive than buying them in a supermarket.
