So you what to be a... Pumpkin Farmer

n this special fall episode of So You Want to Be a…, Max and Calvin explore what it’s really like to be a pumpkin farmer! They discover how people were growing pumpkins nearly 10,000 years ago, why jack-o’-lanterns were originally carved from turnips, and how pumpkin flowers only have a few hours to get pollinated. Plus, they uncover some unbelievable true stories, including a world-record pumpkin weighing 3,156 pounds and a man who paddled 38 miles down a river inside a giant pumpkin! From ancient history to modern pumpkin patches, there’s a lot more science, history, and hard work behind pumpkin farming than you might think!