The new pumpkin harvester David Bowman Pumpkins Ltd 2020-10-04 | This is our latest pumpkin harvester, completed in 2020. It picks the pumpkins up directly from the field, before they are washed and put into crates.
The 2023 pumpkin season David Bowman Pumpkins Ltd 2023-10-17 | A brief overview of the 2023 pumpkin season.
The 2021 pumpkin season David Bowman Pumpkins Ltd 2021-12-16 | A look back over the pumpkin season of 2021, from when our plants had just begun to appear, to fields of orange being picked by our harvester.
Seed drilling in 2021 David Bowman Pumpkins Ltd 2021-06-10 | At the end of May 2021, we finished drilling the year's pumpkin seeds.
The harvest in 2019 David Bowman Pumpkins Ltd 2020-09-30 | Several clips from the 2019 harvest, which took place through September and into October. We gather the pumpkins as soon as they ripen, to reduce the risk of damage from an early frost.The harvester seen here has been superseded; look out for footage of its replacement!
Preparing for the pumpkin harvest David Bowman Pumpkins Ltd 2020-09-30 | This is not the pumpkin harvest...it's the final part of the preparation, on a very windy day. The red machinery on the front of the tractor contains spinning blades, which cut away any remaining leaves a couple of feet above ground. The rig behind contains people with hydraulic clippers, who cut the pumpkins from their vines. The harvester will follow soon!
Pumpkin plants growing across three months David Bowman Pumpkins Ltd 2020-09-30 | This video shows how our pumpkin plants develop from June through to August. Little over a month later, they'll be ready for harvesting.
Preparing land and drilling seeds David Bowman Pumpkins Ltd 2020-09-29 | These clips cover the past few years, showing preparation of the land, and use of the pumpkin seed drill. The drill only requires a single person to operate; the tractor driver.
