The number of pumpkin and squash varieties available to grow offers producers a bounty to choose from. But which of these colorful cucurbits are right for your crop portfolio and customers?
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Adonis (HM Clause, Stokes Seeds Inc.)
‘Adonis’ is a tall, handsome, large pumpkin with impressive shoulders. Strong vine with thick, firmly attached handle.Mainseason.
A perfect companion to’ Lemon Sun’ and ‘Hot Chocolate’, ‘Avalanche’ produces bright white, 5- to 7-pound pumpkins on a bush plant. Fruit has strong, well attached handles, medium ribbing, and holds its white color well. Plants produce heavy yields of uniform, round fruit.
A2020 AAS National Winner!‘Blue Prince F1’ is a flattened blue pumpkin, with non-stringy, deep-orange flesh, savory and sweet flavor.A nice pick for fresh market. Matures in110 days.
‘Bodie’ can grow almost anywhere. It’s a round, dark-orange pumpkin with a strong, handsome handle. North of the Ohio River, ‘Bodie’ will hit the 35-count bin market, while south of the Ohio River, ithits the 40-count bin market. Growing to around 25 pounds,‘Bodie’ is an excellent choice for fresh markets and wholesalers. Matures in100 days.
‘Bumpkin F1’ has a semi-bush plant habitat. This pumpkin averages 2 by 3 inches, weighing 4 ounces.It has an attractive dark-orange color, with strong dark-green handles.Region: All U.S.A convenient variety for fresh market. Matures in85 days.
‘Butterfly’ delivers high yields with very uniform fruit and rich, dark-orange flesh; that’s perfect for roasting. A main-season maturing butternut squash, offering growers strong performance and reliable quality.
‘Crisson’ is an impressive dark-orange pumpkin. Its strong, dark handle makes moving this 20 to 25 pound ribbed pumpkin easy. Spaced properly, ‘Crisson’ will fill 35-count bins all day in the upper Midwest, and 40-count bins near the Ohio River. In the mountain regions of the southeast, it can grow to 27 pounds, and still maintain its shape. Matures in 100 days.
A large,-dense,-flattenedglobe with light-green stripes and blotches on dark skin, approximately 3.5 to 4 pounds. Thick flesh is deep yellow, plants are vigorous and high yielding. ‘Delica’ is a warm season hybrid kabocha, highly susceptible to frost damage. The best production requires low humidity and moderate temperatures.Widely adaptable. Matures45 to 50 days, after flowering.
‘Fairytale’ features rich dark-orange flesh, making it ideal for baking pies with excellent eating quality. Its’ classic look also makes it a popular choice for seasonal decorating, offering growers both performance and versatility.
‘Galactica’ is a carving pumpkin that delivers uniform, large, dark-orange jack-o’-lanterns in the 25 to 30 pound class. The round fruit are about 13 by 14 inches, with medium ribbing, and a stout embedded handle, roughly 4.5-inches long. It has shown good yield potential, with notably consistent size and shape. It produces an attractive market-ready look. Matures 110 days, from direct seeding.
Growers looking for a true white pumpkin will be thrilled with ‘Ghost Town F1’. It’s a taller bright-white pumpkin that weighs between 7 to 10 pounds. It features a dark-green handle and possesses the stay-white gene, which facilitates an extended harvest period. This variety demonstrates excellent yield potential and remarkable holding capacity. Well adapted. Matures from 100 to 110 days.
‘Glowray RZ’ delivers exceptional quality fancy yellow straightneck squash with a small pistillar scar for a clean, attractive appearance. Its upright growth and open plant habit allow for easy harvesting and high yields. ‘Gloway RZ’ is a semi-spineless variety that features a strong disease resistance package and excellent for fresh market. Region: Southeast, Texas, Midwest, and East Coast. Matures in 40 to 45 days, depending on regions.
A big, bold, and tall carving pumpkin which adds vertical interest to pumpkin displays. ‘Griffin’ has medium-ribbing with timeless appeal and a thick, dark-green handle.Matures in115 days.
