Aladdin
A large modern Jack-o-lantern variety. We have been experimenting with this variety as it is resistant to powdery mildew. We are fairly close to the Pacific Ocean and we have lots of foggy evenings and early mornings.
American Tonda
These are an unusual looking pumpkin. They are deeply ribbed. The outer portion of the rib is dark green. The inner portion is a golden orange which turns more yellow as they mature. It is strikingly attractive and stores well.
Amish Pie
This heirloom pumpkin comes from the moutains of Maryland. It is a soft creamy orange in color, and the shape resembles a large apple. They are a good quality baking pumpkin and store well. I have been told they can get quite large, however ours usually weigh less than 10 pounds.
Baby Bear
One of our favorite pumpkins! Long handles and just the right size for little hands. This pumpkin is excellent to use for an individual "pumpkin bowl" to serve soups, stews and chili. The seeds are semi-hull-less and are excellent roasted.
Baby Boo
These are a tiny little pumpkin similar in shape and size to Jack-be-littles, only they are white in color. If not protected from the sun after they have been harvested they turn a soft yellow in color. They don't store as well as a Jack-be-little. These are a farm favorite for little ones.
Baby Pam Sugar Pie
Sugar Pies are the modern baking pumpkin. If you want to bake pies, and want a pumpkin instead of squash, this is the pumpkin for you! The skin is very thin, the flesh is sweeter and substantially finer grained than a jack-o-lantern type pumpkin (they were bred for thick rinds and stability when carved . . . not eating!). It is also quite dry which makes for a more stable pie. We guarantee you'll be delighted with the results.
Big Rock
A large modern Jack-o-lantern variety. It has a dark orange color, is medium sized and has sturdy handles.
Big Max
This is the largest variety of pumpkins we grow. We don't competively grow Giant Pumpkins, and find this size to be just right for us. We prefer them over a Dill's Atlantic Giant as they have a bright orange shell as opposed to the pale pink of a Dill's. The largest we have grown weighed about 135 pounds. You can use them for baking, however we find them to be watery, stringly and have a bland flavor. On our farm these fellow's usually are flat on one side and tend to look like a lovable slug. (No disrespect intended!).
Charisma
This is another modern day Jack-o-lantern variety. It is powdery mildew resistant, and fits in well with our growing conditions.
Cinderella
Cinderella Pumpkins are a unique French heirloom whose correct name is "Rouge vif D'Etampes". The source of their nickname it that they resemble the pumpkin that Cinderella's fairy godmother transformed into a carriage. This pumpkin is recorded as having been the variety cultivated by the Pilgrims and served at the second Thanksgiving dinner. This is our favorite pumpkin variety. There is something magical about them. Cinderellas make a delightful decorative accent for the fall season, but additionally their flavor is good for any pie or winter squash recipe.
Cotton Candy
We are quite fond of this pumpkin as an alternative to a lumina. Their white color is more white than a lumina, and they have a true handle. Their skin is a bit harder and they tend to have less insect damage. We haven't had a chance to bake one yet. I'll try and find time this fall to bake one so I can post how it compares to a Lumina. If you want a white carving pumpkin, choose this one. If you want to bake it after you carve go with a Lumina.
Cushaw Green and Cushaw Gold
The look like a bowling pin and have a long neck. Some are straight, some are crooked. They come in different color combinations. Some are cream with gold stripes, others are cream with green stripes. Much of their coloring depends upon the amount of heat we get in the summer months. They have a lightly golden flesh. They are good as an ingredient, or excellent just plain with butter. We like to use them as a mashed potato substitute. They have a very refined pleasing texture, and as a bonus are a good keeper.
Fairytale
This is an old time pumpkin from France. It is deeply ribbed and has a very smooth hard surface. It is dark green in color when immature, and as it cures it turns a gorgeous deep mohagony. It is fine grained and well suited for pies. It's true name is: Musque De Provence.
Full Moon
These pumpkins are huge like a Big Max, only they are white in color. These are wonderful to decorate with, but again are bland and watery when used in baking.
Halloweeen in Paris
A French pumpkin that is yellow all the way through and has good taste for cooking. It can be a bit on the watery side, so be sure to concentrate your puree before adding it to your recipe.
Hooligan
These little guys are tiny and soooo cute. They are a light gold in color with dark orange speckling between the ribs. They are edible and make great little individual soup serving bowls.
Howden
These are a staple in our area for a standard well adapted Jack-o-lantern. They are deep orange in color, have upright thick walls and sturdy handles. They make a perfiect traditional carving pumpkin. Howdens are quite susceptible to powdery mildew, so be sure to keep an eye on them if you plant some in your garden.
Howden Biggie
The same as a Howden only bigger. They have especially nice strong handles and thick walls that stand up well to being carved.
Iron Man
I believe these small sized pumpkins get their name as they are sized and feel just like a cannonball. They are bright orange in color, have a super hard shell and strong handle. They are the perfect size for little ones to carry and are pretty indestructable.
Jack-Be-Little
These little guys are the perfect toddler's pumpkin. Older folks like them too. They are tiny and fit in the palm of your hand. When kept out of the direct sun they will last for months. They are pefect displayed on a desk or in a shaded windowsill. They are edible and have a nice flavor.
Jack-Be-Quick
Similar to a Jack-Be-Little. Their stems are a bit longer, and they are a bit larger. They have a beautiful bright orange color and store well.
