Pumpkin Seed
Pumpkins are grown for their versatility and seasonal significance, providing food for pies and soups, decorative gourds for Halloween, and a rewarding gardening experience for families and farmers. They are also a good source of nutrients like vitamin A and potassium and can be a valuable crop for extending a farm's growing season.
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Dill's Atlantic Giant is the legendary giant pumpkin variety that has produced numerous world-record pumpkins weighing well over 2,000 pounds under expert growing conditions. Developed by Canadian grower Howard Dill, this award-winning heirloom has become the gold standard for giant pumpkin competitions around the world. Vigorous vines produce enormous orange pumpkins when provided with rich soil, abundant moisture, and regular feeding. Even home gardeners can expect impressively large pumpkins that make unforgettable fall displays, while dedicated growers can pursue truly colossal specimens worthy of competition.
Days to Maturity: 120–130 days
Fruit Size: Commonly 200–500+ pounds; competition specimens can exceed 2,000 pounds
Fruit Color: Bright Orange
Growth Habit: Large vigorous vining plant
Uses: Giant pumpkin competitions, fall displays, exhibitions, festivals, jack-o'-lanterns
Tips on How to Grow Dill's Atlantic Giant Pumpkins
Indian Doll Hybrid is an outstanding miniature pumpkin bred for uniformity, attractive color, and dependable yields. Compact, vigorous vines produce an abundance of perfectly shaped pumpkins with deep ribbing, sturdy dark green handles, and brilliant orange color. Averaging just the right size for decorating, these charming pumpkins are favorites for autumn displays, porch arrangements, school projects, and seasonal crafts. Their excellent shelf life allows them to remain attractive long after harvest, while their uniform appearance makes them especially popular with market growers and home gardeners alike. Indian Doll Hybrid is an easy-to-grow variety that delivers a colorful harvest perfect for celebrating the fall season.
Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo
Days to Maturity: 90–100 days
Fruit Size: 1–2 pounds
Fruit Color: Bright Orange with Deep Ribbing
Growth Habit: Vigorous vining plant
Uses: Fall decorations, porch displays, crafts, market sales, children's pumpkins, ornamental displays
Kentucky Field Pumpkin is a dependable heirloom variety that has been grown for generations as an excellent all-purpose pumpkin for decorating, carving, livestock feed, and home use. Vigorous vines produce abundant crops of large, round to slightly flattened pumpkins with bright orange skin and sturdy handles. The thick flesh and attractive shape make this variety a favorite for fall displays and traditional jack-o'-lanterns, while its reliable production and adaptability have made it a trusted choice for home gardens and small farms alike. Easy to grow and highly productive, Kentucky Field delivers a classic autumn harvest year after year.
Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo
Days to Maturity: 100–110 days
Fruit Size: 10–20 pounds
Fruit Color: Bright Orange
Growth Habit: Vigorous vining plant
Uses: Jack-o'-lanterns, fall decorations, livestock feed, cooking, market sales, ornamental displays
Lumina is a striking white pumpkin variety prized for its smooth ivory skin, uniform shape, and outstanding ornamental appeal. Vigorous vines produce medium to large pumpkins that mature to a brilliant creamy white, creating a dramatic contrast in autumn displays and seasonal decorations. Thick, durable rinds and sturdy handles provide excellent shelf life, allowing harvested pumpkins to remain attractive well into the fall season. While primarily grown for decorating and carving, Lumina can also be painted or carved into elegant displays that stand out from traditional orange pumpkins. Easy to grow and highly productive, this unique variety is a favorite for home gardens, pumpkin patches, and fall festivals.
Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo
Days to Maturity: 95–105 days
Fruit Size: 10–15 pounds
Fruit Color: Creamy White
Growth Habit: Vigorous vining plant
Uses: Fall decorations, carving, painted pumpkins, centerpieces, market sales, ornamental displays
Howden Pumpkin is the classic American jack-o'-lantern variety, renowned for its large, uniform fruits, deep orange color, and strong, well-proportioned handles. Developed by John Howden, this dependable heirloom has long been the standard for pumpkin patches, fall festivals, and Halloween carving. Vigorous vines produce consistently shaped pumpkins with moderately deep ribbing, thick walls, and excellent durability, making them easy to carve while holding up well throughout the autumn season. Its reliable yields, attractive appearance, and outstanding storage qualities have made Howden one of the most popular pumpkins grown by both home gardeners and commercial growers.
Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo
Days to Maturity: 110–115 days
Fruit Size: 20–30 pounds
Fruit Color: Deep Bright Orange
Growth Habit: Vigorous vining plant
Uses: Jack-o'-lanterns, fall decorations, pumpkin patches, market sales, festivals, ornamental displays
Super Moon is a spectacular hybrid white pumpkin that produces impressively large, smooth-skinned fruits with brilliant ivory-white color. Vigorous vines yield uniform pumpkins that make stunning additions to autumn landscapes, pumpkin patches, and seasonal displays. The bright white rind provides the perfect canvas for carving, painting, or decorating, while the large fruit size creates an eye-catching centerpiece for porches and harvest festivals. Strong handles and excellent storage qualities help harvested pumpkins maintain their beauty well into the fall season. Combining outstanding ornamental appeal with dependable garden performance, Super Moon is a favorite for gardeners looking to grow something truly unique.
