Top-Performing Pumpkins for the Market Garden
Presented by the Hensley’s team
This page gathers learning materials from our pumpkin webinar, including how pumpkin varieties are developed, plus comparison tools and advice for choosing the varieties that best fit your needs.
OVERVIEW: Our pumpkin product manager describes his work, gives some history of pumpkin breeding and how the pumpkin lineup has changed, and explains what separates a great pumpkin from a merely good one.
He then reviews ten top pumpkins, covering key features, comparisons and target markets, with some background on how each earned its place, and gives tips on matching varieties to your region, markets and tastes.
Our pumpkin trial technician and guest join him for the Q&A that follows.
Top-Performing Pumpkins Webinar Resources
Download the pumpkin webinar recap • PDF, 16 pages
A printable 16-page recap of the top pumpkins webinar. View…
Additional Learning Resources about the Pumpkins
Growing information for pumpkins
The key facts for growing pumpkins. Read More…
Growing pumpkins (PDF technical guide)
Guidelines for every stage of pumpkin growing: choosing a site, sowing, transplanting, spacing, flowering, pollination, fruit set, harvest and curing, plus blossom harvest and how to prevent and control common pests and diseases. Read More…
Compare specialty pumpkin varieties (PDF chart)
See vine length, fruit weight, disease resistance and other key traits side by side for our leading specialty pumpkins. Read More…
Compare jack-o'-lantern pumpkins (PDF chart)
See average fruit per plant, weight, disease resistance and other key traits side by side for our leading jack-o'-lantern pumpkins. Read More…
Compare pie pumpkins (PDF chart)
Compare pie pumpkins by species, disease resistance, days to maturity, average weight, vine length, fruit per plant and in-row spacing. Read More…
Compare white pumpkins (PDF chart)
Details for our white pumpkins: variety, species, days to maturity, weight range, average fruit per plant, in-row spacing and vine length. Read More…
Grower profile: a pumpkin patch in Sweden celebrates 40 years
A profile of a long-running pumpkin patch in Sweden. Read More…
Pumpkin types and varieties: printable brochure (PDF, 4 pages)
A handy, printable 4-page overview of pumpkin types and varieties. Read More…
Choosing fall cucurbits: edible, ornamental and dual-purpose pumpkins, squash and gourds
Some fall cucurbits are only ornamental, some only edible, and many are both. To help you narrow down the choices for your operation, consider three things: whether and where you'll sell them, where you'll grow them and how you'll store them. Read More…