Jarrahdale
This is a native of Australia whose strain has been preserved by amateur seed savers. Even so it is difficult to find. The golden-yellow flesh is medium sweet, string-less and is a very good quality for baking. It is desired for fall decorating due to it's unusual slate-green color, deep ribs and drum shape. The skin is quite hard, so use caution when cutting this one open.
Kakai
This pumpkin has a very unusual coloring, and an even more unusual treat inside. It is orange in color with dark green ribs. The shell is quite hard and fairly smooth. The real treat is the seeds inside. They are hull-less, and absolutely fabulous roasted. They can be a bit tricky to grow, but are well worth the effort.
La Estrella
This is an unusual looking pumpkin. It's skin is a blend of dreamsickle orange and a soft gray green. The fruit is fairly small. Most of ours weigh about 5 pounds. We have been only growing them as ornamentals - this fall I'll take time to bake one and report back.
Lil' Pumpkemon
Aren't they cute! A fun mini pumpkin that you can actually eat! The unusual cream and orange colors make for fun fall decorating.
Long Island Cheese
This heirloom is widely remembered as a great Pie squash by people in the New York & New Jersey area. It was prominently used through out the 1800s. Its coloring and flattened shape suggests a wheel of cheese - thus the name. It has a deep orange moderately sweet flesh and a long storage life (up to a year out of direct sun!).
Lumina
Lumina Pumpkins are a ghostly white on the exterior, but have an orange interior flesh, which makes for a fun spooky effect when they are carved and a candle is placed inside. Don't stop there though! They have a delicious flavor and are excellent baked into a pie. When you bring one home display them out of the full sun so they will last longer and keep their white color.
Mandy
This is our very own variety we have been perfecting the last few years. It is fairly large, has a nice upright shape and a great handle.
Marina di Chioggia
This Italian heirloom is one of my favorite varieties we grow on our farm. It is a deep blue green in color like the ocean. The skin is knobby and reminds me of a sea urchin. It has a sweet orange flesh and is excellent in pies and baked goods.
Musque de Provence
(see Fairytale)
Neon
This is the earlies maturing pumpkin variety we grow. What is unusual about these pumpkins is their bright orange pigment. Most pumpkins are dark green immature and turn orange as they ripen. Neons 9as well as Ol' Zebs) are orange from the time they are tiny. They don't get very large and don't store particularly well. Children love the bright orange color and they fit our needs for an early season pumpkin.
New England Pie
This is a classic traditional heirloom pie pumpkin on the East Coast. They are fairly small and usually only weigh a few pounds.
Old Zebs
This pumpkin is very similar to a Neon. It has the same bright florescent orange color and is orange in color early on. It tends to be more up-right shaped than a Neon and it's handle is a bit longer. The handles tend to be weak, but they are attractive in a display.
One Too Many
I certainly don't know where this pumpkin got it's name, because in my opinion we never grow enough! This attractive pumpkin is moderately sized and is a beautiful soft cream with orange stripes and speckles. It can be inconsitent in production, and we never know from year to year if they will be big and flat or barrel shaped. We don't mind the inconsistancies, and neither do our customers.
Orange Smoothie
If you like to paint pumpkins, this is the pumpkin for you. It is a fairly new variety. They are fairly small and most weigh less than 5 pounds. The flesh is edible and can be baked when you a through decorating.
Pic-A-Pie
This pumpkin is similar to a Baby Pam or New England Pie. We have been growing this pumpkin for the last few years and are very pleased with it's production and pie baking quality.
Prizewinner
This is a giant pumpkin variety. The skin is a darker orange than a Big Max, and the one's that we have grown tend to have a bit more of a pumpkin shape than the other giant varieties we have grown.
Queensland Blue
An Australian variety introduced to the U.S. in 1932.It has a deep ribbing with a buttercup shape. It is very similar to a Jarrahdale. When looked at from the side, I believe they affectionately look like Frankenstein's head. It has good baking quality and stores well. It makes a great addition to a decorative fall display. Decorate now . . . eat it later!
Red Warty Thing
This is a fairly new variety that is oh so cool! It's name truly fits. It has a hard warty skin that is bright red in color. It has a good quality flesh too. It stores extremely well. You should use caution when cutting into it.
Rock Star
A large modern Jack-o-lantern variety. It has a dark orange color, is medium sized and has sturdy handles. Similar to a Big Rock.
Rouge Vif D'Etampes
(see Cinderella)
Snack Jack
Snack Jacks are like Baby Bears in that they have a semi-hull-less seed. They are a bit larger and a bit rounder than a Baby Bear. The flesh is good to eat.
Valenciano
This pumpkin is fun for fall decorating . . . and when you are through it is suitable for pies. It is similar to a Lumina in color, but has the desirable flattened and deeply ribbed style of a Cinderella. The flesh is very light in color - nearly white. Be prepared if you are expecting traditional orange. It makes an unusual looking pie. It can be a bit stringy and often is high in water content, so you might want to consider pureeing it and reducing it before using it in your favorite recipe.
Wee-Be-Little
This little pumpkin is the perfect size for little toddlers hands. They look like a true mini pumpkin and are a shape that can be carved. They are rounder and more upright than a Jack-be-little, and usually a bit darker orange in color. Most of them are about the size of a tennis ball. Sometimes due to their round shape they don't stand particularly well on their own.
Wolf
This is a newer pumpkin variety. We like it because of the super strong upright handles. It is dark orange in color and is moderately sized.
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