Hundreds of specially grown pumpkins worth thousands of dollars were stolen from a local farmer in Ohio.

Terry Dunlap, owner of Sam’s Pumpkin Patch in Pickerington, reported that 300 of his pumpkins were stolen, estimated to cost more than $6,000.

At the end of September, the specialty pumpkins, which were grown to have long and thick stems, were snatched from a secluded field, Fox 8 reported.

Dunlap tended to his pumpkins weekly and felt ‘sick’ when he saw that his special project had been stolen.

The farmer told the outlet: ‘I was sick. Physically. I mean, just overwhelming.

‘We treated these special. We wanted them to grow big, and they were about the size of bushel baskets with stems on them as long as your arm, and we were proud of those.’

Dunlap told the outlet about another farm not far from his, called Puffy’s Pumpkins, that also had its pumpkins snatched.

‘He’s got a greenhouse there and last Monday, he filled up a big display out front. When he came back Tuesday morning, every pumpkin was gone.’

Terry Dunlap, owner of Sam’s Pumpkin Patch in Pickerington, reported that 300 of his pumpkins were stolen, estimated to cost more than $6,000

Dunlap tended to pumpkins weekly and felt sick when he saw that his special project was taken

Dunlap said that because it’s now the fall, it’s easy for thieves to get rid of the stolen products quickly.

He added that the thieves offer big pumpkins at low prices, and people buy them up quickly.

Sam’s Pumpkin Patch posted to Facebook about the incident and offered a reward for any tip that would lead to the arrest of the burglars.

They posted a picture of one of the only pumpkins that were left.

‘If anyone knows who may have been driving around the Central Ohio area in the past week or so trying to sell a very large quantity of large stem pumpkins out of a trailer or truck, let us know,’ the post read.

‘That theft from our fields cost us an incredible amount of income we worked hard to produce. Felony theft amount.

‘Stolen straight out of a back field. Police report being filed. Thanks in advance, if there are ANY tips out there, we will pass them to the Sheriff.’

They added that the large-stemmed pumpkins were in short supply, but they had many other varieties to offer.

They posted a picture of one of the only pumpkins that were left (Pictured) 

The farm encouraged locals not to donate to them but to visit and donate to local charities 

When asked by local supporters if the farm has a GoFundMe to donate to, the farm replied: ‘Thank you for your offer. You can support us by telling your local friends to visit. We are not comfortable accepting or setting up a GoFundMe or special Cash/Venmo, etc, at this time.’

‘We encourage you to give to a local charity of your choice instead.’

They also urged customers to support Puffy’s Pumpkin Patch.

The public shared their support in the comments section under the farm’s post, one wrote: ‘They literally stole memories…not just pumpkins… Very sorry for your loss but we will be there this year to support you just like we have for the past 18+ years!’

Another commented: ‘We were just there this weekend. Super nice lady working. This breaks my heart for y’all. I hope you catch the thief!’

A third said: ‘We were just there this weekend. Super nice lady working. This breaks my heart for y’all. I hope you catch the thief!’