Carved Pumpkin Display A simple wood crate is one of our favorite ways to display a carved jack-o-lantern. Set the pumpkin inside and surround it with colorful fall leaves, mini pumpkins, and gourds.

It. Off so look this is how i'm doing the sides. Just like that and you want to work fast because after a couple minutes in these temperatures it starts to get tacky.

And again using a spoon use it to scrape everything out from the inside. And when you're nearly finished is usually easiest to use your hands to finish hollowing out.

three to five days "You have anywhere from three to five days max before they start to soften and get moldy," she says. That's because once the insides of the pumpkin are exposed to the elements, the rotting process begins.

For a large display like this one, tie 6-8 corn bundles around a stake. Surround with straw bales. Add mums, pumpkins, gourds, corn, buckets and baskets to fill in the empty spaces.

Provide your pumpkin with plenty of room to spread - a single plant may use as much as 1,200 square feet, or roughly a 40-foot diameter circle. Remove enough flowers and fruit - pumpkins are actually fruits - to force the plant to put all its energy into producing one behemoth fruit instead of lots of smaller fruits.

So this obviously you would have okay see that it'll turn on like this. You're kind of making a tube structure.

The Pumpkin Rule: Children (and supervising adults): Remember if a pumpkin is lit, a knock is welcome. If there is no pumpkin be respectful and do not knock.

Pumpkins shrivel up because they run out of moisture. Spraying it every day with water mixed with a few drops of bleach will keep it moist and ward off bacteria. As an even easier solution, spray it with a DIY pumpkin preserve spray daily to fight off mold.

Spraying the cut surfaces with hairspray can also slow down the decaying process. Products designed for anti-humidity work really well. Instead of cutting the stem out of the top of the pumpkin to be carved, cut the hole on the bottom of the pumpkin and remove the piece.

If you keep uncarved pumpkins out of the hot sun or freezing weather, you can expect them to last two to three months–plenty of time to make it through autumn. As to carved pumpkins, they can last as little as a few days, so keep that in mind if you want to display your carved masterpiece on Halloween night.

Smear petroleum jelly all over the outside and inside of your pumpkin to keep it from drying out. If you want to keep away pests, mix the petroleum jelly with hairspray, acrylic finish spray, and Tabasco sauce.

As the fruit gains size, shade it to prevent scalding and reduce overheating. The skin will also remain more flexible and the fruit will be less likely to split. Harvest your pumpkin at the end of the season just before the first frost.