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Ambar
Type: Heirloom
Description: Dark green shell with rich yellow-orange flesh, 4 to 9 pounds
Cooking Uses: Versatile, can be used in a wide
range of pumpkin recipes, including soups, confectionery, and brewing."
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American Tonda
Type: Heirloom
Description: Large 15-pound deep orange pumpkins with green stripes between
the heavy ribs; young fruits are more of a two-tone speckled green
Cooking Uses: Best when steamed, roasted, baked, or grilled
Trivia: Originally from Italy
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Atlantic Giant
Type: Heirloom
Description: Large pumpkins with orange to yellow shell, can weigh 400-500 pounds regularly
Cooking Uses:
Trivia: Holds Current World Record for Heaviest Pumpkin (2,009 lbs!)
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Australian Butter
Type: Heirloom
Description: Pale buff-orange shell, deep orange flesh that is dense and sweet, weighs up to 15 pounds
Cooking Uses: Versatile, good when roasted
Trivia: Originally from Austrailia
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Autumn Frost
Type: Hybrid
Description: Pale buff-orange shell, deep orange flesh that is dense and sweet, weighs up to 15 pounds
Cooking Uses: Versatile, good when roasted and good for pies and baking
Planted for 2023!
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Baby Bear
Type: Hybrid
Description: round orange fruit about half the size of a pie pumpkin
Cooking Uses: good for pies and baking
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Baby Blue Hubbard
Type: Heirloom
Description: Small Hubbard-shaped fruit with light blue-green shell, yellow-gold flesh that is fine-grained and sweet, typically weighs
around 6 lbs
Cooking Uses: Versatile, good for baking ingredient and roasted/baked
Trivia: Developed in 1953 by the University of New Hampshire
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Blue Ballet
Type: Hybrid
Description: Small Hubbard-shaped fruit with light blue-green shell, yellow-gold flesh that is fine-grained and sweet, very similar
to Baby Blue Hubbard
Cooking Uses: Versatile, good for baking ingredient and roasted/baked
Planted for 2023!
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Blue Doll
Type: Hybrid
Description: Blocky, deeply ribbed fruit with exotic
blue color, sweet, deep orange flesh, 15-20 lb weight
Cooking Uses: good for pies, soups or canning
Planted for 2023!
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Canadian Crookneck
Type: Heirloom
Description: Bottle-shaped fruit
reaches 2-4 lbs, curved neck and fine-grained, sweet flesh
Cooking Uses:very good for pies and baking
Trivia:Old New England
variety preserved in Massachusetts; reportedly originated among the Iroquois Indians;
introduced 1834
by Boston seedsman Charles H. Hovey; recorded in detail in Fearing Burr’s book of 1865; an ancestor of today’s iconic butternut; formerly quite common, now
very difficult to find
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Candy Roaster
Type: Heirloom
Description: pink, banana-shaped fruit has a blue tip, weighs around 10 lbs, smooth sweet orange flesh
Cooking Uses: baked, fried and makes great pies
Trivia: smaller strain
from northern Georgia, famous among the people of the Southeast, hard to find
Planted for 2023!
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Casperita
Type: Hybrid
Description: small round ribbed fruit with white shell, weighs 1/2 - 1 lb
Cooking Uses: good when baked, roasted, fried
Planted for 2023!
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Chinese Mini White
Type: Heirloom
Description: Tiny 3”-4” flat white pumpkins are about the same size
and shape as Jack-Be-Little
Cooking Uses: baked, roasted, or fried
Trivia: Originally from China/Southeast Asia
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Connecticut Field
Type: Heirloom
Description: The traditional American pumpkin, golden orange fruit grow between 5-30 lbs
Cooking Uses: good when baked, roasted, fried, can also be used for pies(though not very sweet)
Trivia: The heirloom pumpkin of the New England settlers and Native
Americans, variety is several hundred years old
Planted for 2023!
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Dark Knight
Type: Hybrid
Description: teardrop-shaped with moderate ribbing, green fruit are deep, dark green, turns to bright orange as it ripens, grows between 8-10 lbs
Cooking Uses: good when baked, roasted, fried
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Flat White Boer
Type: Heirloom
Description: very flat, pure white pumpkins, sweet orange flesh, can weigh up to 30lbs
Cooking Uses:very versatile, good for pies and baking
Trivia: historically popular in
South Africa and was named for the Dutch Boers, hard to find
Planted for 2023!