‘Junona’ is a hybrid ‘Kakai’ type that is more uniform and disease resistant. Hulless seeds for snacking. The round fruits with distinct variegated green and orange striping average 5 to 9 pounds. ‘Junona’ has long vines and has strong plant vigor. Widely adapted. Matures in 100 days.
A Harris exclusive! ‘Karma’ is a standout variety that produces large, round 18 to 22 pound fruit. The large Jack-o’-lanterns are dark orange, with medium ribbing and well-attached dark-green handles. Strong vines offer intermediate resistance to powdery mildew. Well adapted. Matures in 100 days.
‘Kefren RZ’ is a green zucchini with elegant, dark-green, and regular fruits. It is a very healthy upright plant, with strong fruit attachmentthat facilitates knifeless hand harvest. The planting period is late spring through early summer.Region: Adaptable throughout U.S.Matures in43 to 45 days, depending on region.
'Lika' is a processing butternut squash. Clean and uniform in fruit shape and size, producing a clean harvest with strong percentage of marketable fruit. Small seed cavity. The average weight is 6 to 9 pounds. Matures in 100 to 105 days.
Flattened, tulip-shaped fruit have orange stripes of varying shades.Background color varies from white to buttery-yellow.Other colors and color patterns may be observed. Many fruit have light warts.The fruit average 7- to 8-inches wide and 4-inches tall.Region: Widely adapted to U.S.Matures in90 days.
‘Rugrat’ is a pie class pumpkin. It has a dark-orange color and large attached handle.‘Rugrat’ is very uniform in size and shape with ahigh yield potential.Matures in 105 days.
‘Sequoia’ is a hybrid buttercup-kabocha winter squash. It has dark-green, smooth rinds and rich, deep-orange flesh that presents cleanly for fresh market. The fruit average about 5 pounds with a refined oblate-oval shape. The full-vine plants show strong leaf cover and uniform sets. Expect about 85 days from direct seeding, with larger fruit size, and increased fruit per vine driving strong yield potential. Matures 85 days from direct seeding.
Large, flat, white fruit, many shaped like a starfish. Matures to a nice white ivory. Some fruit have light warts. Average fruit diameter is 10 inches. Average fruit height is 4 inches. Widely adapted to U.S. Matures in 95 days.
A2016 AAS National Winner. ‘Super Moon F1’ is a white pumpkin with yellow flesh. It can weigh up to 50 pounds. A gorgeous and delicious addition to the fresh market segment. Matures in90 days.
A bush-type hybrid winter squash, with a single vine and short internodes. ‘Sweet Mama’ can be grown in less space because of its’ bush habit. The fruit setting is similar to summer squash. The skin is a dark-green color, with light-green streaks. The flesh is bright yellow and very sweet, with a dry and nutty flavor. Weighs around 4 pounds. The fruit has excellent storage ability. The vines grow rapidly in moderate temperatures with good soil fertility and drainage.Region: Kabocha growing areas. Matures45 to 50 days after flowering, 85 days from sowing.
‘Voodoo’ is a hybrid pumpkin that is an excellent yielder. It has medium length vines, an attractive burnt-orange color, and large, firmly rooted, dark-green handles, set close to the crown for easy harvest. Matures in 110 days.
This Asian specialty pumpkin has a similar flavor and charm to ‘Musquee de Provence’, but with an earlier maturity date, making it better suited for growers with shorter growing seasons. Beautiful gray-to-blush coloration with a cloudy bloom on the surface. ‘Wan Fu’ has uniform, high yields on resilient vines. The immature fruits can be harvested and eaten like summer squash, or left on the vine to fully mature. Widely adapted. Matures in 110 days.
A 1999 AAS Winner. ‘Wee Be Little’ is a mini pumpkin that weighs one pound and has a semi-bush habitat. Ideal for cooking, painting, and carving. A great addition to fresh market. Matures in 95 days.
