Autumn Gold Winter Squash: Growing Tips

Key facts

Breeder

Musser Seed/Rogers NK

Listed for

United States

Overview

Autumn Gold is a 1987 AAS-winning F1 pumpkin from Musser Seed (Rogers NK) whose claim to fame is early orange color: fruit turns orange on the vine weeks ahead of standard carving types, which lets short-season gardeners and farm stands have ripe pumpkins by mid-September. The official description lists 7 to 10 lb fruit; other sources describe medium-large round to slightly flat fruit with a good stem handle and flesh thick enough for cooking. Direct sow in hills after frost in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun with steady moisture. Widely adapted.

Autumn Gold traits

• Colors orange on the vine earlier than standard pumpkins
• Fruit 7 to 10 lb with a good stem handle
• F1 hybrid bred by Musser Seed
• Widely adapted; 1987 AAS winner

Good for

• Carving
• Early fall display
• Cooking

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Autumn Gold FAQ

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every winter squash variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

• Winter Squash growing guide
• Training Pumpkin Vines: Laying Out Runners and Pinching Tips
• Growing Pumpkins Vertically: Trellis, Slings and Small-Garden Squash
• Hand Pollinating Pumpkins: Timing, Technique and Why Fruit Abort
• Pumpkin Growing Calendar: From Sowing to the Curing Shelf
• Pumpkin Pests and Diseases: Vine Borers, Squash Bugs and Mildew
• When to Harvest Pumpkins: Ripeness Signs, Curing and How Long They Store
• All 219 winter squash varieties

Source

Source: All-America Selections

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.