Tens of thousands of pumpkins will make their way from Foster Family Farm in North Gower to grocery stores and markets around Ottawa this week.

A hard frost ten days ago took its toll on what was expected to be a bumper crop but there are still lots of pumpkins left to be picked, said Jim McEwen, a farmer who works at Foster Family Farm.

"It is amazing how many pumpkins in the last week (before Halloween) are sold," he told Hallie Cotnam on Ottawa Morning. "The demand for pumpkins will continue right through until, probably, Friday."

Jeffrey Tobias, part of a group of seasonal workers from Jamaica, said he picks the biggest pumpkins, leaving those that are still growing, frostbitten or green behind.

"The smaller sized ones, we don't need the smaller sized ones in what we are picking — no," he said.