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| Brad Bergefurd at pumpkin harvest at the Alternative Agri-Enterprise Center in Hillsboro, OH | Thom Harker, in charge of field plots, loading pumpkins at Hillsboro |
By: Bob Precheur, R. M. Riedel, C. Welty, Thom Harker, Brad Bergefurd, Mary Stuart, Paulette Pierson, Becky Lyon and Mandy Wilson.
| Click on the variety name in the table below for pumpkin pictures. |  For Information on powdery mildew resistance rankings for the varieties below.
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| SMALL TYPES (about 1 to 5 pounds) | |||
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| Variety | Yield tons/acre | Average Fruit Size (lbs/fruit) | Description |
| 1. Mystic (HMX 2690) | 24.6 | 4.5 | Mystic (HMX 2690), great yields, 4-5 lb fruit with good handles. |
| 2. HMX 6688 | 10.1 | 4.5 | HMX 6688, similar to Mystic but with better handles but lower tonnage. |
| 3. HMX 4695 | 11.3 | 1.5 | HMX 4695, small fruit similar to OZ with bush type of growth habit. |
| 4. HMX 4695 | . . . . | . . . . | Closer View of HMX 4695, produces over 15,000 fruit per acre. |
| 5. HMX 4696 | 9.8 | 1.9 | HMX 4696, flatter fruit, red-orange color, nice dark green handles. |
| 6. HMX 4696 | . . . . | . . . . | Close up of HMX 4696, produces 10,000 fruit per acre. |
| 7. HMX 4695 & HMX 4695 | . . . . | . . . . | Comparison of HMX 4695 and HMX 4696. Both are great, pick the one you like. |
| MEDIUM TYPES (usually 8 to 15 pounds) | |||
| Variety | Yield tons/acre | Average Fruit Size (lbs/fruit) | Description |
| 8. HMX 6690 | 14.4 | 15.2 | Similar to Wizard in appearance. |
| 9. Wizard | 19 | 9.5 | Medium size with flat tear drop shape. |
| 10. RWS 523 | 17.4 | 9.8 | RWS 523, Nice orange yellow fruit, Connecticut Field shape |
| 11. RWS 525. | 27 | 9.5 | RWS 525. Similar to 523 above. Handle has yellow color near base that attracts attention. Good powdery mildew tolerance. Great yields. |
| 12. Pro Gold 300 | 23 | 12.5 | Early, smaller than other Pro Gold types, yellow orange color. Handles were short and hard to pick up. |
| 13. HMX 4693 | 16.3 | 10.4 | HMX 4693, similar to Wizard but larger and taller. |
| 14. HMX 4694 | 15.4 | 9.8 | HMX 4694, similar to HMX 4693 above and Wizard. |
| 15. HMX 5683 | 22.8 | 11.4 | HMX 5683, great yields, good shape and size plus has resistance to powdery mildew and ZYMV. |
| 16. HMX 6686 | 15.0 | 12.7 | HMX 6686, Good yields, nice shape, size and handles with some powdery mildew tolerance. |
| 17. HMX 6687 | 18.2 | 14.6 | HMX 6687, Nice, looks promising. |
| LARGE TYPES (most larger than 15 pounds) | |||
| Variety | Yield tons/acre | Average Fruit Size (lbs/fruit) | Description |
| 18. Howden | 15.5 | 13.9 | Howden, Good tonnage but smaller than normal fruit this year. Still has great color, handles and shape. |
| 19. Howden Biggie | 13.5 | 21.3 | Ties with Gold Rush in fruit size but yield is lower. Some variability in fruit size. |
| 20. Appalachian | 23 | 17.2 | Ranks #1 and ties with Gold Rush. Nice large upright fruit. |
| 21. Pro Gold 500 | 18.9 | 14.8 | PRO GOLD 500. Good tonnage and size, better than 510 this year. |
| 22. Pro Gold 510 | 18.9 | 14.2 | PRO GOLD 510. Slightly smaller fruit size than normal. |
| 23. JUMPIN JACK | 22.9 | 16.4 | Large upright type that requires good growing conditions for uniformity. Good yield and fruit size this year. |
| 24. MOTHER LODE | 20.9 | 14.1 | Good yield but large fruit lacks uniformity in size. |
| 25. GOLD RUSH | 22.6 | 21.6 | GOLD RUSH. Nice round to oval fruit with huge attention getting handle. |
| 26. GOLD RUSH Handle | . . . . | . . . . | This pumpkin is known for it's large handle. Here is a closeup. |
| 27. GOLD STRIKE | 8.3 | 14.7 | A nice large round to oblong shape with a deep orange-yellow color. Very uniform in first year of the trial. Great Handles. Uniform yield in sprayed or unsprayed plots. |
