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| Variety | Species | Days to maturity | Seed type | Starting price | Selected traits |
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Browse all pumpkin, squash, and sunflower seeds from Autumn Prairie Pumpkins. Heirloom open-pollinated varieties and F1 hybrids, trialed in our Newton, Kansas Zone 6b gardens and packed here. Vine borer resistant options, non-GMO. Ships nationwide.
New to growing these? Read our Kansas Zone 6b guide: best pumpkins to grow in Kansas.
Not sure which to grow? Start with your conditions.
Most seed catalogs sort by name or colour. In Kansas the thing that actually decides your season is your conditions: borer pressure, how much room you have, how long you need the fruit to keep. Pick the line that sounds like your garden.
| If this is your problem | What to grow |
|---|---|
| Vine borers killed your squash last year | Vine borer resistant varieties, all solid-stemmed Cucurbita moschata |
| Brutal July heat and long dry stretches | Heat tolerant varieties for Kansas |
| You want fruit that keeps into winter | Long storage varieties, 4 to 6 months at 50 to 60 F for moschata and maxima |
| Small yard, raised bed, or a trellis | Varieties for small gardens |
| You are growing it to bake with | Pie and cooking pumpkins |
| You want the whole species, deep | Cucurbita moschata varieties |
Want the numbers side by side instead? Our Kansas variety comparison table lists days to maturity, fruit size, storage life, and borer resistance for every variety we sell.
