Best Seeds for Zones 5 to 7

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Variety	Species	Days to maturity	Seed type	Starting price	Selected traits

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Seminole Pumpkin Seeds

From $4.49

Cucurbita moschata10 seeds20 seeds 90 to 120 days to maturity

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Thai Kang Kob Pumpkin Seeds, Heat-Tolerant Heirloom

From $5.99

Cucurbita moschata10 seeds20 seeds 100 to 120 days to maturity

Dickinson pumpkin, whole tan-orange ribbed fruit standing against a weathered painted barn wall

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Dickinson Pumpkin Seeds, The Original Pie Pumpkin

From $4.99

Cucurbita moschata10 seeds20 seeds 100 to 115 days to maturity

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Musquee de Provence Pumpkin Seeds, French Heirloom

From $5.99

Cucurbita moschata10 seeds20 seeds 110 to 125 days to maturity

Honeynut squash mini butternut variety with deep orange skin

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Honeynut Squash Seeds, Sweet Mini Butternut

From $4.99

Cucurbita moschata10 seeds20 seeds 100 to 110 days to maturity

Long pale green Tromboncino squash on weathered farm boards with vine leaves

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Tromboncino Squash Seeds, Italian Climbing Zucchini

From $5.49

Cucurbita moschata10 seeds20 seeds 60 to 90 days to maturity

Cushaw Green-Striped squash, whole cream and green striped fruit with a curved neck on weathered wood

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Cushaw Green-Striped Pumpkin Seeds, Southern Heirloom

From $4.99

Cucurbita argyrosperma10 seeds20 seeds 100 to 110 days to maturity

Long Island Cheese pumpkin with buff tan ribbing on a weathered table above a Kansas prairie

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Long Island Cheese Pumpkin Seeds

From $4.49

Cucurbita moschata10 seeds20 seeds 100 to 110 days to maturity

Two deeply ribbed Black Futsu squash on a weathered table at sunset on the Kansas prairie

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Black Futsu Squash Seeds, Rare Japanese Heirloom

From $4.99

Cucurbita moschata10 seeds20 seeds 100 to 105 days to maturity

Harvested Waltham Butternut squash piled skin to skin, tan cured rinds and dried stems

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Waltham Butternut Squash Seeds, Award-Winning Heirloom

From $3.99

Cucurbita moschata10 seeds20 seeds 100 to 110 days to maturity

Every seed here has been grown and tested in our Zone 6b Kansas patch, which means it handles the swing of a Zones 5 to 7 season: late frosts, summer heat, drying wind, and the squash vine borers that come with all of it. These are the varieties we reach for first and recommend most.

New to growing? Start with the vine borer resistant variety comparison or our Best Seeds for Kansas guide.