Botanical Name: Cucurbita maxima
Days to Maturity: 105–110 days
Fruit Size: 25–50 pounds
Fruit Color: Bright Ivory White
Growth Habit: Vigorous vining plant
Uses: Fall decorations, carving, painted pumpkins, pumpkin patches, market sales, ornamental displays
Small Sugar is the classic heirloom pie pumpkin, treasured for generations for its exceptionally sweet, fine-grained flesh and outstanding baking quality. Compact, productive vines yield uniform, round pumpkins that are perfectly sized for home kitchens while providing thick, deep orange flesh with rich flavor and smooth texture. Long considered one of the finest pumpkins for homemade pies, soups, breads, muffins, and other baked treats, Small Sugar is equally attractive as a traditional fall decoration. Easy to grow and dependable in the garden, this time-tested variety remains a favorite among gardeners, cooks, and heirloom seed enthusiasts alike.
Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo
Days to Maturity: 95–100 days
Fruit Size: 6–10 pounds
Fruit Color: Deep Orange
Growth Habit: Vigorous vining plant
Uses: Pumpkin pies, baking, soups, canning, roasting, fall decorations
Mini Fall Blend Mix is a colorful assortment of miniature pumpkins that brings the full beauty of autumn into the garden. This carefully selected blend produces an abundance of charming small pumpkins in a delightful range of colors, shapes, and textures, including shades of orange, white, yellow, and green. Vigorous vines are highly productive, creating a beautiful harvest perfect for decorating porches, tabletops, wreaths, centerpieces, and seasonal displays. The long-lasting fruits store well after harvest, making them ideal for fall festivals, craft projects, and farmers' markets. Easy to grow and bursting with variety, Mini Fall Blend Mix adds excitement and color to every autumn garden.
Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo
Days to Maturity: 95–100 days
Fruit Size: ½–2 pounds
Fruit Color: Mixed Shades of Orange, White, Yellow, and Green
Growth Habit: Vigorous vining plant
Uses: Fall decorations, centerpieces, wreaths, crafts, market sales, ornamental displays
Triamble Pumpkin, also known as Triamble Winter Squash, is a remarkable Australian heirloom prized for its distinctive three-lobed shape and exceptional eating quality. Its deeply ribbed, flattened fruits mature to a beautiful blue-gray color and contain thick, dense orange flesh with a rich, sweet, nutty flavor. Highly regarded by chefs and home cooks alike, Triamble is excellent for roasting, baking, soups, and pies, often becoming sweeter after a period of storage. Vigorous vines produce dependable yields of these unique pumpkins, which also make striking additions to fall displays thanks to their unusual form and outstanding keeping qualities.
Botanical Name: Cucurbita maxima
Days to Maturity: 100–110 days
Fruit Size: 8–15 pounds
Fruit Color: Blue-Gray with Deep Ribbing
Growth Habit: Vigorous vining plant
Uses: Roasting, baking, soups, pies, long-term storage, fall decorations, ornamental displays
Corn Cob Pumpkin is a fascinating heirloom ornamental variety named for its unique fruits, which closely resemble oversized ears of corn. The elongated pumpkins feature heavily textured, deeply ribbed skin that creates an eye-catching appearance unlike traditional pumpkins. Vigorous vines produce abundant harvests of these unusual fruits, making them favorites for autumn displays, harvest festivals, pumpkin patches, and seasonal crafts. Their distinctive shape and excellent keeping qualities allow them to remain attractive for months after harvest. Easy to grow and highly productive, Corn Cob Pumpkin is an outstanding choice for gardeners looking to add something truly different to their fall decorations.
Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo
Days to Maturity: 95–105 days
Fruit Size: 4–8 pounds
Fruit Color: Bright Orange
Growth Habit: Vigorous vining plant
Uses: Fall decorations, harvest displays, pumpkin patches, crafts, ornamental displays, market sales
Connecticut Field is a time-honored American heirloom pumpkin that has been cultivated since the early 1700s and remains one of the most dependable varieties for home gardens and pumpkin patches. Producing large, round to slightly oval fruits with bright orange skin and sturdy handles, this vigorous variety is ideal for carving, decorating, cooking, and livestock feed. Thick flesh and reliable yields have made Connecticut Field a favorite for generations, while its adaptability to a wide range of growing conditions ensures a successful harvest year after year. Whether grown for Halloween jack-o'-lanterns, autumn displays, or traditional recipes, this classic pumpkin continues to be a trusted choice for gardeners across the country.
Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo
Days to Maturity: 105–115 days
Fruit Size: 15–25 pounds
Fruit Color: Bright Orange
Growth Habit: Vigorous vining plant
Uses: Jack-o'-lanterns, fall decorations, cooking, livestock feed, pumpkin patches, market sales
Jack O' Lantern is a classic Halloween pumpkin bred specifically for carving, producing uniform, medium to large fruits with smooth, bright orange skin and sturdy, easy-to-carry handles. Vigorous vines yield dependable harvests of well-shaped pumpkins with thick walls that carve cleanly while maintaining their appearance throughout the fall season. Their attractive color, moderate ribbing, and excellent durability make them favorites for pumpkin patches, school events, harvest festivals, and front porch displays. Easy to grow and highly productive, Jack O' Lantern pumpkins capture the spirit of autumn and remain one of the most popular varieties for home gardeners and commercial growers alike.
Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo
Days to Maturity: 100–110 days
Fruit Size: 10–18 pounds
Fruit Color: Bright Orange
Growth Habit: Vigorous vining plant
Uses: Jack-o'-lanterns, carving, fall decorations, pumpkin patches, market sales, ornamental displays
Wee Be Little is an award-winning miniature pumpkin that produces perfectly round, deeply ribbed fruits ideal for fall decorating and seasonal displays. Compact vines yield an abundance of uniform pumpkins with rich orange color and sturdy dark green handles, making them especially popular for porch arrangements, centerpieces, children's gardens, and decorative crafts. Despite their small size, the pumpkins are well-formed and exceptionally durable, holding their attractive appearance for weeks after harvest. Easy to grow in gardens with limited space, Wee Be Little combines ornamental beauty, reliable production, and charming miniature size into one delightful variety that has become a favorite for autumn decorating.
Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo
Days to Maturity: 90–95 days
Fruit Size: 8–12 ounces (3–4 inches in diameter)
Fruit Color: Deep Orange
Growth Habit: Semi-bush to compact vining plant
Uses: Fall decorations, centerpieces, children's gardens, crafts, market sales, ornamental displays
Combine 1 Teaspoon oil or melted butter plus ½ teaspoon salt per cup of seeds. If you like, you can add other spices like pepper, paprika, and/or garlic.
Toss seeds with oil mixture until well coated.
Spread evenly on a cookie sheet.
Bake until golden, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Let cool on paper towels
Bright Red French Pumpkin is a beautiful heirloom variety prized for its brilliant scarlet-red skin, deeply ribbed shape, and exceptional culinary quality. Originating in France, this vigorous winter squash produces medium to large flattened fruits with thick, fine-textured golden-orange flesh that is sweet, rich, and flavorful. A favorite among gourmet cooks and market gardeners, it excels in soups, roasting, baking, and traditional autumn recipes. Its striking color and classic French appearance also make it a standout in harvest displays and seasonal decorations. Productive vines and excellent storage qualities ensure a rewarding harvest that can be enjoyed well into the winter months.
Botanical Name: Cucurbita maxima
Days to Maturity: 105–115 days
Fruit Size: 15–25 pounds
Fruit Color: Brilliant Scarlet Red
Growth Habit: Vigorous vining plant
Uses: Roasting, baking, soups, pies, gourmet cooking, fall decorations, long-term storage
Big Max is a legendary giant pumpkin variety capable of producing enormous fruits that regularly exceed 100 pounds, with exceptional specimens reaching several hundred pounds under ideal growing conditions. Vigorous, sprawling vines produce massive, round pumpkins with bright orange skin and thick flesh, making them impressive centerpieces for fall festivals, county fairs, and harvest displays. Despite their enormous size, Big Max pumpkins also have good culinary value when harvested at a younger size, providing sweet flesh suitable for pies, soups, and baking. Easy to grow and highly rewarding, this classic variety is a favorite among gardeners who enjoy producing truly spectacular pumpkins.
Botanical Name: Cucurbita maxima
Days to Maturity: 115–125 days
Fruit Size: Commonly 50–100+ pounds; exceptional specimens can exceed 200 pounds
Fruit Color: Bright Orange
Growth Habit: Large vigorous vining plant
Uses: Giant pumpkins, fall decorations, exhibitions, county fairs, cooking, jack-o'-lanterns
Jarrahdale is a treasured Australian heirloom pumpkin admired for its distinctive blue-gray skin, deeply ribbed shape, and exceptional eating quality. Medium to large fruits feature dense, fine-textured golden-orange flesh with a rich, sweet flavor that becomes even better after storage. A favorite among chefs and home gardeners, Jarrahdale excels in soups, roasting, baking, pies, and other gourmet recipes. Its unique color and elegant form also make it one of the most beautiful pumpkins for autumn displays and harvest decorations. Vigorous vines produce dependable yields, while the fruits store exceptionally well, providing months of culinary enjoyment after harvest.
Botanical Name: Cucurbita maxima
Days to Maturity: 100–110 days
Fruit Size: 10–18 pounds
Fruit Color: Blue-Gray with Deep Ribbing
Growth Habit: Vigorous vining plant
Uses: Roasting, baking, soups, pies, gourmet cooking, fall decorations, long-term storage
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