I want to buy a pumpkin but don't want it to be rotten before Halloween. Can I get one now? What if I carve it, will it rot sooner?
2006-09-22 03:48:44 · 8 answers · asked by Sarah 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
It depends on the thickness of the pumpkin and the weather. Hotter weather = a droopy wilted pumpkin. I try to carve only a few days befor haloween. Tip: use vasoleen to seal the cut areas. It will keep moisture in and keep the pumpkin from wilting.
2006-09-22 03:51:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Now is way too early, at most once carved it will last just a few days. Uncarved will last maybe two weeks. I would wait a couple weeks till Halloween to buy a pumpkin. Have fun!
2006-09-22 03:52:07 · answer #2 · answered by mageta8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if you carve your pumpkin now, it will rot quicker--due to having the air exposed to the inner pumpkin. Also, insects & bacteria can get inside the punkin and create the rotting stage to quicken. The best thing to do is to just keep your pumkin outside (i.e. on the front porch or in the backyard [in case you are afraid of the punkin being smashed by some punk]). We always get a pumkin early, and it never rotted.
2006-09-22 03:53:26 · answer #3 · answered by Jammin' On The One 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carved pumpkins will final some week. Uncarved pumpkins can final for some month or greater reckoning on the factors. i could purchase the pumpkins now and carve them merely earlier Halloween.
2016-12-12 12:58:36 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carving a pumpkin will make it go bad much, much faster than leaving it uncarved. I also wouldn't buy one yet, if I were you. Wait a week or two.
2006-09-22 03:52:47 · answer #5 · answered by spanier88 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My carved pumpkin last about a month, the one we didn't carve lasted past Christmas
2006-09-22 03:51:32 · answer #6 · answered by momie_2bee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And how does this relate to dating? Were you going to date the pumpkin?
2006-09-22 03:54:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I dunno, but SMASHING Pumpkins lasted from around 1989 to 2000-something.
2006-09-22 03:50:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