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Pumpkins

Vegetable Cucurbita maxima

Vining squash grown for large fruits.

When to Plant Pumpkins

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Strong companions

Sweet Corn icon Sweet Corn
Severity: high
Soil cover
Bush Beans
Severity: medium
Soil support
Cowpeas (Southern Peas) icon Cowpeas (Southern Peas)
Severity: medium
Soil support
Fava Beans icon Fava Beans
Severity: medium
Soil support
Green Beans icon Green Beans
Severity: medium
Soil support
Lima Beans icon Lima Beans
Severity: medium
Soil support
Peas icon Peas
Severity: medium
Soil support
Pole Beans
Severity: medium
Soil support
Soybeans (Edamame) icon Soybeans (Edamame)
Severity: medium
Soil support
Wax Beans
Severity: medium
Soil support

Pest-control pairings

Basil icon Basil
Severity: medium
Reduces beetles
Bay Laurel icon Bay Laurel
Severity: medium
Reduces beetles
Borage
Severity: medium
Improves pollination
Calendula
Severity: medium
Improves pollination
Cosmos
Severity: medium
Improves pollination
Lavender icon Lavender
Severity: medium
Improves pollination
Lemongrass icon Lemongrass
Severity: medium
Reduces beetles
Marigolds icon Marigolds
Severity: medium
Improves pollination
Marjoram
Severity: medium
Reduces beetles
Nasturtiums
Severity: medium
Improves pollination
Oregano icon Oregano
Severity: medium
Reduces beetles
Rosemary icon Rosemary
Severity: medium
Reduces beetles
Sage icon Sage
Severity: medium
Reduces beetles
Sunflowers icon Sunflowers
Severity: medium
Improves pollination
Tarragon icon Tarragon
Severity: medium
Reduces beetles
Thyme icon Thyme
Severity: medium
Reduces beetles
Zinnias
Severity: medium
Improves pollination

Avoid planting with

Fennel icon Fennel
Severity: medium
Isolate fennel
Fennel icon Fennel
Severity: medium
Isolate fennel
Mint icon Mint
Severity: medium
Aggressive spreader
Mint icon Mint
Severity: medium
Aggressive spreader