What are heirloom pumpkin seeds?

Heirloom pumpkin seeds are open-pollinated varieties that have been passed down through generations. Unlike hybrids, you can save seeds from heirloom pumpkins and grow the same variety year after year. All our seeds are non-GMO and open-pollinated.

What growing zone are your seeds tested in?

All our seeds are grown and tested on our Zone 6b homestead in Newton, Kansas. Most of our varieties also perform well in Zones 5-9. Each product listing includes specific growing zone recommendations.

Do you offer free shipping?

Yes! We offer free shipping on orders of $25 or more. Orders under $25 pay USPS calculated shipping. Seeds ship via USPS First Class, and coffee ships fresh within 48 hours of roasting.

What makes your coffee different?

Our Prairie coffee is small-batch roasted right here on the Kansas prairie. We roast weekly to ensure freshness. Available in Prairie Sunrise (light roast) and Prairie Blaze (medium roast), both in ground or whole bean.

Are your pumpkin seeds vine borer resistant?

Many of our Cucurbita moschata varieties are naturally resistant to squash vine borers, including Seminole Pumpkin, Long Island Cheese, Tromboncino, and Mrs. Amersons. We highlight vine borer resistance on each product page.

Heirloom Classics

Time-tested heirloom pumpkin and squash varieties that have been grown for generations. These are open-pollinated seeds you can save, share, and replant year after year, which means every packet is the start of your own seed line, not a one-season purchase.

What makes a pumpkin an heirloom

An heirloom is an open-pollinated variety with a history, typically passed down for fifty years or more. Because the seeds come true to type, you can save them from your best fruit and grow the same pumpkin again next season. That is how the Long Island Cheese survived from before the Civil War, and how the Seminole has been grown in the American South for centuries. Hybrids have their place, but heirlooms carry the story forward.

Classics worth saving

Seminole - centuries-old, heat and humidity tolerant, vine borer resistant
Long Island Cheese - the heirloom pie pumpkin with sweet, smooth flesh
Dickinson - the original Libby's canning pumpkin
Waltham Butternut - the award-winning butternut standard

Most of these are Cucurbita moschata, the same vine borer resistant species at the heart of our Kansas garden. If borers are your nemesis, start with our vine borer resistant collection. Free shipping from Kansas on every order.