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How To Avoid Pumpkin Rot

Use these tricks to extend your decor this fall

  1. Give them a quick bath! Before putting them out for display, get a bucket of water with a splash of bleach to soak the pumpkins in for about two minutes. This will clean off your pumpkins nicely & (hopefully) increase their lifespan by killing any bacteria.

  2. Location is key! Putting your pumpkins on your porch or under some sort of covering helps avoid direct sun exposure & rain. These elements can move rot along when the pumpkin has a lot of exposure to both. 

  3. Don’t carve them unless it’s a week or so until you’re ready to toss ‘em