Some pumpkins are better for cooking than others. To help you choose the right one for whatever treat you have planned, we've asked experts for their best tips.

Several varieties of apples and pumpkins are in season and available at area farms and orchards, some of which allow you to pick your own.

But the diversity of pumpkins and squash, Heisler says, means that they can shape an entire meal, appetizer to dessert. Here are some of his favorite varieties and his suggestions on how to cook them.

Cinderella pumpkins can grow up to 35 pounds and have become a favorite for cooking. As Jessie-Sierra said, "firm-fleshed and with a mild, sweet flavor, these are beautiful for your next soup recipe." ...

The following excerpt on heirloom pumpkin varieties was taken from chapter 30, “Pumpkins and Other Squash.” ‘Autumnal Marrow’ Squash ‘Banana’ Squash ...

After decades of trying to grow perfect, round, orange pumpkins, farmers have found many people believe nothing says Halloween like a warty, ... who grows 40 pumpkin varieties near Champaign, Ill.

John Ackerman grows 150 pumpkin varieties on his farm near Morton, a central Illinois community that bills itself as the pumpkin capital of the world. Libby, ...