In the self-proclaimed Pumpkin Capital of the World, no-nonsense farmer Dinah Little takes in her estranged niece, Charlie. As Charlie settles into Dinah’s curmudgeonly world, she reveals an unusual gift for growing pumpkins and enters the local competition. But the contest is anything but simple, with madcap growers, fierce rivalries, sabotage, and a genetically engineered challenger in the patch.