Pumpkin Seeds

Classic pumpkin used in pies, it has sweet orange flesh which cooks beautifully. Fruits are approx. 2kg/4.5lb, an ideal size for culinary use. Carve some for Halloween and use the flesh in soup.

Something different for Halloween. Cream skinned, round pumpkins instead of the traditional orange, with fruits, approx. 2.7 kg (61b) in size. Perfect for painting or carving, then use the flesh to make a delicious pumpkin pie. Prefers rich, moist, well drained soil in a sunny situation.

Trailing. A new development in Microwaveable Mini Pumpkins. Attractive brightly coloured, small 7.5cm (3in.) diameter by 5cm (2in) deep fruits are produced freely on trailing plants. Simply slice off the top, scoop out the seeds, replace the top and microwave for around 4 minutes to enjoy its delicious sweet flavour.

Stores well at 10C for use throughout the winter.

Trailing. Using Atlantic Giant growers have produced monster pumpkins weighing over 600 lbs, and it holds the Canadian and American records for size and weight. Even if you dont want to produce a record breaker, it is excellent for delicious long standing pumpkins for pies, carving Jack OLanterns, etc.

A first for British breeding! This unique dual-purpose variety can be grown as a courgette or as a pumpkin! Compact, bushy plants produce bright-yellow, round fruits which can be cut early as courgettes or left to mature to larger 1kg (2lbs) summer pumpkins. Ideal for growing in containers.

Trailing. Good sized 2.7kg (6lb) fruits ideal for Halloween carving, with orange flesh making excellent pies. The almost round fruits are green skinned but soon turn rich orange when ready to harvest or store.

A really novel vegetable that is sure to raise a comment. The fruit is cooked whole and then cut open to reveal the spaghetti like flesh which can be used as a spaghetti substitute or is delicious served with butter as a simple side dish. Easy to grow and productive, with up to 7 fruits per vine.

'Cinderella's punpkin', an excellent culinary variety. A flattened, ridged pumpkin with sweet, solid flesh.

Highly ornamental, contrastingly marked fruits appear in great numbers and store well for later use. The fruits have an excellent flavour and grow to 200-500g, an ideal size for culinary use. Hugely versatile, the flesh can be used for soups, pies, roasting, char-grilled with salads and many other ways.

A teardrop shaped Japanese 'Hubbard' type squash growing to approx. 1.5kg in size. With a wonderful sweet and nutty flavour, it is traditionally eaten braised in stock as a winter vegetable. Vigorous plants produce generous crops of fruit with good storage qualities.

An unusual, ‘bumpy’ skinned Italian heirloom variety with rich and sweet, deep, yellow flesh. The substantial fruits can weigh up to 5.5kg (12lbs) and will store for months. Also great for extra scary Halloween lanterns.

Extremely appealing, tasty and versatile. The white, pie shaped fruits can be hollowed out and stuffed or sliced and used as courgettes. A highly productive variety with good resistance to powdery mildew.

Bred for a naturally high sugar content which ensures wonderfully sweet flech, delicious for pies, soups and roasting. Fruits store well and are a practical size for culinary use, weight around 1.5-2kg each.

Fast maturing, early variety with 1-1.5kg (2-4lb) fruits, produced on vigorous trailing plants. Sweet firm flesh and a small seed cavity so there is little waste, stores well for several months.

Intriguing, attractive fruits with tasty, firm sweet flesh are produced in good numbers on vigorous plants. Can be used in pies, soups, roasted or mashed. This heirloom variety is also great for autumn decoration.

A major improvement on the old spaghetti squash, this variety offers appealing, deep orange flesh with a sweeter flavour. Extract the spaghetti flesh from each boiled fruit to experience a very unusual vegetable. Generous yields of pale orange-skinned fruits of up to 1kg (2.2lbs).

All America Selection Winner.

Trailing. Aptly named Kabocha type Squash with unique and attractive bright reddishorange skin with thick, bright orange flesh. Fruits about 1.5kg (3lb) in weight, have a sweet, nutty taste when eaten raw, baked or steamed.

A decorative small-fruited Squash with a marbled outer skin encasing sweet, nutty flavoured, pale orange flesh. The trailing vines play host to fruits of about 680g (1- lb), which are also good for long term storage. Sweet flesh with a delicate nutty flavour. Ideal for roasting and baking.

Bushy. An outstanding early British-bred Butternut squash. In T&Ms trials Harrier F1 was the quickest to ripen, and was ready to harvest approximately 95 days from sowing. Bushy plants have an open habit allowing the sun to ripen fruits naturally on the plant giving added sweetness.

Pear shaped fruits weigh 800g (1¾lb). 4 to 5 fruits per plant, with excellent long storage at 10C.

An exciting mix of for high-sugar varieties, developed from Sweet Dumpling types. Bushy plants produce one meal sized fruits of acorn or dumpling shape, weighing 500g-750g (1lb-1.5lb). Sweet flesh, average brix (sugar) levels.

Mix contains Harlequin (acorn, cream with green stripes), Celebration (acorn, cream with orange stripes, green flecks), Table Star (acorn, green) Sweet Lightning (dumpling, creamy orange with darker orange stripes).

Trailing. Butternut Squash is increasing in popularity because of its wide range of uses. The early ripening, short, orange fleshed fruits, have a delicious butter-sweet flavour and are especially good when used for baking. Excellent long term storage.