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Fungo
Type: Herloom
Description: turban-shaped with stripes in multiple shades of red-orange and green
Cooking Uses: good when baked, roasted, fried, or used in soup
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Galeux d'Eysines
Type: Heirloom
Description: flattened, round, 10-20 lb fruit
has mottled, salmon/peach-colored skin covered with large warts, very thick dry flesh
Cooking Uses: good for chili and stews
Trivia: popular in France
Planted for 2023!
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Honey Boat Delicata
Type: Heirloom
Description: oblong, Delicata-shaped
squash has tan skin with green stripes
Cooking Uses:super sweet, good when baked or roasted
Trivia: Developed by Dr. James Baggett at Oregon State University
Planted for 2023!
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Howden
Type: Heirloom
Description: it defined "the look" in big Halloween
pumpkins—deep orange color, defined ribs, and good handles, varying in shape, weighs 18-30 lbs
Cooking Uses: Try roasting or baking
Trivia: Developed by John Howden of Massachusetts in the early 1970s
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Indian Doll
Type: Hybrid
Description: deep orange shell, flat round fruit with defined ribs, sweet dark orange flesh
Cooking Uses:Versatile and multipurpose
Planted for 2023!
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Iran
Type: Heirloom
Description: color of shell ranges
from a silvery green to a salmon orange, orange flesh, fruit weighs 5-15 lbs, they can grow to over 50 lbs in prime growing conditions
Cooking Uses:Versatile and multipurpose
Trivia: From the northeastern Iranian city of Torbate-Heydariyeh,
preserved by the USDA seed bank since 1940, stores very well
Planted for 2023!
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Jack-Be-Little
Type: Heirloom
Description: tiny, cute pumpkin, weighs around 8 ounces, skin is bright orange and ribbed
Cooking Uses: try roasting or baking
Trivia: may have been developed in the Orient, as pumpkins of this type are offered to the
‘Spirits’ by many in Thailand, where they come in 4 or 5 colors
Planted for 2023!
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Jarrahdale
Type: Heirloom
Description: flat ribbed fruit with slate, blue grey shell, orange flesh
Cooking Uses: good for savory dishes
Trivia: popular in Austrailia, stores very well
Planted for 2023!
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Jaune Gros de Paris, Yellow Pumpkin of Paris
Type: Heirloom
Description: big pinkish-yellow fruit are round, flattened, and have light ribbing, skin cracks when ripe,
flesh is dark yellow, can grow to over 100 lbs
Cooking Uses:smooth watery flesh is very good for soup and cheesecake
Trivia: originally from historic Parisian Marketplace during 1800s
Planted for 2023!
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Kabocha
Type: Heirloom
Description: green-skinned Japanese squash that’s shaped like a buttercup,
but without the “cup” on the bottom, rich yellow-orange flesh with sweet nutty flavor
Cooking Uses:good for baking, and curry
Trivia: popular in Asia
Planted for 2023!
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Kamo Kamo
Type: Heirloom
Description: orange and green speckled with orange ribs, sweet nutty orange flesh
Cooking Uses:good for baking, roasting, frying, and boiling
Trivia: The heirloom pumpkin of the Maori people of New Zealand,
also known as Kumi Kumi, it has become rare even in New Zealand
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Kikuza
Type: Heirloom
Description: Japanese squash with wrinkled cinnamon-orange shell, flesh is tender and has a
sweet spicy flavor, weighs around 4-7 lbs
Cooking Uses:good for baking, and roasting
Trivia: introduced in the United States by the Oriental Seed Company of San Francisco in 1927
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Lady Godiva
Type: Heirloom
Description: orange and green speckle-striped shell, contains shell-less or naked
seeds
Cooking Uses: flesh and seeds are both good for roasting and baking
Planted for 2023!
