HAYDEN, Ala. —

Parts of Alabama are experiencing extreme drought conditions right now. The Forestry Commission has put the entire state under a fire danger advisory. And the lack of rain is impacting many crops that could affect our fall and winter holidays.

At The Great Pumpkin Patch in Hayden, they grow some of their pumpkins; many of the small pie pumpkins came from their own fields. But because of a lack of rain, most are from farms in other states.

For a day at the pumpkin patch, this dry, warm weather is perfect, but it's not so great for the pumpkin growing season.

Pumpkin Patch owner Julie Swann said, “We have not had rain, probably for us it's been since August. And then prior to that, it was probably the good rains that we had, you know, April, maybe some of June.”

The Great

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