# @ahs_gardening on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DOmLUnbDQeE
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-14T20:44:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** American Horticultural Society | American Gardener Magazine (@ahs_gardening) — https://gondola.cc/ahs_gardening

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Pumpkin plot twist (the true kind 🎃):⁠
Jack-o’-lanterns are pumpkins—usually varieties of Cucurbita pepo. But “pumpkin” isn’t just one species. It can get confusing... especially when you start thinking about holiday baking and what is really in that pumpkin can? ⁠
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Often it is Cucurbita moschata (think Dickinson types) - a squash more closely related to zucchini - great pies can also come from C. maxima and C. pepo. Pro tip: butternut (C. moschata) makes an excellent pie filling.⁠
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Whatever confusion you may have had about the Cucurbita family, you’ll have all your squash in a row after reading our latest Grower’s Almanac entry.⁠
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In our Sept/Oct issue, matt_mattus untangles the squash family tree so your carving and baking choices actually match the botany.⁠
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Want the full Grower’s Almanac? Head to ahsgardening.org.⁠
Not a member yet? Join us at connect.ahsgardening.org/join.⁠
Writer: matt_mattus⁠
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What are you carving—and baking—this fall? 🍂🥧⁠
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#pumpkins #pumpkinseason #squash #pumpkingarden #squashgarden #gardeningtips #americangardener #ahsgardening #americanhorticulturalsociety #growersalmanac

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pumpkinseason, pumpkingarden, ahsgardening, growersalmanac, squashgarden, americanhorticulturalsociety, squash, pumpkins, gardeningtips, americangardener

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