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Lakota
Type: Heirloom
Description: pear-shaped fruit, flame-red shell with green streaks at the bottom, sweet
fine-grained flesh with nutty flavor
Cooking Uses: good for roasting and baking
Trivia: grown by the Lakota Sioux
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Long Island Cheese
Type: Heirloom
Description: fruit are flat and lightly ribbed, shell is buff-colored
Cooking Uses: very good for baking and pies
Trivia: long time favorite on Long Island
Planted for 2023!
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Long Pie, Nantucket
Type: Heirloom
Description: oblong, dark green, and zucchini-like,
change to blaze orange after harvest, weigh around 4 lbs
Cooking Uses: good for baking and pies
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Marina di Chioggia
Type: Heirloom
Description: deep blue-green turban-shaped fruit,
rich yellow-orange flesh, grows to weigh around 10 lbs
Cooking Uses: flesh is good when roasted, baked, and for baking purposes
Trivia: Originally from South America, made its way to Italy via Spain,
became iconic in lagoons of Southern Venice during late 1600s, became popular throughout Italy and beyond
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Mini Red Turban
Type: Heirloom
Description: small decorative fruit with fiery red 'turban' and
and light peach-colored underside, weighs less than 1 lbs
Cooking Uses: stuffed and baked as individual servings, or sliced up for stir fry or soup
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Moonshine
Type: Hybrid
Description: medium-small round fruit with smooth white shell
Cooking Uses: unknown
Planted for 2023!
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Musquee de Provence
Type: Heirloom
Description: large flat heavily-lobed/ribbed fruit, rich brown shell
when fully ripe, deep orange flesh that is thick and smooth, can grow to 20 lbs
Cooking Uses: flesh is flavorful, good for savory dishes
Trivia: Originally from South France
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New England Sugar
Type: Heirloom
Description: round orange fruit with fine, sweet flesh
Cooking Uses: flesh is excellent for baking
Planted for 2023!
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Patisson Golden Marbre Scallop
Type: Heirloom
Description: scallop-shaped fruit with
golden yellow shell
Cooking Uses: good for roasting, stir-fry, and when baked
Planted for 2023!
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Patisson Panache Jaune et Vert Scallop
Type: Heirloom
Description: scallop-shaped fruit with
green-striped shell
Cooking Uses: good for roasting, stir-fry, and when baked
Planted for 2023!
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Patisson Strie Scallop
Type: Heirloom
Description: scallop-shaped fruit with
golden yellow shell, or yellow stripes on white, sometimes with warts
Cooking Uses: good for roasting, stir-fry, and when baked
Planted for 2023!
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Pennsylvania Dutch Crookneck
Type: Heirloom
Description: Bottle-shaped fruit
reaches 2-4 lbs, curved neck and fine-grained, sweet flesh
Cooking Uses:very good for pies and baking
Trivia: Traditionally grown by the Amish
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Polar Bear
Type: Hybrid
Description: Large white fruit, averaging 25-50 lbs
Cooking Uses:unknown
Planted for 2023!
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Pineapple, Yugoslavian Fingerfruit
Type: Heirloom
Description: cream colored, fluted, acorn-type fruits have about
ten finger-like ribs that protrude from the sides of each squash
Cooking Uses: good for roasting, stir-fry, and when baked
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Jumbo Pink Banana
Type: Heirloom
Description: large, pink, banana-shaped fruit, sweet orange flesh, can weigh over 40 lbs
Cooking Uses: sweet and smooth, good for roasting and baking
Trivia: Popular on the West Coast, variety is over 100 yrs old
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Pink, Moranga
Type: Heirloom
Description: salmon-pink fruit, weighs 4-8 lbs
Cooking Uses: good for roasting, baking, and soups
Trivia: Originally from Brazil, traditionally used to make a dish called
‘Camarão na Moranga’ which means ‘shrimps in a squash’
Planted for 2023!
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Porcelain Doll
Type: Hybrid
Description: 20-24 lb fruit, sweet orange flesh, smooth pink shell with deep ribs
Cooking Uses: versatile, good for soups, roasting, and baking purposes
Planted for 2023!
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Red Kuri, Hokkaido
Type: Heirloom
Description: Red-orange tear-drop-shaped fruit, rich sweet dry golden flesh
Cooking Uses: flesh and seeds are both good for roasting and baking
Trivia: originally fron Japan, brought to the US in the 1930s, one of the Kaga (old name of Kanazawa)
traditional vegetables.
