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LilyRose1919 @lemmygrad.ml

Is there a way to make my pumpkins last longer?

I carve the pumpkin, and it looks good for about two days before withering.

Lightly bake it after carving maybe? (what temperature and how many minutes?)

Is there a way I can soak it in some preservative like formaldehyde without starting the Great Fire of London?

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  • without starting the Great Fire of London?

    Thanks a lot, i really needed that chuckle.

    Now, basically we need to dry them. We can either drown them in varnish, or burn the insides but it wont be as effective.

  • Easiest things is to wash/disinfect the surface before you carve, like give the pumpkin a nice bleachwater bath. Use clean tools & seal the cut edges with petrolium jelly or WD-40.

    Long-term you probably could dry it as a gourd to preserve it, but it'll shrivel up a lot and look like shit.

    Formaldehyde/pickling would also probably work, but i imagine it'd get all mushy.

  • Just this year I learnt you should carve out the top (stem) part. Apparently there's some nutrients/water, magic, or something, left in it; and if you leave it uncut it will help the rest of the pumpkin look better for longer.

    Cut out the bottom, or a hole in the back, instead.

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