The film\, directed by John McPhail (Anna and the Apocalypse)\, tells the story of Dinah Little\, a no- nonsense\, curmudgeonly farmer\, and Charlie\, the unloved niece who Dinah begrudgingly takes in after discovering her in an orphanage. Dinah's farm is in the self-proclaimed "Pumpkin Capital of the World" where the biggest event of the year is a high-stakes\, cutthroat giant-pumpkin-growing contest with an enormous cash prize. Charlie\, who has a special bond with plants\, decides to enter the competition where she and the other pumpkin growers face sabotage and a genetically engineered rival. As she nurtures her pumpkin ‘Peter’ and watches him grow\, so does a bond between Dinah and Charlie.