Crop directory
Pumpkins across all 50 states.
- Cucurbita pepo
- Vegetable
- Frost Sensitive
- 90–120 days to maturity
- Soil-temp ≥ 60°F
Pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo) is a vegetable crop with a frost sensitive frost profile. Across all 50 states, 49 have pumpkins as a primary crop, 1 as secondary, 0 as limited, and 0 as trial-only.
Agronomy reference
Pumpkins agronomy.
Soil-temp minimum
60°F
Soil-temp optimum
65–85°F
Days to maturity
90–120
Water (in/wk)
1–2"
Soil pH
6–7
Nitrogen demand
moderate
Source: plants.usda.gov
Primary in 49 states
Commercially significant or common.
- AlabamaZone 8aSpring · April 15–May 13
- AlaskaZone 4aSpring · June 15–July 13
- ArizonaZone 8bSpring · April 5–May 3
- ArkansasZone 7bSpring · April 26–May 24
- CaliforniaZone 9aSpring · March 22–April 19
- ColoradoZone 5bSpring · May 31–June 28
- ConnecticutZone 6bSpring · May 16–June 13
- DelawareZone 7aSpring · May 6–June 3
- FloridaZone 9bSpring · March 7–April 4
- GeorgiaZone 8aSpring · April 15–May 13
- IdahoZone 5bSpring · June 5–July 3
- IllinoisZone 6aSpring · May 16–June 13
- IndianaZone 6aSpring · May 22–June 19
- IowaZone 5aSpring · May 26–June 23
- KansasZone 6aSpring · May 16–June 13
- KentuckyZone 6bSpring · May 11–June 8
- LouisianaZone 9aSpring · March 26–April 23
- MaineZone 5aSpring · June 5–July 3
- MarylandZone 7aSpring · May 6–June 3
- MassachusettsZone 6aSpring · May 22–June 19
- MichiganZone 5bSpring · May 31–June 28
- MinnesotaZone 4aSpring · June 5–July 3
- MississippiZone 8aSpring · April 15–May 13
- MissouriZone 6bSpring · May 11–June 8
- MontanaZone 4bSpring · June 10–July 8
- NebraskaZone 5aSpring · May 26–June 23
- NevadaZone 7aSpring · May 16–June 13
- New HampshireZone 5bSpring · June 5–July 3
- New JerseyZone 7aSpring · May 11–June 8
- New MexicoZone 7aSpring · May 16–June 13
- New YorkZone 5bSpring · May 31–June 28
- North CarolinaZone 7bSpring · April 26–May 24
- North DakotaZone 4aSpring · June 10–July 8
- OhioZone 6aSpring · May 22–June 19
- OklahomaZone 7aSpring · May 1–May 29
- OregonZone 8aSpring · May 11–June 8
- PennsylvaniaZone 6bSpring · May 16–June 13
- Rhode IslandZone 7aSpring · May 11–June 8
- South CarolinaZone 8aSpring · April 20–May 18
- South DakotaZone 4bSpring · June 5–July 3
- TennesseeZone 7aSpring · May 1–May 29
- TexasZone 8bSpring · April 5–May 3
- UtahZone 6bSpring · May 22–June 19
- VermontZone 5aSpring · June 5–July 3
- VirginiaZone 7aSpring · May 6–June 3
- WashingtonZone 8aSpring · May 6–June 3
- West VirginiaZone 6bSpring · May 16–June 13
- WisconsinZone 5aSpring · May 31–June 28
- WyomingZone 4bSpring · June 15–July 13
Secondary in 1 states
Grown but not at scale; often gardens, food plots, cover.
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