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Red Warty Thing, Victor
Type: Heirloom
Description: round fruit with thick, warty red-orange shell, dense fine-grained flesh,
small flat seeds
Cooking Uses: flesh and seeds are both good for roasting and baking
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Rouge Vif d'Etampe
Type: Heirloom
Description: flat, heavily ribbed, flame-red-orange fruit, grows regularly to 20+ lbs
Cooking Uses: very versatile, good for basically everything
Trivia: Originally recorded in 1880s Parisian Markets, name translates to 'vivid red from Etampes'
Planted for 2023!
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Scheherazede
Type: Heirloom
Description: round 5-10 lb fruit, orange and green speckle-striped shell,
stringy spaghetti squash-like flesh, contains shell-less or naked
seeds
Cooking Uses: flesh and seeds are both good for roasting and baking
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Sunlight
Type: Heirloom
Description: round yellow fruit, weigh around 4-6 lbs
Cooking Uses: unknown
Planted for 2023!
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Sweet Dumpling
Type: Heirloom
Description: round, ribbed 1 lb fruit, white and green striped shell, sweet tender orange flesh
Cooking Uses: good for roasting and baking as single servings
Planted for 2023!
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Sweet Meat
Type: Heirloom
Description: slate grey-blue fruit, rich orange flesh, weigh about 10-15 lbs
Cooking Uses: very good for pies and baking purposes
Trivia: Native to Pacific Northwest
Planted for 2023!
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Table Queen Acorn
Type: Heirloom
Description: dark green acorn-shaped fruit, sweet orange flesh
Cooking Uses: good for roasting and baking
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Tetsukabuto
Type: Heirloom
Description: small round fruit, bumpy shell is dark green, almost black, thick golden flesh, weighs 4-6 lbs, no seed cavity
Cooking Uses: flesh has earthy flavor, good for roasting
Trivia: Originally from Japan
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Triamble, Shamrock
Type: Heirloom
Description: large-lobed fruit, bumpy blue shell, thick sweet flesh, weighs about 10
lbs
Cooking Uses: good for roasting and baking
Trivia: Originally from Austrailia, dates back to 1930s
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Turk's Cap, Turban
Type: Heirloom
Description: turban-shaped fruit, fire-orange, cream, and green speckled/striped shell,
Cooking Uses: good for soups, roasting, and baking
Planted for 2023!
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Vegetable Spaghetti
Type: Heirloom
Description: yellow oblong fruit, stringy flesh
Cooking Uses: good for roasting and baking, or spaghetti alternative
Trivia: Originally from Asia, introduced to US prior to 1920
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Wee-Be-Little
Type: Heirloom
Description: round orange baseball-sized fruit
Cooking Uses: unknown
Planted for 2023!
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White Fortna
Type: Heirloom
Description: pear-shaped fruit, white shell, creamy yellow flesh, weigh around 10 lbs
Cooking Uses:versatile, good for roasting and baking purposes
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White Scallop
Type: Heirloom
Description: scallop-shaped fruit with
white shell
Cooking Uses: good for roasting, stir-fry, and when baked
Planted for 2023!
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Winter Luxury Sugar
Type: Heirloom
Description: round fruit, orange shell with 'lacy' overlay that gives a 'frosty' appearance, thick sweet flesh,
weighs 6-10 lbs
Cooking Uses: excellent for baking
Trivia: introduced by Johnson and Stokes in 1893
Planted for 2023!
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Yakima Marblehead
Type: Heirloom
Description: oddly-shaped fruit, grey-green shell, orange flesh
Cooking Uses: good for roasting and baking
Trivia: recorded as early as 1896
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Yellow Scallop
Type: Heirloom
Description: scallop-shaped fruit with
golden yellow shell
Cooking Uses: good for roasting, stir-fry, and when baked
Planted for 2023!
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Yokohama
Type: Heirloom
Description: flat ribbed fruit, rough and bumpy dark green shell, nearly black, thick dry fine-grained flesh
Cooking Uses:very complex flavour, good for roasting and baking
Trivia:Originally from Japan, very interesting history
Planted for 2023!