Surrey man grows giant pumpkins to help manage his mental health

Mr Peskett’s most recent pumpkin, which he named Abdul, has found a home at Tully’s Farm in Crawley, West Sussex.

He added the farm donated £500 to the cancer fund at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust in exchange for Abdul.

The trust is where Mr Peskett is receiving care and treatment.

“I named the pumpkin after my haematology doctor, he was really proud when I told him,” he said.

Mr Peskett says he “strongly recommends” people to do gardening as a way to help deal with mental health stresses.

“It’s relaxing, therapeutic and once you see what you have grown, it gives you a sense of achievement,” he explained.