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Emily Smith

Want to grow your own pumpkins for Halloween this year? Monty Don says you need to start now

Cut out of monty don overlaying picture of full grown pumpkin in vegetable patch.

We might be at the beginning of summer, but gardening is all about planning, and this month it's time to prepare for Halloween. Yes, you heard us right.

Although there are a lot of summer gardening jobs to get done this time of year, thinking ahead and sowing seeds for autumn harvests should also be at the top of your to-do list. Whether or not you've grown pumpkins from seed before, it's a great way to provide yourself with hearty squashes in time for soup season and, of course, bragging rights that you grew your own Jack-O-Lantern.

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