. "And when you also grow berries, and other crops that on a per-acre basis are much more valuable, where are you going to put that water?Pumpkins are annuals, but strawberries and raspberries are good for five to 10 years, and asparagus for 20, so you are not going to let them die.That diversity of crops, though -- and diversity even within the pumpkin category itself -- helps growers themselves g" . . .